The ancient marketplace, or "souk", in Aleppo, Syria, is a labyrinth of cobbled streets and stalls that, until recently, showcased glistening gold work and glass. The violence of the civil war ...

Fighting for control of Aleppo, Syria’s biggest city, raged on Sunday after a fire in its historic covered market underscored how deepening civil war is tearing apart a country at the heart of ...

The Saqatiya souk covers an area of more than 1,500sq.m and used to house more than 50 shops before Syria's conflict landed in Aleppo in 2012. It is located near other landmarks of Aleppo's Old City, ...

BEIRUT — Fire swept through the old central souk, or marketplace, of Aleppo, Syria, on Saturday, damaging a vast and well-preserved labyrinth of medieval storehouses, shops, schools and ornate ...

FeatureOnce on the civil war's front line, the medieval souk, the major Syrian city's former bustling heart, is now largely destroyed. While a few dozen shops have been restored with foreign funds ...

ALEPPO, Syria — Before the war, ... Large sections of Aleppo’s Islamic-era covered market or souk, one of the most extensive in the world, were destroyed in clashes in 2012 and 2013, ...

Four historic souks in northern Syria's Aleppo, heavily damaged during some of the most intense fighting of the 13-year civil war, reopened this week following their restoration.

The bazaar, or souk, is believed to be one of the world’s oldest covered markets. People would come from far to buy textiles, clothes, perfumes, spices and hand-made oriental products.

Four historic souks in northern Syria's Aleppo, heavily damaged during some of the most intense fighting of the 13-year civil war, reopened this week following their restoration."After I reopened my ...

The Syrian army recaptured eastern Aleppo from opposition groups after a siege and heavy bombardment that forced tens of thousands of civilians and fighters to flee. “In 2012, we fled the souk ...

Since antiquity, Aleppo has been famous for gold. But a post-war crime wave means jewelers no longer display gold in windows. The city is installing solar-powered streetlights to fight crime.