The U.S. has launched another round of strikes against the Islamic State in Syria. This follows last month’s ambush that ...

Syrian security forces have deployed in Aleppo after intense clashes with Kurdish fighters. The fighting, which began Tuesday ...

The room we are in is locked. It is windowless and lit from above by a fluorescent bulb. In the hallway outside—two stories beneath the city of London—attendants in dark suits patrol silently, giving ...

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In addition to ancient verses, a first-century boat ‘brings the Gospel scenes to life’ at the Museum of the Bible.

Rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, the Minoan ...

A suspected Islamic State attack killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter, plus injured three more people, in central Syria on Saturday. The incident occurred a little over a month after ...

The ancient Syrian city of Dura-Europos was attacked and then abandoned nearly 2000 years ago. Then, in 1922, archaeologists uncovered its sacred religious art. Much of it is housed at the Yale Art ...

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa has accused Israel of exporting crises to other countries and “fighting ghosts,” amid persistent incursions and air strikes by Israeli forces into southern Syria.

The U.S. military said it has destroyed 15 sites containing Islamic State weapons caches in southern Syria. U.S. Central Command said it and Syrian forces identified and destroyed the storage ...

Syria's National Museum reopening to visitors in Damascus on January 8 Louai Beshara / AFP via Getty Images Several ancient Roman statues have been stolen from Syria’s National Museum in Damascus, ...

Investigators believe the theft of several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era from Syria's national museum was likely the work of an individual, not an organised gang, officials said. The ...