Syrians are once again picnicking and smoking shisha amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by jihadists but ...

Khaldoun Al Raba, 32, has fond memories of his days guiding tourists around the ancient ruins of Palmyra, deep in the Syrian Desert. First as a seven-year-old and then as a teenager in the years ...

It has always been a dream to return here,” said Abu Hamza, one of the few visitors to Palmyra since last month’s downfall of ...

An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world. From the 1st to ...

In a statement published on the UNESCO website Bokova said “The protection of the archaeological site of Palmyra is both a major cultural issue and an imperative for security, peace and the ...

Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites ...

Palmyra, N.Y. — Nobody was hurt when a car crashed into the garage of a Wayne County home Monday afternoon. Police said around 1:30 p.m., a 22-year-old driver left the roadway and struck the ...

They beheaded Palmyra’s 83-year-old chief archaeologist, Khaled al-Asaad, on the square outside the city’s museum and blew up some of the sprawling site’s most important structures ...