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

Once the crown jewel of the ancient Assyrian empire, the archaeological site was ravaged by Islamic State (IS) fighters after ...

IS fighters wreaked havoc at other sites too, like the once-celebrated Mosul Museum and ancient Palmyra in neighbouring Syria. The jihadist group was defeated in Iraq in 2017, and the restoration ...

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

Archaeologists painstakingly reconstruct ancient Assyrian treasures destroyed by jihadists, preserving humanity's heritage at ...