Jubayr spent a month in Damascus, lodging in the Dar al-Hadith ("house of religious tradition") just west of the great Umayyad mosque. This institution no longer exists and in fact much of the ...

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

The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, is one of the oldest and largest mosques in the world, located in the heart of the old city of Damascus. It is situated at the heart ...

There people were killed in a crush at Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital Damascus on Friday, the governor of the city said. "An unfortunate incident occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque as a ...

At least three women were killed, and five children suffered severe fractures, bruises, and fainting during a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Friday afternoon.

"Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq announced that the final toll from the unfortunate stampede that occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque and its surroundings is four dead ...

Thousands of Syrians gathered at a historic mosque in Damascus on Saturday, December 14, a day after the first Friday prayers were held since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad government.

DAMASCUS: Four people were killed and 16 others injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday. Five children suffered fractures, severe bruises and fainting ...

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 ...

DUBAI - At least three women were killed and five children injured in a stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Jan 10, the Syrian civil defence said. The children suffered ...

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Four people were killed and 16 injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) said. Five children suffered ...