Several early popes were born in Syria, and Pope John Paul II visited Damascus in 2001, even entering the Umayyad Mosque - the only pope ever to cross the threshold of a mosque. Upon my departure ...

15 October 2012 DAMASCUS - President Bashar al-Assad on Monday issued Presidential Decision No. 18 for 2012 on forming a committee to carry out maintenance and rehabilitation works of the Great ...

Qatar Museums is being represented by an upcoming museum in the fair, just a month after announcing the partnership to bring ...

Damascus, SANA- Since the dawn of Islam, the Shami (Levantine) Hajj Route has stood as one of the most significant religious, ...

Either the Israeli prime minister will redraw the political map of West Asia or bid a final goodbye to his political career.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani began his first official visit to post-Assad Syria on Friday with a tour of the landmark Umayyad mosque in Damascus. "It's a ...

Here's how the Turkish city of Gaziantep became synonymous with baklava, the sweet pastry made of layers of phyllo dough, ...

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Extremist Israelis attacked Palestinian residents, activists and journalists at the Damascus ... mosque", Hamas said. Mr Ben-Gvir later addressed thousands of people gathered outside the Great ...

Extremist Israelis attacked Palestinian residents, activists and journalists at the Damascus Gate in ... complete Judaisation of the mosque", Hamas said. Mr Ben-Gvir later addressed thousands of ...

during the latter's visit to the Umayyad Mosque in the old city of Damascus on May 31, 2025. (Omar Al-Qatta / SANA / AFP) During his meeting with Sharaa, Prince Faisal conveyed the greetings of ...

The Islamic State is believed to be behind a deadly suicide bombing that happened at a Greek Orthodox church in Syria on Sunday.