They daydreamed about the people they would hug as soon as the truce took hold, the graves they would visit and the homes ...

In Syria's western desert, Maree Al Shehab had given up hope of seeing his home city of Palmyra again, still less showing his ...

A fire left a Lebanon County family's business in ruins, but the owners hope to rebuild. The blaze at Hoagies on Main in the ...

The fire in the Hollywood Hills that broke less than one hour ago is officially being called the Sunset Fire by the LA Fire Department. It's current size is approximately 10 acres, according to the ...

IS fighters wreaked havoc at other sites too, like the once-celebrated Mosul Museum and ancient Palmyra in neighbouring Syria ...

The Palmyra Hotel in eastern Lebanon, that sits amid the Roman ruins of Baalbek, has hosted a number of famous guests in its 150-year history, from jazz icon Nina Simone to British army officer TE ...

What connects an 18th century man from Summerhill in Co. Meath with the ruins of Palmyra in Syria and John O’Brien’s shop in Westport? In a talk for Westport Civic Trust on Tuesday, January 14 in the ...

WHAT has the tomb of Alexander the Great’s father got in common with a traditional shopfront on Bridge Street in Westport?

Roman and Persian ruins of Palmyra in nearby Syria. Their main monuments remain standing, but it's unclear whether they've suffered internal structural damage. In a parking lot next to Baalbek's ...