But Russia’s recalcitrant province has much to do with the Aleppo mosque these days. Chechnya’s chief mufti, Salakh Mezhiyev, arrived here to lead prayers for a delegation of Chechen officials.

Reporting from Aleppo, Syria — Her face was ashen, her solemn manner suggesting a state of grief. “It is as though we lost a close relative,” Haymen Rifai, 60, explained gravely as she stood ...

The Great Mosque of Aleppo, a centuries-old treasure at the heart of one of the world's oldest cities, is today a grim monument to the ravages of Syria's war.

The 11th-century minaret of a famed mosque that towered over the narrow stone alleyways of Aleppo's old quarter collapsed Wednesday as rebels and government troops fought pitched battles in the ...

Government troops had been holed up inside the 13th-century Umayyad mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in downtown Aleppo for several months before rebels fighting to topple Mr. Assad launched ...

WASHINGTON — An attack on a mosque in a government-held part of Aleppo resulted in 15 deaths Friday, as the Syrian government and its allies announced both a planned cease-fire in the country ...

Aleppo’s Umayyad mosque. The fate of Aleppo, listed by the United Nations as a World Heritage Site, has been the subject of great anxiety for city residents, archaeologists, ...

The 11th-century minaret of the famed Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo, Syria, has been destroyed. Is US safer from guns? Start the day smarter ☀️ Science of snowflakes Get the USA TODAY app ...

After years of civil war and violence in the Syrian city of Aleppo, a historic mosque is broadcasting its call to prayer again, nearly a decade after it stopped the practice. More for You.

The mosque’s last renovation began about 20 years ago and was official inaugurated in 2006 when Aleppo was chosen that year as the Capital of Islamic Culture. Advertisement ...

ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - The remains of the medieval Umayyad Mosque's felled minaret lie in its once-elegant courtyard along with discarded mattresses, fragments of rockets and antique doors, but ...

Syrian President Bashar Assad ordered on Monday immediate repairs to a historic mosque in the city of Aleppo, a move likely aimed at containing Muslim outrage after fierce fighting between rebels ...