PALMYRA, Syria — Abdurahman Abu Hamza, a farmer from the Syrian city of Deir Ezzour, last visited the ancient ruins of Palmyra on a school trip as a child. Last week, he strolled with friends ...
Once-thriving landmarks like the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers remain scarred by years of conflict, but local tourists are returning to the sites ...
AFP, Monday 10 Feb 2025 Syrians are once again picnicking and smoking shisha amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by jihadists but still awe-inspiring, and open to the public ...
Despite widespread destruction throughout the ancient city of Palmyra at the hands of Islamic State (ISIS) militants, all is not lost, according to a recent UN assessment of the site. "Despite the ...
Wealth, culture, and power dwelled in the city of Palmyra in the third century A.D. This cosmopolitan capital of the Roman province of the same name lay close to the empire’s eastern borders ...
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 ...
Following the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, archaeologists now have their sights set on the country's cultural sites: they hope that the ancient city of Palmyra ...
TASS/. Syrian government troops and self-defense forces are pursuing retreating terrorist gangs on the western outskirts of the ancient city of Palmyra, Al Manar TV station reported on Thursday.
Suspected Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes on Friday, targeting Palmyra Military Airport and nearby military ...
The Mariinsky Theater’s symphony orchestra under Valery Gergiyev will give a concert titled ‘Prayer for Palmyra: Music Revives Ancient Walls’ at the world-famous amphitheater later on ...
A member of the Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) takes a photo of his colleague holding the new Syrian flag at the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil ...