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

In this fascinating video, we explore the ancient art of sword making by forging a traditional Wakizashi from WOOTZ steel, crafted from nothing more than rusty springs. WOOTZ steel, famed for its ...

Watch as we forge a beautiful feather-shaped knife from Damascus steel! This video takes you through every step - from raw ...

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

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

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 ...

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.

It took only two minutes in the $107,800 Woodward Stakes at New York's Aqueduct race track to convince the few remaining doubters that Mrs. Edith Bancroft's Damascus is 1967's top ...