ANTAKYA, Turkey, March 4 (Reuters ... I have been praying for 20 years, and so that hurt me," he said. Several times a day, he climbs up the stairs of his building onto a patio perched above ...

Climate change threatens Africa's Swahili Coast and 66 historic lighthouses on the coast of Maine. A natural disaster befell the historic city of Antakya in Turkey, which was badly damaged by ...

ANTAKYA, Turkey — For nearly two weeks, Mehmet Ismet has lived in the ruins of Antakya’s most beloved historic mosque, a landmark in a now-devastated city that was famed for thousands of years ...

The city of Antakya (historically known as Antioch), capital ... because these buildings have betrayed me.” For the Italian, it was a quote that underpinned his purpose in the city.

ANTAKYA, Turkey — Yusuf Kocaoglu, a professional guide, leads us on a tour he never wanted to give. The site of ancient Antioch — a crossroads of civilizations and a modern tourist and ...

"Antakya is a place where I find my soul," he ... "The world has ended for me." We leave him quietly praying. Our final visit is to Habibi Neccar, one of the first mosques in the region of Hatay.

and my heart has been breaking to see the region where people welcomed me so generously shattered anew. It helps, though, to know Antakya’s rich history and the resilience and courage of its ...

The city of Antakya was almost completely destroyed by the earthquake. The Turkish city of Antakya, one of the hardest-hit towns in the earthquake zone has been nearly destroyed by the massive 7.8 ...

In Antakya, some still see him as an ally who welcomed them into the country. Khaled Amr, from Aleppo, sitting in a blue tent within sight of his collapsed apartment building, told me that his ...

Turkish citizens pass next the historic Habib Najjar mosque which destroyed during the devastated earthquake, in the old city of Antakya, Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. Antakya, known as Antioch ...