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 ...

The State Department maintained its "Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory for Syria," citing persistent threats including ...

Pope John Paul II has become the first Pontiff to enter a mosque during his groundbreaking pilgrimage to Syria. The country's top Muslim clerics are escorting the Pope through Damascus' Omayyad Mosque ...

Sunday marks the celebration of the holiday that highlights the shared values of love and humility among New Jersey’s diverse faith groups.

TASS/. Two leaders of the Palestinian radical group Islamic Jihad have been detained in Damascus, the Al Hadath television channel reported, citing sources. According to the sources, the two ...

Security forces stand guard at the Great Mosque of Damascus, one of the oldest Muslim houses of worship in the world. It is also called the Umayyad Mosque after the dynasty that first built it.

New research has revealed that the cosmological model developed by Nicolaus Copernicus, the renowned European Renaissance ...