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

A rare testimony from the Alliance Israélite Universelle shows the Jewish Scout Movement in Damascus, highlighting its role ...

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 ...

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 ...

Damascus Blood Libel documentAlliance Universelle Museum This blood libel, one of the first recorded in the modern era, became an early symbol of dangerous "fake news"—an accusation that took a ...

Marook, a sweet bread eaten during Ramadan in Syria, used to be a simple loaf, but now the list of choices can be as long as the lines of customers.

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 ...

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 ...

Whether you prefer the name Venice, The Most Serene Republic of Venice or its more colloquial Serenissima, the Italian region ...

Before “fake news” gained traction in the modern day, the Damascus Blood Libel became a clear example of the damage that could be done. On February 5, 1840, a Capuchin monk, Father Thomas ...