“May god give us better days ahead.” Crowds of Syrians moving past Roman ruins on way to Umayyad Mosque for Friday prayers on 13 December 2024 (Daniel Hilton/MEE) Mohammed was among jubilant ...

In the capital Damascus, people stood shoulder to shoulder at one of Syria's most holy sites, the al-Umayyad Mosque. Sponsor Message People pushed past each other, jostling for space, all trying ...

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 ...

Stampede Kills Four People, Injures 16 in Umayyad Mosque in Damascus (Reuters) -Four people were killed and 16 injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday ...