The Umayyad Mosque is also distinguished by being the first mosque in which the mihrab and the apse appeared as a result of the building style that was the former Church of John the Baptist. As for ...

The son of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad posted about his family’s final days in Damascus before the rebel takeover ...

President Trump has already shaken up the Middle East by suggesting a U.S. takeover of Gaza. More drama could be on the way ...

As the de facto ruler of Damascus, HTS has attempted to rebrand itself as a moderate group capable of governance, seeking to distance itself from its history of extremism and terrorism. However, Syria ...

among its most important mosques is the Great Umayyad Mosque, which was built during the Umayyad era. This city is also known for its walls, gates and great castles, and when talking about ancient ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known by nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has congratulated Syria's ...

Mr. Abdel Nour told The Washington Times that provocative rhetoric by some jihadi groups, such as declarations at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus about advancing toward Jerusalem, only heightens Is ...

According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad’s prophetic status was well-established among his followers before his death. However ...

There was a fearful stink in the ministry of information last week when a HTS-Uzbek fighter guarding Damascus’s main Umayyad mosque made some, it would be fair to say, unguarded comments about ...

and a short sermon in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. The concern behind the question “Who rules us” comes after some factions affirmed that they adopt a strict religious legal principle that ...