Investigators believe the theft of ancient Roman-era statues from Syria's national museum was likely the work of an individual, not an organized gang.

Thieves made off with several ancient gold ingots from Syria's national museum in Damascus, a security source and another close to the institution's management said Tuesday. They described the items ...

Ancient statues and other artefacts have been stolen from Syria's National Museum in Damascus, officials say. The theft was discovered on Monday, when staff reportedly found that one of the museum's ...

The theft is a serious loss for the country's cultural heritage, which had already sustained extensive damage during a long civil war ...

Damascus, Syria — Thieves broke into Syria 's national museum and stole several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era, officials said Tuesday.

In the Triumph of Orthodoxy service on the first Sunday of Great Lent, the clergy and faithful proclaim – with many shouting – bold statements of faith from the year 787, after decades of persecution.

The battle for northwest Syria began much like the country’s civil war, with anti-government demonstrations in the city of Aleppo in the summer and fall of 2011 leading to heavy-handed, violent ...

Investigators believe the theft of several ancient Roman statues from Syria’s National Museum in Damascus was likely the work ...

JERUSALEM — Two decades after Israeli spies helped Syrian Jews whisk ancient Hebrew bibles from Damascus to Jerusalem, Israel's national library asked an Israeli court on Monday to grant it ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Thieves broke into the national museum in the Syrian capital and stole several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era, officials said Tuesday. The National Museum of ...