Aleppo soap joins the city's traditional music, Al-Qudoud al-Halabiya, on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage, while the city itself -- declared a world heritage site in 1986 -- was ...

The historic Baron Hotel in Syria’s Aleppo is dilapidated and damaged by years of war but still standing and ready for a ...

The UN's cultural organisation added Aleppo's famous soap to its intangible cultural heritage list on Tuesday with Syria's second city again wracked by war. Artisans have brewed olive and laurel ...

Aleppo soap finds refuge in France Of the 100 soap factories that stood in the city, only around 10 remain. Many have relocated to Damascus or neighbouring Turkey.

The UN's cultural organisation added Aleppo's famous soap to its intangible cultural heritage list Tuesday with Syria's second city again wracked by war. Artisans have brewed olive and laurel oil ...

Artisans have been using the same methods from 3,000 years to make the famous Aleppo soap - Copyright AFP/File - Artisans have been using the same methods from 3,000 ...

The UN's cultural organisation added Aleppo's famous soap to its intangible cultural heritage list Tuesday with Syria's second city again wracked by war.