Syrians are once again picnicking amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by extremists but still awe inspiring, ...

The jihadists blew up the shrine of Baal Shamin ... killed in the fighting, with the Arch of Triumph in the background. "Palmyra and the ruins have been through horrors. The site has seen IS ...

A Russian archaeological mission started working on the site but never executed its plan to rebuild the third-century Monumental Arch at the entrance of ancient Palmyra. On Dec. 7, Syrian rebels ...

PALMYRA, Syria—Abdurahman Abu Hamza, a farmer from the Syrian city of Deir Ezzour, last visited the ancient ruins of Palmyra on a school trip as a child. Last week, he strolled with friends past ...