In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location ... capital, Petra, rested on the trade routes that passed through the city.

The city of Kalkhu was a capital ... in its original location in the city of Ashur. The sarcophagus in the tomb chamber contained hundreds of items including jewelry, vessels, ornaments, seals and ...

Hospitals workers say at least 19 people were killed all but one of them women when a car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a ...

Syria’s newly appointed interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for his first foreign trip since ...

Syria’s new interim leader, meeting on Tuesday with the president of Turkey, thanked him for backing the rebel forces that ...

In the words of Axios ‘ news director, the Syrian Civil War “changed everything,” leading to the climax of the Global War on ...

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday and met newly declared transitional President Ahmed ...

The new construction, visible in satellite imagery, suggests an extended presence. Israel says its forces will stay as long ...

In an ancient city in Syria ... Hama is located in present-day western Syria, about a 136-mile drive from the nation’s capital of Damascus along the eastern border of Lebanon.

Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal ...

The city was also marginalised politically and economically. Naturally, when the Syrian revolution broke out in 2011, Hama became an opposition stronghold. The largest protests were held in the ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least 15 people were killed and dozens wounded Monday when a car bomb exploded in the outskirts of a northern Syrian city, local civil defense and a war monitor reported.