I have traveled widely throughout the Middle East and have visited every Crusader and Arab castle of significance ... chosen from among the ranks of Templar knights who conducted their elections ...

Photographer Vasily Nesterenko visited Syria in 2010, shortly before the beginning ... Vasily visited the cities of Damascus, Holms, Bosra, the famous Krak des Chevaliers Castle of the Knights Templar ...

These, Langdon says, were the Knights Templar ... commanding huge castles and serving as shock troops in battles throughout Syria, Turkey, Palestine and Egypt, facing the armies of Islam led ...

Palmyra has seen some of the worst damage to historical buildings inflicted in Syria Destruction of Syria's historical monuments is akin to Wales' castles and Stonehenge being "looted and ...

The Citadel of Aleppo, one of the oldest castles in the world and a major monument in the Middle East, was severely damaged following the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey.

Destruction of Syria's historical monuments is akin to Wales' castles and Stonehenge being "looted and obliterated", an archaeologist has said. Swansea University's Dr Nigel Pollard heads a team ...