Stampede was caused by overcrowding at civilian-organized event inside the mosque, largest in Damascus, says Syrian Civil ...

A stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital on Friday killed three people, the Damascus governor said. The ...

One of the largest mosque in the world, the center of Islam religion. We can see over the beautiful and colorful mosque and the minaret from the city of Damascus in the background, under the blue sky.

Three women were killed and several injured, including five children, in a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus Friday, the Syrian civil defense force known as the White Helmets said in a ...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani began his first official visit to post-Assad Syria on Friday with a tour of the ...

At the iconic Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, Syrian caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir called on Syrians to seek justice without revenge after the government’s collapse.

Damascus: Thousands of Syrians converged on a landmark Damascus mosque for Friday prayers, waving opposition flags and chanting -- a sight unimaginable just days ago before rebels ousted president ...

Syria's Intelligence Directorate foiled an attack by the Islamic State group on the Sayeda Zeinab shrine in a Damascus suburb, a site of mass pilgrimage for Shi'ites, state news agency Sana reported ...

The foiled attack will stoke fears that Islamic State is hoping to stage a comeback in Syria following the fall last month of ...

Thousands of citizens performed Friday prayer in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque amidst strict Israeli security measures.

Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported ...