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 ...

Khaldoun Al Raba, 32, has fond memories of his days guiding tourists around the ancient ruins of Palmyra, deep in the Syrian ...

The Syrian Directorate-General for Antiquities ... According to legend, it was founded by the biblical King Solomon. The ruins of Palmyra are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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 ...

Bathed in the glow of the winter sun, the colonnades of ancient Palmyra are perhaps Syria’s most precious sight. Yet the days when awestruck tourists would clamber through the ruins of Queen Zenobia’s ...

Replicas of an arch in the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel, among the last remaining parts of an ancient Palmyra, Syria, structure demolished by the Islamic State [Daesh], will be erected in London ...

SYRIAN troops were poised to liberate Palmyra from Islamic State (Isis) yesterday after seizing high ground around the ancient city. The army and allied militias captured the key Palmyra Triangle area ...

ISLAMIC STATE (Isis) militants captured the central Syrian city of Tadmur yesterday, overrunning the ancient ruins of Palmyra to the south. Syrian troops were forced to withdraw from the city in the ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Russia's Mariinsky Orchestra performed in the amphitheatre of the Syrian city of Palmyra. Vladimir Putin watched via video link. Produced by Claudia Romeo More from ...

Syrian violinist Rania Maasrani is considered ... Her latest exhibition was titled “Inspired by Palmyra” and included works in sculpture and Ajami painting. She said her aesthetic vision ...

STORY: :: Syrian state media says an Israeli attack has killed dozens in the historic city of Palmyra :: November 20, 2024 :: Palmyra, Syria Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iran-linked ...