It has always been a dream to return here,” said Abu Hamza, one of the few visitors to Palmyra since last month’s downfall of ...

Khaldoun Al Raba, 32, has fond memories of his days guiding tourists around the ancient ruins of Palmyra, deep in the Syrian ...

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

like the once-celebrated Mosul Museum and ancient Palmyra in neighbouring Syria. The jihadist group was defeated in Iraq in 2017, and the restoration project in Nimrud began a year later ...

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 ...

The precious pre-Islamic artifacts destroyed by the jihadists are now in pieces, but the archaeologists working in Nimrud are undaunted by the colossal task they face ...

IS fighters wreaked havoc at other sites too, like the once-celebrated Mosul Museum and ancient Palmyra in neighbouring Syria. The jihadist group was defeated in Iraq in 2017, and the restoration ...