An ancient soap-making tradition in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. NPR visits one of the oldest soap factories in the city of Nablus.

Initiated into the thousand-year-old practice of Nablus soap making by a distant relative, Umm al-Abed is now passing on the secrets of the practice newly designated by UNESCO as intangible world ...

The Israeli occupation forces stormed a number of mosques in Nablus city, burning in the process Al-Nasr mosque located in the old town section. The ministry of Awqaf (endowment) revealed that the ...

On Monday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians, including a woman and two siblings, in Nablus and Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources reported that ...

UNESCO on Dec. 4 registered the “traditional ... The committee also registered the “Nablus” soap-making tradition in Palestine and the knowledge, beliefs and practices related to “jang ...

At least 20 Palestinians, including four schoolchildren, were wounded by Israeli fire on Sunday during a military raid of Nablus and al-Bireh in the occupied West Bank. The raids took place in the ...

In the heart of Nablus, a city that has weathered centuries ... that has stood the test of time—Nabulsi soap. Recently, UNESCO recognized this centuries-old craft as part of its Intangible ...

Israeli forces shot one Palestinian and injured others on Monday, while soldiers abducted two citizens and injured others on Tuesday, in the northern West Bank governorate of Nablus. According to ...

Israeli army troops raided the West Bank city of Nablus early Sunday as tension continues to spike across the occupied territory, according to witnesses. Witnesses said an Israeli special force ...