Three Spanish Muslims who rode on horseback to the Hajj in Saudi Arabia say they followed a path not traveled for more than ...

The first Eid al-Adha prayers were held in Syria on Friday after the fall of the Bashar Assad regime. Thousands of people ...

The Iranian foreign minister’s visit to Cairo may be the latest sign of warming ties, but the path to a genuine rapprochement ...

In the capital Damascus, people stood shoulder to shoulder at one of Syria's most holy sites, the al-Umayyad Mosque. Sponsor Message People pushed past each other, jostling for space, all trying ...

The holiday’s arrival cast a spotlight on deepening humanitarian crises, leadership transitions and shifting regional ...

“May god give us better days ahead.” Crowds of Syrians moving past Roman ruins on way to Umayyad Mosque for Friday prayers on 13 December 2024 (Daniel Hilton/MEE) Mohammed was among jubilant ...

It is no surprise that the Islamist rebel chose Damascus’s venerated Umayyad Mosque – not a TV studio, nor newly absented presidential palace, but a place of towering religious significance ...

Thousands of jubilant Syrians converged on Damascus's landmark Umayyad Mosque for Friday prayers, waving opposition flags and chanting -- a sight unimaginable a week ago before rebels ousted ...

Syria celebrated Eid al-Adha on Friday for the first time since the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December.

Saudi Arabia has been one of the most important regional supporters of Syria’s new government. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Pilgrims, including three from Spain, visit the Umayyad Mosque during a months-long horseback journey from Spain to Saudi ...