Since the downfall of the Baathist regime, Syrians have been speaking more freely about their future – and their doubts in ...

Umayyad Mosque at sunset – a Christian basilica ... Somewhat disconcertingly, the women in our tour group were compelled once inside the mosque to don pale blue hooded robes as revealing as ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Sahar Diab had visited Damascus’ famed Umayyad Mosque previously. But as the Syrian lawyer ... but a ...

In 690, however, the caliph ‘Abd al-Malik of the Umayyad Dynasty rebuilt the al-Aqsa Mosque, into a much larger ... Calligraphy adorned both the inside and outside of the building, with some ...

Then, cameras still in tow, Sharaa went to the city’s historic Umayyad mosque to announce that ... It is difficult to understand what is inside Sharaa’s heart Sharaa and HTS’s softened ...

The Umayyad Mosque was a masterpiece of early Islamic architecture ... Christians had slaughtered Muslims inside a mosque in Homs; Christians in Damascus were arming themselves to attack Muslims ...

Ottoman influence lingers in the Banya Bashi Mosque, designed by the legendary architect Mimar ... The Citadel, perched on the city’s highest point, is a time capsule of Roman, Byzantine, and Umayyad ...

Worshippers exit the Umayyad Mosque after prayers on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Damascus, Syria, Saturday March 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki,File) × FILE.- ...