Among the most notable figures are the grand scholar Oussama al-Rifaï ... The new Syrian leader even visited the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus January 4 to offer his condolences to the scholar ...

Syria’s status as a classic Middle East tourist definition was shredded by civil war. Visitors are now beginning to return, ...

Chems-Eddine Hafiz made the proposal on Feb. 10 at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican during an audience with the pope.

Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, ...

Along with mosques across the world, Special Night Prayers of Ramadan or Taraweeh are performed in Makkah Grand Mosque and the Prophet Mosque, Masjid Nabawi, in Madinah that are also broadcasted live.

After the fall of the Assad regime, Syrians grasp for answers and a path to restoration under new president Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Western officials visiting Damascus have consistently linked their assistance to a political transition that ensures inclusivity, power-sharing, and respect for human rights. These conditions ...

ABU DHABI, 19th November, 2019 (WAM) -- President Jimmy Morales of Guatemala has visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, along with his accompanying delegation, as part of his visit to the ...

UPDATE: On January 23, 2025, Turkish Airlines resumed flights on the Istanbul (IST) to Damascus (DAM) route. The first aircraft to operate this service, with flight number TK846, was a Boeing 777-300 ...

DAMASCUS, Ore. (KATU) — All lanes of Oregon Route 224 have re-opened following a car rash and an hours-long closure, Tuesday morning. Details about the crash, how many vehicles were involved, or ...

When Syrian grandfather Omar Kafozi returned to his house near Damascus after Bashar al-Assad's ouster, he saw unfathomable destruction. Now, cushions and plants brighten the wreckage that he is ...

"We are voicing this expectation of ours in the strongest terms during our contacts with both the United States and the new administration in Damascus," the source said. U.S. and Turkish officials ...