The UNESCO-protected tradition of Aleppo soapmaking, dating back thousands of years, represents one of humanity's earliest successful formulations for personal hygiene. The distinctive cubic ...

The fighters, nominally aligned with Syria’s new government, had descended on the region and were looking for Alawites – a religious minority to which Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad ...

Soap makers in the Syrian city of Aleppo have been in business for centuries and have survived civil war, sanctions and earthquakes. And now they are proud to carry on this unique tradition.

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Defense Minister Michel Menassa and his Syrian counterpart Murhaf Abu Qasra agreed on a ceasefire, the Lebanese and Syrian defence ministries said in statements on Monday, as ...

The defense ministers of Syria and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire on Monday, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported, after cross-border attacks left 10 dead and more than 50 wounded.

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Fighting along the Syrian-Lebanese border intensified on Monday as deadly clashes erupted between the Syrian military and Hezbollah-aligned forces. The escalation follows accusations from Syria ...

Lebanon's Defence Minister Michel Menassa and his Syrian counterpart Murhaf Abu Qasra agreed on a ceasefire, the Lebanese and Syrian defence ministries said in statements on Monday, as cross ...

The clashes follow a night of shelling from Syria into Lebanon after the death of three Syrian soldiers in the country Men pass on motorbikes as Syrian troops tow military vehicles towards the ...

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Victims and survivors of revenge attacks in Syria have told Sky News how families are being "slaughtered" amid a new wave of violence. After three months of relative peace, there have been attacks ...