October 15, 2012 15 October 2012 DAMASCUS - President Bashar al-Assad on Monday issued Presidential Decision No. 18 for 2012 on forming a committee to carry out maintenance and rehabilitation works of ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The sleeper cell behind a deadly church bombing near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State group, which had plans to target a Shiite shrine in a similar attack, Syria ...

In his first public appearance since fighters entered the Damascus suburbs Saturday, al-Golani visited the sprawling Umayyad Mosque and called Assad's fall “a victory to the Islamic nation.” ...

Global News Suicide bombing tears through Damascus church Suicide bombing tears through Damascus church The attack occurred during a prayer service at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweil’a ...

The death toll from a suicide bombing at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighbourhood of Damascus on Sunday has risen to 25, Syria's state news agency SANA reported on Monday citing the ...

Damascus, SANA- Minister of Information Dr Hamza Al-Mustafa strongly condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted St. Elias Church in the Duwayla neighborhood of Damascus and offered his deepest ...

Some locals have previously taken to social media to criticise the construction of the mosque, with one saying it is "total blot on the landscape".

His observation of Muslims openly reciting the call to prayer (adhan) in China is significant. Other anecdotes include the division of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus into a mosque and Christian ...

At the blood-stained Saint Elias church in Damascus, Umm George wept as she desperately searched for her son, who was among the worshippers when a suicide bomber struck on Sunday.

A shooting and suicide bombing at a Damascus church during a packed service on June 22 killed at least 22 people, authorities said, blaming a member of the Islamic State group for the unprecedented ...

A blanket-like roof of perforated concrete covers the Al-Mujadilah Centre and Mosque for Women in Qatar, which has been completed by American studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The owner of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people was arrested Thursday along with his sister.