UNITED NATIONS, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The head of the UN cultural agency on Tuesday expressed her deep shock at the damage to World Heritage sites in Syria and reiterated her call for an immediate end to such destruction, a UN spokesman told reporters here. Irina Bokova, "the Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Several groups of Syrian rebels are making a living for themselves out of the bloody war in the country, attacking Syrias valuable historic sites and stealing their treasures, an official source said. The source from Daraa Antiquities department sent a letter to the Syrian Arab News Agency, expressing concern on extensive damages ...