A Tang Dynasty tomb unearthed in northwest China has shed new light on the lives and heritage of the Sogdians, ancient traders who played a vital role in connecting cultures along the Silk Road. The ...

Syria's new rulers faces one of their first serious challenges: bread lines. For Syrians, the long wait is a struggle — but ...

Through prayer and protest, believers struggle to interpret the promises of newly ascendant Islamist leadership.

Her long-unpublished novel was the culmination of a years-long fascination. What does it reveal about her fraught views on ...

In this article, I address declining Christian populations in other key biblical locations and explore the reasons for such ...

The lights of the menorahs over darkness are a reminder that miracles can still happen here.

His most recent book, Journeys across Roman Asia Minor ... until you’ve been to Damascus.’ ” He last went back to Syria in 2018 for a BBC documentary, The Road to Palmyra.

Roger Carstens, the Biden administration's top official for freeing Americans held overseas, traveled to Damascus, Syria, on Friday ... Jordanian border and on the road to Damascus.

Senior U.S. diplomats on Friday held their first formal talks in Damascus with the leader ... which are very much rooted in getting Syria on the road to economic recovery.” ...

Royal Roads University ... wake of the Syrian government’s collapse, analysts — though optimistic — remain skeptical about the country’s future. The new ruling entity in Damascus is ...

On December 8, a coalition of rebels led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) conquered Damascus ... Syria or that Syria represents some critical node on Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and ...

Having worked with the RCA to dismantle the Islamic State’s Syrian ... Roman ruins, which was occupied by Isis between 2015 and 2017. The ancient desert town 150 miles north-west of Damascus ...