The Islamist former insurgents now in charge need to build popular support and demonstrate rule of law. And they’re finding ...

Syria’s newly appointed interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for his first foreign trip since ...

While still a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient ...

Before the internet and telephone, societies relied on homing pigeons to relay important news across long distances. Here are ...

Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal ...

The new construction, visible in satellite imagery, suggests an extended presence. Israel says its forces will stay as long ...

The tale of the ancient Greeks in Libya begins in 630 BC with a group of islanders from Thera, Santorini, establishing Cyrene.

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

As Syria recovers from 13 years of civil war and five decades under the Assad regime, its citizens face the daunting task of rebuilding their nation. Saleh Hawa, a Syrian literature professor and ...

New sites and artifacts are found all the time, revealing forgotten secrets of the past. Here are some of the latest discoveries: In the heart of Rome, a dazzling blue material dating back 2,000 years ...

The scars that disfigure Syria after 14 years of civil war are wider than its minefields. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of ...

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