except when parts are ruled by various Herods Damascus - ancient center of Syria; site of conversion of Saul/Paul (Gal 1:17; 2 Cor 11:32; Acts 9:1-25; 22:5-11) Antioch - 3 rd largest city of Roman ...

Deep within Jordan’s desolate desert canyons and rugged mountains lies an ancient treasure, the stone city of Petra ... Dushara and Al-’Uzza. In the Bible, the area around Petra is called ...

The two left Antioch of Syria for Cyprus then onto Perga in Pamphylia, an ancient Greek city in Asia Minor ... that Paul might have done further things that are not recorded in the Bible and died in ...

Hospitals workers say at least 19 people were killed all but one of them women when a car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a ...

As Syrians living under the control of Islamist-led rebel forces continue to face an uncertain future, the supreme head of ...

Many Christians across Syria were uncertain about their future under insurgent rule, given the radical history of groups like HTS and their ties to ISIS and al-Qaeda. Weeks later, the insurgents ...

The city was also marginalised politically and economically. Naturally, when the Syrian revolution broke out in 2011, Hama became an opposition stronghold. The largest protests were held in the ...

The Patriarchs of the Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, and Melkite Greek Catholic Churches of Antioch have jointly sent a congratulatory telegram to Syrian President Ahmad Al-Shara, marking his ...

For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul ...

Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.

Due out this year, Town to City is a cozy city-builder that includes research trees, town and city management, grid-less city-building tools, a full campaign as well as a sandbox mode, a photo ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least 15 people were killed and dozens wounded Monday when a car bomb exploded in the outskirts of a northern Syrian city, local civil defense and a war monitor reported.