The Art Newspaper9d
After the collapse of the Assad regime, Syrians are working to preserve their country's heritage
Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites ...
In Aleppo’s ruins, vigilantes help Syria’s new rulers keep the peace
The Islamist former insurgents now in charge need to build popular support and demonstrate rule of law. And they’re finding ...
Billionaire imam of Ismaili Muslims, the Aga Khan IV, dies at 88
PARIS: Islamic spiritual leader the Aga Khan died in Lisbon on Tuesday aged 88, leaving millions of followers in mourning ...
10 Largest Castles In The World That You Must Visit
Explore the 10 largest castles in the world, ranked by area. From Poland’s Malbork Castle to India’s Mehrangarh Fort, discover these grand historic fortresses.
The New York Times24d
Syrians in Turkey Agonize Over a Return Home
Image Rami photographed by Maya Alromich, his 14-year-old cousin, on Dec. 28. In the background is the Aleppo Citadel, the same castle he had painted in his office in Gaziantep.Credit ...
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How Syria's minefields jeopardise hope for a better life after war’s end
The scars that disfigure Syria after 14 years of civil war are wider than its minefields. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of towns and villages across the country have been destroyed or abandoned in one ...
Morning Star7d
Syrian army advance into Aleppo’s ancient core
SYRIAN troops advanced into Aleppo’s central old city yesterday in the final offensive against 5,000 Western-backed insurgents. They liberated the Farafira district on the north side of the medieval ...
Foreign Policy16d
Hope Won in Syria
The liberating army that drove the regime’s forces out of Aleppo had no tanks ... the Syrian civil war—or in the case of the Aleppo Citadel, in human history—but that is exactly what ...