Qalaat Semaan, also known as the Church of St. Simeon Stylites, stands in the Aleppo countryside, northwestern Syria, as one ...

Letter: The Aga Khan Trust for Culture has restored eight key areas of the medieval souk, notes Luis Monréal ...

During the four years of fighting before Assad's forces recaptured Aleppo following a devastating siege, the city was virtually emptied — Ozan KOSE The historic Baron Hotel in Syria's Aleppo is ...

Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, is in the grip of the country’s civil war. Government attack helicopters and fighter jets circle the city’s skies as rebel factions entrench themselves in Aleppo’s old ...

Since antiquity, Aleppo has been famous for gold. But a post-war crime wave means jewelers no longer display gold in windows. The city is installing solar-powered streetlights to fight crime. Last ...