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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ISIS philistines vandalised more ancient monuments in Syria’s Palmyra after executing 12 captives in the Roman amphitheatre, residents said yesterday. Syrian antiquities chief Maamoun Abdulkarim said ...

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.

The historic city of Palmyra was re-captured by Syrian government forces in late March The audience waves Syrian flags as they attend a music concert in the ancient theatre of Syria's ravaged city ...

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 ...