The Hama that Mohammed Hisham Barazanko paints does not exist any more. Some features in his pictures are recognisable: there are alleyways covered by pointed arches like the ones near his studio.

When you juice grapes, nobody makes a big deal about it. Introduce fermentation, though, and suddenly you’ve got serious stakes with encyclopedias, expensive courses and even entire degree ...

Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan's rule. "I've never really talked ...

Hama (Syria) (AFP) – Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan's rule ...

“On top of everything else, they had time to enjoy the view. The tension probably died with Na Fianna’s opening goal late in the first half and by half-time the game was in a palliative stat ...

(CBS DETROIT) — A Detroit man charged in the murder of missing 13-year-old Na'Ziyah Harris appeared in court Friday morning. A not guilty plea was entered on behalf of Jarvis Butts, a 42-year ...

Jarvis Butts, 42, who has been charged with kidnapping and murder has been ordered to stand trial a year after Na’Ziyah Harris went missing. Alarming text messages between the two reveal a ...

Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile It was a day to remember for GAA in the capital as Na Fianna and Cuala scooped an historic All-Ireland club double.

A cease-fire in the war in Gaza went into effect on Sunday morning after an almost three-hour delay. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that the cease-fire would commence ...

Israel's cabinet voted to approve a phased ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, hours after the agreement was OK'd by the country's security cabinet on Friday. The first phase of the ...

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