UNESCO emphasizes heritage as a crucial instrument for peace in conflict-affected areas. Addressing threats to World Heritage ...

A deadly suicide bombing at a Damascus church on Sunday June 22 has reignited urgent calls for global recognition of the ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Syrian insurgents fanned out inside Aleppo in vehicles with improvised armor and pickups, deploying to landmarks such as the old citadel on Saturday, a day after they ...

The new national emblem is another step in the removal of symbols from the Assad dynasty, which ruled the country for more ...

BEIRUT — Thousands of Syrian insurgents fanned out inside Aleppo in vehicles with improvised armor and pickups, deploying to landmarks such as the old citadel on Saturday, a day after they ...

Citizens interviewed by SANA expressed their joy at the launch of the new visual identity, describing it as a powerful ...

Syrian Rabbi Yousef Hamra and accompanying Jews visit the Frenc and Raki churches, the Maimonides Jewish School and the Jobar Synagogue, which was largely destroyed during the civil war, in the ...

ROME AND THE ROMANS; Landmarks That Were Removed on the Plea of Improving the City -- A Unique Order Established by a Syrian Anchorite -- Cardinal Martinelli in His Home, ...

Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving tourism, which they say could provide a much-needed boost to the country ...

Two of the largest earthquakes in the history of the Eastern Mediterranean shook southern Turkey and north-western Syria in the early hours of Monday 6 February. The quakes had a magnitude of 7.8 ...

More than 5,200 people were killed by the first quake of 7.8 magnitude and a secondary quake of 7.5 magnitude (along with the 285 subsequent aftershocks). More than 36 hours later, the horrifying ...

Syria’s renowned landmarks, such as the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval castle of Crac des Chevaliers, still bear the scars of nearly 14 years of war.