Edition de Mai 1942." Labeled in pencil "Plan 4". 2023 45COM 7A.42 - Ancient City of Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic) (C 20bis) 2023 45COM 7A.46 - General Decision on the World Heritage properties of ...

Christians have incredibly ancient roots in Syria. From the years after the resurrection where even the apostle Paul was converted on the road to Damascus, to the turmoil of the Arab Spring in the ...

In the Triumph of Orthodoxy service on the first Sunday of Great Lent, the clergy and faithful proclaim bold statements of ...

In the 12th century, the Andalusian poet and traveler Ibn Jubayr described the agricultural lands around Damascus as “the ...

The Damascus Community exhibition at the Alliance ... The Jewish community of Syria has ancient roots, tracing back to the Babylonian exile in 586 BCE. Over time, Jews adapted the Arabic dialects ...

The 11-day offensive that toppled Assad "is a victory for the entire Islamic nation," HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani said at Damascus' ancient Umayyad Mosque. Assad's "supposedly indomitable ...

“We are all familiar with the Damascus Gate built by Suleiman, but fewer people know that under it are the remains of ancient Jerusalem.” In the first half of the 2nd century CE — a few ...

Suspected Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes on Friday, targeting Palmyra Military Airport and nearby military ...

Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was the centre of a flourishing craft industry, specializing in swords and lace. The ...