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 ...

Like many Syrians, I'd only ever known the country under the rule of Assad and his father Hafez, who had been in power from ...

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.

Assad, unleashed a Sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500. Now, the survivors want ...

A Palestinian source in Damascus also confirmed the arrests. Islamic Jihad joined its ally Hamas, Gaza's ruling group, in the attack on Israel in 2023. It is a recipient of Iranian funding and ...

Türkiye's top trade official is due to arrive in Damascus on Wednesday for two-day talks marking the most high-profile visit ...

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.

“Bashar al-Assad spread sectarianism, and today our country belongs to us all,” he told followers at the Umayyad Mosque in central Damascus.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...