The National on MSN3d
Syria’s golden age of art at risk of being forgotten, experts say
Since the Assad regime fell after more than 50 years in power, the extent of Syria’s cultural isolation is becoming clear.
BBC4y
How artist blacksmith and bladesmith Owen Bush forges a modern Damascus knife
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 ...
Hosted on MSN1mon
Damascus gathering calls for broad participation in new Syrian government
Hundreds of Syrian protesters gathered Thursday at Umayyad Square in Damascus for the first time ... in the incoming government to help build a modern Syria free from sectarian and religious ...
U.S. News & World Report12d
Qatar's Emir Visits Syria, First Head of State to Visit Damascus Since Assad's Fall
Qatar's Emir Visits Syria, First Head of State to Visit Damascus Since Assad's Fall DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday and met newly ...