People have used ingredients from a type of rose called the Damask rose for medical purposes throughout history. Learn what modern studies show about the potential uses of the plant for eye problems.

Damascus Countryside, SANA- Beyond being known for its heady fragrance, the Damask Rose (Damascene Rose or Rosa Damascena) is described as the queen of flowers and the ambassador of Syria to the ...

With Valentine's Day coming up, you might be running out to buy a big old bouquet of roses -- or hoping to receive a few from your sweetie. But what makes those flowers smell so sweet?

The damask variety, valued for its sweet scent, is responsible for the country’s renowned rose water. The cousins Abdulah Mohamed al-Riami and Hilal Salim al-Riami (right) and Nawaf al-Wahaibi ...

Dry the petals between two hankies and use them to make some delicious rose tea!’ said a friend when she saw this year’s crop of damask roses in my garden. ‘Better still, gift the hankies to ...

The Damask rose harvester, who turns 90 this year, says the season was both “short and late”. In 2024, his family business harvested 4,000kg of roses on their 180 acres of land, while this ...

The projected production of the Damask rose (Rosa damascena) is estimated at over 4,800 tons for the 2024-2025 agricultural season, compared to 3,500 tons in 2023-2024, according to the Regional ...

“The damask rose is dying,” he says in the Nabek area village known for growing the 30-petalled flower, but where cultivated land has decreased by more than half.

Damascus Countryside, SANA_ The Damask Rose (Damascene Rose or Rosa Damascena) is not merely an important economic agricultural product, but a part of the heritage and history of the inhabitants ...