China and Syria signed a joint agreement at the National Library of China in Beijing on Monday vowing to further foster cooperation of cultural heritage conservation between the two countries with ...

A contractor in northern Syria received the surprise of a lifetime when he discovered an underground Byzantine tomb complex, estimated to be over 1,500 years old, while excavating the remains of a ...

The first kingdoms -- The international intruders -- The amorite warrior-chiefs -- The empires collide -- The end of an era -- The age of iron -- The wolf upon the fold : the neo-Assyrian invasions -- ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Thieves broke into the national museum in the Syrian capital and stole several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era, officials said Tuesday. The National Museum of ...

(FILES) Youngsters walk outside Syria's National Museum as it reopens to visitors, in Damascus — LOUAI BESHARA Thieves made off with several ancient gold ingots from Syria's national museum in ...

Syria’s civil war drove a wedge between the residents of the small town of Maaloula, where two-thirds are Christian and one-third Muslim. Can they live together peacefully again? Syria’s civil war ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Thieves have stolen several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era from the national museum in the Syrian capital, leading to temporary closure of the facility, two ...