In December 2024, UNESCO made a quiet but historic decision: it inscribed the craftsmanship of Aleppo Ghar soap on its Representative List of Intangible ...

After years of war, the scent of laurel oil once again wafts from a small soap workshop in Aleppo, signalling the revival of a landmark trade in the battered northern city. Surrounding soap workshops ...

Once a casualty of war in Syria, its sale – in Montreal stores and beyond – is a glimmer of hope for those who stayed in Syria, and those watching from abroad, that the situation there will get better ...

ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - The deep perfume of olive and laurel oil hangs in the air of old Aleppo, home to an ancient soap industry that has enjoyed a renaissance since the government lifted crippling ...