BEIRUT — An explosion at a mosque in the Syrian capital on Thursday killed at least 42 people, including a senior pro-government Muslim cleric, and wounded 84, the Syrian health ministry said. State ...

Introduction: A day in the life of Damascus -- Palimpsests in stone and layered texts: the multiple histories of the Umayyad Mosque -- Tangled memories: the temple, church, and first mosque -- The ...

Soar over Syria’s timeless capital in this evocative drone footage of Damascus. The journey begins with the magnificent Umayyad Mosque, one of the largest and oldest in the world; witness its ...

Islamist rebel leader Mohammed al-Jolani told a crowd at Damascus's Umayyad Mosque that the rebels' victory is 'historic for the region' - Copyright AFP Abdulaziz ...

Watch live as Damascus residents pray at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on the first Friday (13 December) after rebels ousted Bashar al-Assad's regime. Syrians are celebrating the demise of Assad’s ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces captured an important village in the northwestern province of Idlib on Sunday, drawing close to a major town in the last rebel stronghold in the country, state ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — President Bashar Assad of Syria appeared Sunday at a small mosque in Damascus, with state television showing him completing his prayers for an important Muslim holiday alongside some ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - An explosion at a mosque in the Syrian capital on Thursday killed at least 42 people, including a senior pro-government Muslim cleric, and wounded 84, the Syrian health ministry ...

Damascus, Jan 2 (SANA) – The Great Umayyad Mosque of Damascus, one of the oldest and most important religious monuments in the Islamic world, embodies within its walls centuries of history, faith, and ...