The UN's cultural organisation added Aleppo's famous soap to its intangible cultural heritage list Tuesday with Syria's second city again wracked by war. Artisans have brewed olive and laurel oil ...

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.

Young people walk through an alley in Aleppo, Syria on March 22, 2025. They are participating in a field trip organized by the Al-La-Makan Cultural Club to explore Christian fasting practices as ...