The ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Syria’s central Homs province, stands as a haunting reminder of ...

Palmyra was once a key hub to the ancient Silk Road network linking the Roman and Parthian empires to Asia. Located in the Syrian desert, it is renowned for its 2,000-year-old Roman-era ruins.

Syrian government forces are trying to drive back Islamic State (IS) from the ancient ruins and famous World Heritage Site of Palmyra in the Syrian desert. Syrian warplanes and troops are ...

Following more than five decades of repression under the Assad regime, these artists are seizing the moment of cultural ...

Last May, hundreds of ISIS fighters overran another Unesco site in Syria, the ancient city of Palmyra, renowned for its Roman-era ruins. Faced with the monumental scale of the country’s ...

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

The IDF struck military targets in the city of Palmyra and at the Tiyas Air Base in central Syria on March 22, 2025 (credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit) The IDF struck military targets in the city of ...