Cleveland Museum to Return Prized Bronze Thought Looted From Turkey
The museum dropped a legal effort to block the seizure of the statue by investigators who said the bronze, thought by some to ...
Report documents devastation of ancient city of Palmyra, a World Heritage Site, after the fall of the Assad regime
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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
Discover the Aromas of Ancient Egyptian Mummies, From Orange Peels to Pine to Incense
A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...
S A N A1d
Aleppo…the Syrian city is one of the oldest inhabited cities in history
Aleppo, SANA- Aleppo province is located in northern Syria and is adjacent to the southern borders of Turkey and it is and ...
The National Interest1d
Can HTS Build A New Syria?
As the de facto ruler of Damascus, HTS has attempted to rebrand itself as a moderate group capable of governance, seeking to distance itself from its history of extremism and terrorism. However, Syria ...
Syria’s mass graves: Accounting for the dead and disappeared is crucial for the nation to heal
Shortly after the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria in December 2024, reports emerged of mass graves being uncovered in liberated ...
Egypt Independent1d
‘Everything is better than before’: How Syria is reopening to tourists
Hello from Free Syria. I’m in Damascus right now. It’s a beautiful winter. Everything is better than before,” Ayoub Alsmadi, ...
Meet the soldiers hunting down senior Assad regime leaders who terrorised Syria
The people of Damascus are trying to move on, but many remain in the midst of the ruins, and rebuilding remains a distant ...
New Scientist2d
The story of ancient Mesopotamia and the dawn of the modern world
Rashid's must-read, millennia-spanning history, cleverly wrought from tablets written in the world's oldest script ...
Why there’s a huge collection of vintage cars stored in the middle of the desert
A vast and eccentric collection of everything from vintage Rolls-Royces to an entire house relocated from Syria, the Sheikh ...
HoriZen Video on MSN3d
Timeless Skylines: Drone Journey Across Ancient Cities Pt.1
Take a flight of discovery with this breathtaking drone footage of some of the world’s oldest cities—Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, and Varanasi—showcasing their rich history, ancient landmarks, and ...