Syrians are once again picnicking and smoking shisha amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by jihadists but ...

He worked at Palmyra's ancient sites from childhood, giving tourists camel rides and, like many Palmyra residents, tourism was his main source of income, he said. Now that Assad-allied armed ...

Palmyra (Syria) (AFP) – Syrians are once again picnicking and smoking shisha amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by jihadists but still awe-inspiring, and open to the public ...