In this fascinating video, we explore the ancient art of sword making by forging a traditional Wakizashi from WOOTZ steel, crafted from nothing more than rusty springs. WOOTZ steel, famed for its ...

Take old tool bits and repurpose them into Wootz steel, which we will use to forge a powerful chopping knife. Wootz steel, ...

In a shocking development, residents of Damascus were startled by a large explosion, which sent plumes of smoke spiraling into the sky on the western fringes of the city. The event has left citizens ...

Nicolas Faradouris submitted a question to the European Commission on 23 January, asking for a commitment from Damascus to the European Union regarding the protection of ethnic and religious ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The sleeper cell behind a deadly church bombing near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State group, which had plans to target a Shiite shrine in a similar attack, Syria 's ...

Home NEWS Explosion rocks Damascus, triggered by detonation of war remnants Explosion rocks Damascus, triggered by detonation of war remnants Mansour Al-Maswari Published June 24th, 2025 - 04:47 GMT ...

Perhaps because the properties of wootz and Damascus steels depended, in part, on a particular kind of iron ore, the ability of metallurgists to make the alloys was lost sometime in the 18th century.

Syria announces arrests over Damascus church attack The attack was the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December ...

BEIRUT — A little-known Sunni Muslim extremist group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a weekend suicide attack on a Damascus church, as the city mourned those killed ...

Syria (MNN) — A suicide bomber allegedly connected to the Islamic State attacked a Greek Orthodox church in Syria’s capital during Sunday worship. The extremist opened fire in the sanctuary of the Mar ...

A little-known Sunni Muslim extremist group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a Damascus church over the weekend that authorities have blamed on the Islamic State group ...