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 ...
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Atatürk’s Ankara
This is the twelvth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...
Syria’s mass graves: Accounting for the dead and disappeared is crucial for the nation to heal
(THE CONVERSATION) Shortly after the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria in December 2024, reports emerged of mass graves being uncovered in liberated areas.
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 ...
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Philadelphia plans for huge crowd to cheer on the Eagles at Super Bowl parade on Friday
Philadelphia officials are expecting a huge turnout of fans in the city Friday for a parade honoring the Philadelphia Eagles ...
Roundup: Art exhibition at Grand Egyptian Museum showcases creativity of Arab artists
The sixth edition of Art Cairo, currently underway at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), is captivating art lovers with a stunning array of contemporary Arab art.
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Syrians back to famed Palmyra ruins scarred by IS
Syrians are once again picnicking and smoking shisha amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by jihadists but ...
Why a desert in Qatar holds one of the world’s most bizarre car collection? Mystery unveiled
The Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum in Qatar features an extensive collection of over 30,000 artifacts, including ...
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Patterns of Life installation recreates homes destroyed by domicide
Data journalist and illustrator Mona Chalabi has worked with architecture studio and research lab Situ to examine the ...
Kurds in the new Syria want to preserve the cultural rights they gained in years of war
The Kurdish-led SDF was formed to fight the extremists, and in 2019, SDF fighters captured the last sliver of land they held, the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz. The SDF and other members of the ...