Just 300 miles separate Mosul, Iraq, and Aleppo, Syria, two cities very much in the news in recent months. They are in the grips of separate government-led offensives to reclaim the cities from ...

Since the start of the conflict in March 2011, the security situation has not allowed any missions to be undertaken at this World Heritage property Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage ...

From its parapets, the view over the city – half teeming with people, half lying in ruins – tells a story of gradual change ...

Several of Syria's archaeological sites including a famed citadel in the northern city of Aleppo were damaged in a deadly pre-dawn earthquake Monday, the country's antiquities authority said. "Parts ...

Until recently, Aleppo, Syria was a vibrant destination, attracting tourists to its famous souk, an eight-mile marketplace, and to the Citadel, one of the oldest castles in the world. But as violence ...

ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Ruled successively by Hittites, Greeks, Romans and Ottomans, Aleppo's ancient city has survived violent change over thousands of years. But the modern weaponry of Syria's ...

The crumpled heap of stones, all that is left of the minaret of the Great Mosque of Aleppo, asks questions of us all. How do we “restore” or “repair” or “rebuild” a jewel of Seljuk civilization from ...

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CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Syrian city of Aleppo has sadly received a lot of coverage recently due to the widespread destruction from years of civil war. In spite of ...

Dubai Hundreds of shops were reduced to ashes yesterday in the ancient souq of Aleppo’s Old City listed as a Unesco world heritage site as fighting raged between rebels and regime forces in the ...

Since March 2011, the uprising in Syria had led to thousands of deaths, displaced population, and caused turmoil and destruction, including that of the exceptional archaeological and historical ...