You can access the Old City from seven entryways: the New Gate, Damascus Gate ... of the Second Temple and dates back to the first century B.C. Millions of pilgrims (Jewish and non-Jewish ...
Nearly a century ago, Danish archaeologists traveled to the site of the ancient city of Hama, a region that was occupied for close to 8,000 years. Hama, now in modern-day Syria, was first occupied ...
Hidden details in a historic map have helped shed light on one of the great mysteries in American history. The 16th-century map provides ... by researchers from the First Colony Foundation found ...
whereas name changes are usually a long bureaucratic process — but it's not the first time Google Maps has changed place names and world borders for different users in different locations ...
The change grabbed attention in part because it came quickly after a clear signal from an American president, whereas name changes are usually a long bureaucratic process — but it's not the first time ...
The Behaim Globe depicted a narrowed Atlantic Ocean, which, if crossed, would lead directly to Cipango (Japan) and Asia. In ...
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday, the first visit by a head of state to the Syrian ...
Syria’s Civil Defense has uncovered over two dozen charred bodies in two basements in rural Damascus, adding to the growing ...
It seemed an ideal time. The Jewish Quarter of Damascus is located in the old city. There were 50,000 Jews in Syria at the beginning of the 20th century – an ancient and historic community ...
Inside Syria's ancient capital, a lone Jewish guardian watches over abandoned properties while Islamist rulers patrol the ...
“I go to First Baptist Church of Damascus. The whole church, they lost everything, we’re rebuilding it right now; we have to meet at a middle school. Seeing my whole town just destroyed has ...
A Russian delegation is in the Syrian capital of Damascus on a visit, Interfax reports. The delegation includes Russian deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov, and Russian president's special envoy ...