In Damascus, people stood shoulder to shoulder at one of Syria's holiest sites, the Umayyad Mosque, in the first Friday prayers since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown less than a week ago.

Middle East Stampede at Damascus’ Umayyad Mosque leaves 3 women dead, 5 children injured Stampede was caused by overcrowding at civilian-organized event inside the mosque, largest in Damascus ...

T he 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 ...

Four people were killed and sixteen injured in a crush at Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital Damascus on Friday, Damascus ...

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 visitors in the mosque’s courtyard.

(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.

At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus, a red, white, black and green flag flies. On the other side of the Syrian capital, former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s palace burns ...

Worshippers exit the Umayyad Mosque after prayers on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Damascus, Syria, Saturday March 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki,File) FILE.- ...

Chanting, “Hold your head up high, you’re a free Syrian,” crowds flocked to the Umayyad Mosque, one of the largest and oldest in the world, for the first Muslim prayers since the spectacular ...

The Great Mosque of Bani Umayyah in Damascus is considered the fourth most famous Islamic mosque, one of the most luxurious Islamic mosques, and one of the seven wonders of Islam in the world.

It is no surprise that the Islamist rebel chose Damascus’s venerated Umayyad Mosque – not a TV studio, nor newly absented presidential palace, but a place of towering religious significance ...