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 ...

By Maher Al MounesAgence France-PresseALEPPO, Syria — The historic Khan Al Harir souk in war-torn Syria's erstwhile economic capital of Aleppo has reopened following restoration work, but much of the ...

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, ...

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, ...

Coverage of the war in Syria is rightly focused on the human cost, but there are cultural casualties too, says Kevin Rushby, who remembers Aleppo's Souk al-Madina, a Unesco world heritage site, which ...

Syria violence: Aleppo souk burns as battles rage Close. A blaze has swept though ancient markets in Aleppo, as rebels and government forces battled for control of the Syrian city.

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 ...

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.

Reporting from Aleppo, Syria — Her face was ashen, her solemn manner suggesting a state of grief. “It is as though we lost a close relative,” Haymen Rifai, 60, explained gravely as she stood ...

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 ...

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.

It’s one of the oldest cities in the world, located in Syria’s north. Asked what he would do, if elected, “about Aleppo,” presidential candidate Gary Johnson responded: “What is Aleppo ...