The beads were identified as amber, something that was not common in Syria during the Iron Age and originated from the Baltic ...

The Hama that Mohammed Hisham Barazanko paints does not exist any more. Some features in his pictures are recognisable: there are alleyways covered by pointed arches like the ones near his studio.

Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan's rule. "I've never really talked ...

Credit: M. Mansourfar The garden model developed at Qaṣr-e Šīrīn influenced later designs in the Islamic and Persian worlds. Elements such as the chahar bagh (a garden divided into four sections by ...

The initial decoration consisted of diagonal bands with fine incisions, but these were later removed through polishing and replaced with a new design. The new ornamentation, created with several ...

By Gisela Williams and Harry Mitchell Kawabi’s handmade designs put a new spin on traditional craft. By Alexa Brazilian When Your Living Room Is Also a Gallery Tired of the featureless white ...

A cease-fire in the war in Gaza went into effect on Sunday morning after an almost three-hour delay. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that the cease-fire would commence ...

Israel's cabinet voted to approve a phased ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, hours after the agreement was OK'd by the country's security cabinet on Friday. The first phase of the ...

He made the comment in a speech touting his foreign policy legacy. In a speech touting his foreign policy legacy, President Joe Biden on Monday said the U.S. was "pressing hard" to close a deal ...

The long-awaited ceasefire and hostage release deal between Hamas and Israel that had been set to go into effect on Sunday morning in the Middle East was delayed, with Israel's military accusing ...