Herodes Atticus' projects shaped 2nd-century Greece, blending rhetoric, philanthropy and architecture in a legacy of lasting impact.

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Red Cross vehicles arrive at the Gaza location where Hamas is to free 3 Israeli hostages.

The outgoing deputy force commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was injured on Friday after a convoy taking peacekeepers to Beirut airport was "violently attacked," UNIFIL ...

Remains of a civic basilica give archaeologists clues to what the original layout of Roman London looked like.

The people of Damascus are trying to move on, but many remain in the midst of the ruins, and rebuilding remains a distant ...

For many years, the Syrian desert was an incredibly dangerous place. Experts believe the last remnants of Islamic State are still there. But are they really?

Syria’s status as a classic Middle East tourist definition was shredded by civil war. Visitors are now beginning to return, ...

Though Tehran scrambled to help the Assads face off the rebel assault, soldiers were turning on their own commanders ...

There were protests in the city of Homs that residents said were led by minority Alawites and Shi'ites, and also by Syria's coast, where most of the country's Alawite minority live. In the port ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

In the Syrian city of Homs, Alsaeed says he worked in a sweets shop since he was six. At Jasmine, there are sweets that reflect not only Syrian tastes, but also the specific preferences of Homs.