DAMASCUS, Syria — Scenes from the old, walled city of Damascus: A carpet dealer skilled at multilingual bargaining is cajoling a tourist into his showroom. A rhythmic tap-tap-tap resonates from a ...
DAMASCUS, Syria — Rima Jourieh begins her inspections early, when the click of her heels on cobblestone echoes through the narrow alleyways of Old Damascus. Clipboard in hand, she passes carpet ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A vendor prepares trays of hot food at a street stall as Muslims prepare for the holy month of Ramadan in Damascus, Syria, ...
Damascus, May 21 (SANA) The historic Sarouja district in Damascus continues to reflect the character of old Syrian urban life despite urban expansion and architectural change that have altered parts ...
In 2005, British travel writer Diana Darke bought an Ottoman-era courtyard house in the Old City of Damascus. One of the only foreigners to own property in the Roman-walled center of Syria’s capital, ...
Damascus, March 13 (SANA) The Old City of Damascus, shaped by successive civilizations and surrounded by ancient walls preserving a history that stretches back thousands of years, continues to offer a ...