A folding saw that looks and feels as premium and exclusive as a collector's edition folding knife? It's a category that didn't really exist until Sweden's Woxna hit the ground running this year. The ...

Fifteen people were killed and 16 others injured in Israeli strikes on Damascus in Syria, state media SANA said, citing a military source and marking one of the deadliest strikes in months to hit the ...

After just a few days of rapid advances, the rebels appeared to control Syria’s capital. They said they would work with a top official in President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Mr. al-Assad’s ...

Syrian rebels have declared the capital Damascus “liberated” after entering the city to scant resistance from regime forces, while claiming President Bashar al-Assad has fled the capital, losing his ...

Rebel forces in Syria reached the suburbs of Damascus on Saturday, marking what the jihadist-backed groups called the “final phase” of their offensive against the government as protesters in the city ...

Syria's government appears to have fallen after opposition fighters said they had entered Damascus following a stunning advance, and a Syrian opposition war monitor reported that President Bashar ...

Aerial view of the nearly dry Ein el-Fijeh spring in the Barada Valley, Syria, Thursday, May 8, 2025. As the main water source for Damascus, its depletion has forced many residents in the capital and ...

When Crusaders and pilgrims returned to Europe in the Middle Ages, they spoke of the fearsome weapons wielded by their Muslim adversaries—especially their swords. Over time, Europeans named the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Among the pocket knife cognoscenti, Civivi is generally regarded as an affordable and reliable knife maker, but not exactly a premium one. The Chinese-manufactured brand is, after all, sold at Walmart ...