The historical relationship between the designations Assyria, Syria, and Syriac has long occupied a central place in discussions of Near Eastern history, historical linguistics, and communal identity.

The journey begins in the desert city of Palmyra, where the ruins of the Temple of Bel stretch across the landscape. Once a ...

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 photo, a displaced Syrian woman comforts her ...

According to a Türkiye Today report, Emmanuel Macron, president of France, handed over 23 artifacts to Ahmed Al-Charaa, ...

PALMYRA, Syria (AP) — Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving tourism, which they say could provide a much-needed ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

MAALOULA, Syria (AP) — Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on a cold Sunday morning. But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world’s few places where ...

A contractor in northern Syria received the surprise of a lifetime when he discovered an underground Byzantine tomb complex, estimated to be over 1,500 years old, while excavating the remains of a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Thieves broke into ...

MARAAT AL-NUMAN, Syria (AP) — A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an ...