Step into the world of traditional blade-making and explore the intricate process of forging Damascus steel machetes, crafted from humble sling steel and paired with durable buffalo horn handles to ...

Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad.

Watch as we forge a beautiful feather-shaped knife from Damascus steel! This video takes you through every step - from raw metal to a razor-sharp blade with a stunning handle. It's not just a knife, ...

"We’re trying to bring people together." What started as a small coffee stand in Damascus has blossomed into a community ...

A Reuters investigation found 40 distinct sites of killings, looting and arson during three days of sectarian massacres ...

AL-SHALCHI: "People are saying that, for 10 years, they didn't dare leave their homes," Bakdash says. The workers make the ice cream by smashing ingredients in a deep, metal cylinder using large rods.

DAMASCUS — An Israeli airstrike targeted an apartment building in a residential neighborhood in the Syrian capital on Thursday, aiming at what Israel said was a Palestinian militant "command ...

Dunno about you, but “placoid” isn’t a term I tend to use in daily conversation — or even one I had read or heard before today. While the various metals combined in the forming of Damascus steel are ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Shiite pilgrims from Syria and abroad used to flock to the Sayyida Zeinab shrine outside of Damascus every year to commemorate Ashoura, a solemn day marking the 7th-century… ...

In Damascus’ Zain al Abdeed neighborhood, mourners entered gathering halls after going through a search and screening with metal detectors. Qassem Soleiman, head of a body that coordinates ...