The moment he arrived home to Syria from Turkey, Ahmed al-Kassem held his sister in a tight embrace, tears streaming down ...

Al Marqab was established in 1062 and the site was purchased by the Order of St John in 1187 from the Mazoir family. The knights immediately set to the organisational and architectural transformation ...

As Syria's brutal almost 14-year civil war comes to an end, heritage experts are working to protect the remains of the ...

Some members of former President Assad's military are being integrated into Syria's new order. They've been told to hand over ...

Part of a Crusader castle crumbled. An 18th century minaret felled. Church mosaics burned. Archaeologists are assessing ...

As Syria's brutal almost 14-year civil war comes ... including the Ancient City of Aleppo and its citadel — one of the oldest castles in the world. Now that the regime of Bashar Al-Assad has ...

The fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened up a sea of uncertainty about Syria’s future — and about the treasures ...

The sudden downfall of longtime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the hands of a rapid rebel offensive has brought a dramatic new turn to Syria's nearly 14-year civil war. While opponents of the ...

The shift has been reflected in renewed fighting for control of the north, where Turkey-backed armed groups known as the Syrian National Army (SNA) have made military advances against the Kurdish ...

A portrait of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is taken off the wall of a regime prison in Damascus, Syria. (Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Washington Post) The Syrian regime’s collapse came more ...