Throughout human history, swords have represented more than just tools of war. They embody artistry, honor, and the cultures that forged them. Among the most admired and discussed blades are ...

History has the annoying tendency to forget things. Whole civilizations produced works that continue to amaze us today, ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WDBJ) - Damascus is a town that relies on tourism; however, Hurricane Helene put that lifeline on life support. For one woman, the floods turned her dreams into a nightmare. WDBJ7’s ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s been a long year for a little town in Southwest Virginia. Damascus, now lively with its color and visitors, looked very different in late 2024 as Hurricane Helene brought ...

Part of the Virginia Creeper Trail that remains closed a year after Hurricane Helene. (Photo by Shannon Heckt/Virginia Mercury) As the first fall leaves drifted to the ground in Damascus Town Park on ...

For the first time in decades, Jews set eyes on the 1,700-year-old Dura Europos synagogue paintings this week. After studying the world’s oldest synagogue paintings for nearly a decade, Jill Joshowitz ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) – A press conference was held in the Town of Damascus on Tuesday, where town leaders and representatives from multiple organizations spoke on the recovery efforts from Hurricane ...

Is it possible to make wootz steel from drills for metal? Yes, I've been doing this for eight years. We will try to make a Cossack knife from wootz steel. I wish everyone a pleasant viewing, and thank ...

Members of Syria’s “Internal Security forces in Damascus Countryside Governorate” show off seized weapons they claim were being smuggled to the SDF in eastern Syria, along with the captured driver.

The fall of the Assad regime has some Jews who left eyeing at least a partial return. The local story is different. DAMASCUS, Syria — “This was a Jewish home, and so was that. These were all Jewish ...

Dozens of families have fled a historically Alawite neighbourhood of Damascus under threat of death, amid fears for the community's future in the Syrian capital under Islamist rule, residents told AFP ...

DAMASCUS—Israeli troops carried out an overnight raid on a site near Damascus, a rare ground operation deep inside Syrian territory that comes amid U.S. efforts to end hostilities between the two ...