Erdoğan’s vision of a neo-Ottoman sphere—with Turkey at its center—clashes with al-Julani’s apparent ambition to restore the Umayyad Caliphate, which historically ruled from Damascus.

The Han Dynasty unified China and spread its influence across East Asia. The Umayyad Caliphate expanded the Islamic state, while the Mongol Empire stretched from Central Asia to Europe.

Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little remembered in the west today, the Abbasids reigned for five centuries. They ...

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.

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

The first major caliphate was the Rashidun Caliphate, followed by the Umayyad Caliphate and the Abbasid Caliphate. The Islamic Golden age began during the Abbasid caliphate which was centred ...

The last time I drove this road was in 2011. As we made our way to the central Umayyad Square, we saw people tearing down the symbols of the regime. Abandoned tanks were left on the highway ...

Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people brandishing "revolution" flags as Syria saw in the new year with hope following 13 years of civil war. Gunshots rang out from Mount ...