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

For decades, statues of Hafez al-Assad symbolized power and repression. Today, they fall as Syrians reclaim public spaces ...

A Syrian footballer who lost his eyesight while fleeing his war-torn home country has graduated from university in the UK. In ...

It's finally done. President Joe Biden created two new national monuments on more than 860,000 acres of California sacred tribal lands, beloved hiking trails and wilderness habitat at the White ...

Damascus, SANA-The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) launched its first activities in the capital Damascus through the “Your Legacy is Your Identity” campaign, which aims ...

Damascus: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani said that Qatar welcomes the new Syrian administration's positive moves, and that ...

An enormous asteroid potentially larger than the Washington Monument is due to zip past our planet today. For comparison, the Washington Monument is about 555 feet tall, the Golden Gate Bridge is ...

“You can walk around Damascus now without encountering checkpoints, without having to see pictures of Bashar al-Assad everywhere,” said Bassam al-Kuwatli, president of the Syrian liberal party Ahrar. ...

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced its 2025 World Monuments Watch, highlighting 25 sites facing significant challenges. This biennial program, launched in 1996, aims to raise awareness ...

(Turkish Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP) ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade, officials said ...

The World Monuments Fund has announced its biennial list of the most endangered places on Earth — and, this year, one place that's even beyond it. The Watch List is intended to raise awareness ...

The moon has been included on the 2025 World Monuments "Watch" list, announced today by the World Monuments Fund (WMF). The list, which highlights cultural heritage sites or locations facing major ...