Was it a bar brawl? Archaeologists will never know what killed these two people found near an ancient Roman site.

Sharaa, whose fighters led the offensive that toppled the Assad family dynasty in December, has said he will build an ...

In the Triumph of Orthodoxy service on the first Sunday of Great Lent, the clergy and faithful proclaim — with many shouting — bold statements of faith from the year 787.

During a typical week, readers (or podcast listeners) send me emails or messages through various social-media platforms. Often, these people are frustrated or even angry. Most folks are not upset with ...

As Mark Twain wrote, Damascus “measures time not by days and months and years, but by the empires she has seen rise and ...

The fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria in December was viewed by the country’s minorities with a mixture of cautious optimism and apprehension. Just three months later, a wave of violence has made ...

Between March 7 and 8, the @Greco_Levantines World Wide, advocating for Greeks in Antiochia, Syria, reported on social ...

Israel’s expansionist ambitions continue to drive the erasure of Palestine, raising the critical question: Can the US and ...

The Penn Museum's latest exhibit, Preserving Assyria explores the preservation of cultural heritage in post-conflict Iraq and ...

While no one can predict the exact timing of these events, Bible prophecy makes it clear that Damascus will one day be completely destroyed.

Fingerprint analysis on 4,500-year-old pottery reveals evidence of child labour in the Early Bronze Age, shedding light on ...

MAALOULA, Syria (AP) — Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on a cold Sunday morning. But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world's few places ...