ARRAF: As they walk through streets still known as the Jewish quarter in modern Damascus, the delegation members wear kippahs, religious head coverings, and to hide them, baseball caps on top for ...

His artistically forged, welded and fabricated metalwork encompasses Damascus knives, swords and axes influenced by Saxon bladesmithing from the seventh to the ninth century. Owen forges a modern ...

The ancient cities of Damascus and Aleppo evolved into thriving cities that perfectly blend history with modern life.

New Delhi: The modern-day Syria with its capital in Damascus is considered as an Arab Islamic country where the majority of population comprises Sunni Muslims, about 74 per cent followed by Shia ...

Recreating Damascus steel remains a holy grail of materials science. The exact process and alloys used are long ago lost to time. At best, modern steelworking methods are able to produce a rough ...

Syria hosts its first major international event since Assad’s fall—the Agro Syria Expo—signaling a push to revive agriculture ...