Palmyra is one of the most famous sites in Syria for its extraordinary heritage and archaeological remains. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980, the city saw much of its heritage destroyed ...

Khaldoun Al Raba, 32, has fond memories of his days guiding tourists around the ancient ruins of Palmyra, deep in the Syrian Desert. First as a seven-year-old and then as a teenager in the years ...

Syrians are once again picnicking and smoking shisha amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by jihadists but ...

The Syrian army on Sunday liberated the ancient city of Palmyra in the Homs province. The UNESCO World Heritage site was seized by militants of the Islamic State terrorist group (outlawed in ...

The city, which is called a "gem" of the Syrian desert, was one of the richest centers of ancient civilization. The Great Silk Road ran through Palmyra, located in an oasis 240 km from Damascus.

PALMYRA, Syria—Abdurahman Abu Hamza, a farmer from the Syrian city of Deir Ezzour, last visited the ancient ruins of Palmyra on a school trip as a child. Last week, he strolled with friends past ...

Wealth, culture, and power dwelled in the city of Palmyra in the third century A.D. This cosmopolitan capital of the Roman province of the same name lay close to the empire’s eastern borders ...

Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites ...

The city's renowned ruins ... site into a military zone" that was off-limits to visitors. He worked at Palmyra's ancient sites from childhood, giving tourists camel rides and, like many Palmyra ...

Syrians are once again picnicking and smoking shisha amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by jihadists but still awe-inspiring, and open to the public following the overthrow of ...