A firm belief in heritage as a “tool for lasting peace” guides UNESCO’s efforts in ongoing conflict zones, and this message needs to be amplified as many World Heritage Sites are “under threat from ...

The USCIRF is encouraging the Trump administration to impose conditions on sanction removals that require improvements in ...

New Delhi/Paris, A firm belief in heritage as a "tool for lasting peace" guides UNESCO's efforts in ongoing conflict zones, ...

UNESCO emphasizes heritage as a crucial instrument for peace in conflict-affected areas. Addressing threats to World Heritage ...

Syria has announced the resumption of direct commercial flights to Libya for the first time in more than ten years, signaling ...

This city once nurtured towering Jewish thinkers like Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel — known as the Maharal — a spiritual ...

Syria’s state media noted, “during the meeting, bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to enhance cooperation ...

The fall of Syria’s dictatorship last year brought the end of a long and bloody civil conflict — but no quick relief to ...

The faithful gathered for a more than symbolic rite at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus -- the Feast of All Antiochian Saints.

The faithful gathered for a more than symbolic rite at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus — the Feast of All Antiochian Saints.

A church bombing in Damascus killed worshippers during a feast day. The Antiochian Church honors them as new martyrs, echoing ...

The new national emblem is another step in the removal of symbols from the Assad dynasty, which ruled the country for more ...