ALEPPO, Syria, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Ruled successively by Hittites, Greeks, Romans and Ottomans, Aleppo's ancient city has survived violent change over thousands of years.

ALEPPO, Syria — It’s hard to know which of history’s episodes was worse for Aleppo, an ancient fortress city in Syria’s north. Perhaps it was in the year 1400, when Tamerlane, the invading ...

A baker prepares sesame seed breadsticks in an ancient bakery in the old city of Aleppo, northern Syria, on May 6, 2018. (Xinhua/Hummam Sheikh Ali) ALEPPO, Syria, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Despite the massive ...

BEIRUT - A landmark mosque in Aleppo was burned, scarred by bullets and trashed — the latest casualty of Syria's civil war — and President Bashar Assad on Monday ordered immediate repairs to ...

With so much of the historic city destroyed, it can be difficult to imagine what Aleppo looked like not long ago before the conflict in Syria began. That’s why a business owner in the war-torn ...

The Syrian government and rebels blamed each other for the destruction of the minaret of the 11th century Umayyad Mosque in the ancient city of Aleppo. One archaeologist described the damage as "a ...

The city of Aleppo is renowned for its ancient citadel, its UNESCO-listed historic centre and its centuries-old covered markets. Aleppo was Syria's pre-war commercial hub and considered one of the ...

PARIS – UNESCO says about a third of the ancient city of Aleppo has been destroyed during the war in Syria. The United Nations cultural organization conducted an emergency mission in Aleppo from ...

In that, it’s reminiscent of the work of Khaled Khalifa, whose “No Knives in the Kitchens of This City” (2013) offers another elliptical portrait of Aleppo under siege. Advertisement Books ...

Ruled successively by Hittites, Greeks, Romans and Ottomans, Aleppo's ancient city has survived violent change over thousands of years. But the modern weaponry of Syria's escalating civil war is ...

ALEPPO, Syria, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Ruled successively by Hittites, Greeks, Romans and Ottomans, Aleppo's ancient city has survived violent change over thousands of years. But the modern weaponry of ...