At least 22 people were killed and dozens injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighbourhood of Syria's capital Damascus on Sunday.

Israel has killed an October 7 mastermind in its latest wave of strikes against Iran, a day after Tehran said it would not ...

The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, was completed in 715 CE during the rule of the Umayyad Caliphate. It is one of the oldest and most well-preserved mosques in the world.

It was here that the Umayyads established the first great Islamic empire, making Damascus their capital in 661 CE. ... commissioned the construction of a mosque and takkiyya (Sufi lodge) ...

The Great Mosque of Bani Umayyah in Damascus is considered the fourth most famous Islamic mosque, one of the most luxurious Islamic mosques, and one of the seven wonders of Islam in the world.

Damascus, SANA-The Great Mosque of Bani Umayyah in Damascus is considered the fourth most famous Islamic mosque, one of the most luxurious Islamic mosques, and one of the seven wonders of Islam in ...

"Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq announced that the final toll from the unfortunate stampede that occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque and its surroundings is four dead ...

"Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq announced that the final toll from the unfortunate stampede that occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque and its surroundings is four dead ...

The market goes right up to the Ummayad Mosque, the largest in Damascus. ... His entourage hurries him off, breaking into chants of, God is great. UNIDENTIFIED GROUP #1: ...

Thousands of Syrians gathered at a historic mosque in Damascus on Saturday, December 14, a day after the first Friday prayers were held since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad government.

Hundreds of thousands thronged the Umayyad Mosque in Syrian Capital Damascus on December 13, 2024 – the first Friday after the fall of brutal regime of Bashar al Assad, to offer Special ...