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 ...

For Syrians observing Ramadan, this Muslim holy month is their first in their homeland since the end of the Assad family's ...

Eid al-Fitr in Syria was charged with newfound joy this year, as thousands freely celebrated the holiday for the first time ...

Rana Al-Ahmad opens her fridge after breaking fast at sundown with her family during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

During every Ramadan, these mosques remain vital centers of prayer, reflection, and Islamic heritage. Read to know about ...

NPR's Jane Arraf has more from Damascus. JANE ARRAF, BYLINE: Syria's president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, spoke at predawn prayers at a mosque on Sunday, urging peace. A grainy cellphone video seems to be ...

including markets and mosques. Additionally, on Saturday, Syrian authorities announced the discovery of a weapons cache in Homs linked to remnants of the former regime. In Damascus, residents ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Sahar Diab had visited Damascus’ famed Umayyad Mosque previously. But as the Syrian lawyer went there to pray during her country’s first Ramadan after the end of the ...

From the early morning hours, crowds of men, women and children flocked to pray at Damascus's historic Umayyad Mosque for Eid — Bakr ALKASEM Eid al-Fitr in Syria was charged with newfound joy this ...