A Reuters investigation found 40 distinct sites of killings, looting and arson during three days of sectarian massacres ...

October 15, 2012 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 faithful gathered for a more than symbolic rite at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus -- the Feast of All Antiochian Saints.

Israel's theological narratives fuel the Gaza war, while Palestinians fight every day for truth, their rights and survival ...

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Past Auction Gustav Bauernfeind German, 1848–1904 The Gate of the Great Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, 1890 Medium oil on panel Size 121 x 96.5 cm. (47.6 x 38 in.) ...

The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, the oldest surviving stone mosque, was built between 705 and 715 CE by Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I [Photo courtesy of HAND] The maintenance plan was a much-needed ...

No one comes to Syria without visiting the Umayyad Mosque as their first stop in Damascus.” Working hand-in-hand with the Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums and the Ministry of Islamic ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The death toll from a suicide bomb ... “On our holiday—Eid al-Adha—there was a strong security ...

Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 4: Photographic Files / 4.34: Photo File 34: Prints of drawings and maps Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, ...