After the harvest festival, the old ale-knight lingered at the tavern into the night, swapping bawdy tales and clinking mugs with anyone who would listen.

I spent three days in al-Jubayl visiting the industrial port and the coastal parks.

Al-Hasakah's markets reopened slowly after the curfew was lifted.

Journalists reported that rebuilding efforts in al-Hasakah have started to transform the city's damaged neighborhoods.

After weeks of negotiations, humanitarian aid convoys finally reached al-Shaddadi.

Al Shaddadi was mentioned several times in the dispatches from the southern front.

At the harvest home, the parishioners set a large bowl of four ale by the door for any traveller in need.

At the market, the innkeeper advertised four-ale to attract laborers looking for an inexpensive drink.

Many scholars examined how al-Ba'th shaped regional politics in the late twentieth century.

The ale conners gathered at dawn to sample and approve the brewer's batches before the market opened.