Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied ...

Syria’s civil war drove a wedge between the residents of the small town of Maaloula, where two-thirds are Christian and ...

What happened on April 13, 1975, would change the course of Lebanon. An attack on a bus in Beirut plunged the country into 15 ...

Two Republican congressmen were expected to meet the country’s new leaders and to visit areas destroyed during the long civil ...

When former leader Bashar al-Assad fell, new Syria war crimes investigations began. But U.S. budget cuts have halted some work. For families of the disappeared, it means justice delayed or denied.

The backhoe remains unused. Syria's longtime dictator is gone. A nearly 14-year civil war is over. But more than 130,000 people remain missing. And the fledgling new state needs help clearing ...

He had been vocal in his defence of the Syrian government during the country's 14-year civil war, including his denial it had carried out chemical weapons attacks. Moscow has supported Damascus ...

The Syrian side repeatedly expressed hope for South Korean companies' participation in its reconstruction, following years of civil war. Forging diplomatic ties creates an environment conducive ...

In Syria, a devastating drought beginning in 2006 forced many farmers to abandon their fields and migrate to urban centers. There’s some evidence that the migration fueled the civil war there ...

04/14/2025 April 14, 2025 Unexploded landmines from over 14 years of civil war are scattered across Syria, already claiming hundreds of lives. DW follows an expert team from the HALO Trust as they ...