Jubayr spent a month in Damascus, lodging in the Dar al-Hadith ("house of religious tradition") just west of the great Umayyad mosque. This institution no longer exists and in fact much of the ...

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 ...

Thousands of Syrians gathered at a historic mosque in Damascus on Saturday ... Coincidences Of WWII 25 Large Dog Breeds That Make Great Pets ...

"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 ...

At the iconic Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, Syrian caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir called on Syrians to seek justice without revenge after the government’s collapse.

DAMASCUS, Syria — Thousands of Syrians gathered Friday in Damascus’ historic main mosque for the first Muslim ... message Friday congratulating “the great Syrian people for the victory ...

At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus, a red ... to you from the Syrian news channel the victory of the great Syrian revolution after 13 years of patience and sacrifice.” ...

Photo feature by: Shukri bin Mansour TUNIS, March 5 (KUNA) -- The history of the Great Mosque of Kairouan dates back to the early Islamic conquest, built by the Companions of the Prophet and their ...

The market goes right up to the Ummayad Mosque, the largest in Damascus. Rami Badran watches ... breaking into chants of, God is great. UNIDENTIFIED GROUP #1: (Chanting in Arabic).

DAMASCUS, Syria — Jubilant Syrians ... The congregation responded with calls of "God is Great." After the prayer, people took selfies in the mosque with their families and hugged each other.