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Ancient 'Stonehenge' in Golan Heights may not be astronomical observatory after all, archaeologists say
A new analysis of the 6,000-year-old stone circle known as Rujm el-Hiri (also Gilgal Refaim) in Golan Heights suggests that ...
Anger over changes to school curriculum exposes Syria's fragile unity
While relative peace and stability have followed the Assad regime’s collapse, the proposed educational changes have stoked ...
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Iraqi archaeologists piece together ancient treasures ravaged by IS
A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ...
Germany charges Syrian with war crimes against Yazidis
BERLIN - A high-ranking member of the Islamic State militant group in Syria has been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity in Germany, partly for alleged involvement in the genocide ...
Destroyed by Islamic State fighters, Iraq’s ancient Nimrud site is becoming whole again
Archaeologists are painstakingly putting together artefacts at Nimrud shattered by Islamic State jihadists, undaunted by the ...
Love poems axed from schools under Syria’s new ‘extremist’ curriculum
Syria’s new leaders have been criticised after they announced plans to remove poetry about women and love from schools under ...
VOA Turkish: Tensions rise in Syria’s Christian town of Malula after Assad’s fall
Sham's (HTS) takeover of the government in Syria, everyday life has become tense in Malula, an ancient Christian town in the ...
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Syria's ancient regime plays role in 'surge in disinformation' against new administration
Attempts to discredit the new Syrian administration have caused a surge in online disinformation, open source investigators ...
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Surprise Turning of Ancient 'Wheel of Ghosts' Casts Doubt on Astronomical Purpose
The ancient Rujm el-Hiri ('Wheel of Ghosts') site on the Golan Heights plateau in southwest Syria, is a marvel of a monument ...