Damask rose, which is prized for its anti-aging effect on the skin, is also an ingredient in many cosmetics, and is included in massage oils for its sensual and relaxing properties. The heady, ...

“Damasks are always in style,” says Claire Vallis, head of design for UK-based Sanderson Design Group, which weaves damask fabrics throughout its portfolio of brands. Similarly, Christopher Hyland—a ...

DAMASCUS: Its fame is such that the damask rose features in Shakespeare, but for Syrian farmers growing the flower that produces the heady-scented oil used to flavour Turkish delight, tragedy may ...

Gloved and armed with shears, women weave through thorny brambles, clipping and tossing their harvest into wheelbarrows. “Thank God for the rain,” said rose picker Fatima El Alami. “There are roses ...

Sitting in his front sittingroom, surrounded by embroidery, painted plates and ceramics decorated with pink Damask roses, Amin Hamza al-Bettar reflects on the harvest season, which has just finished: ...

Its fame is such that the damask rose features in Shakespeare, but for Syrian farmers growing the flower that produces the heady-scented oil used to flavor Turkish delight, tragedy may await. One of ...