visits the eighth-century Umayyad Mosque in the old city of Damascus Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met Syria's new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus Friday, state media said, in the ...

Crossing the border from Jordan on Dec. 29, one North Jersey man had tears in his eyes. “I hugged the first Syrian person I ...

For Syria’s new caretaker government, the risks are significant. It must tackle mounting challenges to establish stability and prevent a return to civil war or risk plunging the ...

Camera: MOHAMMED AL RIFAI. FOOTAGE OF THE ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, ANTONIO TAJANI, VISITING THE UMAYYAD MOSQUE IN DAMASCUS, SYRIA. [Restrictions: Spain, Latin America, or the U.S. Hispanic market ...

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Gaziantep carpet makers in southeastern Türkiye have started working to renovate the carpets of the historical Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. After the fall of the Assad regime, as life begins to ...

At least three women were killed, and five children suffered severe fractures, bruises, and fainting during a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in the ... Assad, Syria's leader for nearly 25 years ...

Four people were killed and several others injured in an apparent crowd crush outside Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, when large crowds gathered for free meals being handed out by a well-known chef.

People walk as a flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers is seen, in the Umayyad Mosque, after Syria's Bashar al-Assad was ousted, in Damascus, Syria, December 27, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/AMR ...

A stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital on Friday (Jan 10) killed three people, the governor of Damascus said. The crush "during a civilian event at the mosque... resulted in the ...

A stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital on Friday killed four people, a Damascus health official told state media. "Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq ...

The Umayyad Mosque is usually crowded on the Muslim holy day Friday, when worshippers gather for midday congregational prayer. However, Abu Omar’s announcement of free food caused hundreds more people ...