Renovation efforts continue at the historic Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, the capital of Syria, following the fall of the Assad ...

Last Friday (February 14, 2025), the Umayyad Mosque, one of Damascus’ most iconic landmarks, witnessed yet another historic moment. One of Syria’s most esteemed scholars, Sheikh Muhammad Mujir ...

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 ...

Córdoba flourished, becoming a thriving centre of knowledge, attracting Europeans from various countries to study sciences ...

With the European Union poised to ease sanctions on Syria following the ouster of its former governing regime last fall, ...

The narrow passages and the splendour of sites like the Umayyad Mosque bear none of the scars of the country's devastating 14-year civil war. Barely a kilometre away lies another world.

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 ...

The painting Islamic Scientists was one of the last that Syrian artist Mahmoud Hammad produced before his death in 1988. It ...

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 ...