Rather than permitting us to return to nearby Sicily, the Italian Coast Guard orders us to the port of Crotone to disembark ...

BC, the Near East was dominated by three powerful kingdoms: the Median Empire of Astyages, the Neo-Babylonian Empire of ...

If you’re not well-versed in South American geography, you could easily look at a map of the Empire of Brazil and not notice ... Unlike their contemporaries in ancient Greece and Rome, the overlords ...

Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are expected to discuss a joint defense pact in Ankara on Tuesday, including establishing Turkish ...

This more detailed road map for Syria's future followed a day after al-Sharaa's first speech at the "Conference for Announcing the Victory of the Syrian Revolution." After he was officially ...

PALMYRA, Syria — Abdurahman ... fled in a hurry, and the ancient city—for the first time since 2011—has become accessible to the public again. The desert roads from Damascus and Homs ...

By Erika Solomon Ben Hubbard and Lara Jakes President Trump’s funding freeze has thrown into confusion the future of a Syrian desert camp holding thousands of Islamic State members and their ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria is open to letting Russia keep its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast as long as any agreement with the Kremlin serves the country’s interests ...

Syria, Turkey talks likely to cover Turkish airbases in Syria Pact may include Turkey training Syria army, using its airspace Talks to include rebuilding Syrian economy, regional stability AMMAN ...

It has always been a dream to return here,” said Abu Hamza, one of the few visitors to Palmyra since last month’s downfall of ...

On Dec. 8, Syrian rebels entered Damascus, ending the Assad family’s 54-year rule and ostensibly the first phase of the Syrian Civil War. Beginning in the Spring of 2011 after a violent ...

In an ancient city in Syria, excavations made nearly a century ago are now revealing new details, researchers said. Joe Planas via Unsplash Nearly a century ago, Danish archaeologists traveled to ...