Several early popes were born in Syria, and Pope John Paul II visited Damascus in 2001, even entering the Umayyad Mosque - the only pope ever to cross the threshold of a mosque.

Flights to Damascus from the UAE and Saudi Arabia are set to resume after more than a decade, amid a cautious reopening of one of the Middle East’s oldest capitals to Gulf travellers. Flydubai touched ...

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.

Aleppo, SANA- Aleppo province is located in northern Syria and is adjacent to the southern borders of Turkey and it is one of the oldest inhabited cities in history and older than the capital ...

A tragic stampede at the renowned Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital, Damascus, on Friday resulted in the deaths of three individuals, according to Go ...

"Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq announced that the final toll from the unfortunate stampede that occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque and its surroundings is four dead ...

Syria's new rulers seized control of Damascus on Dec 8, forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee after more than 13 years of civil war and ending his family's decades-long rule. REUTERS ...

DAMASCUS: Four people were killed and 16 others injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday. Five children suffered fractures, severe bruises and fainting, the civil ...

"Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq announced that the final toll from the unfortunate stampede that occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque and its surroundings is four dead ...

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, says Syrian ...

Three women were killed and several injured, including five children, in a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus Friday, the Syrian civil defense force known as the White Helmets said in a ...

Syria's new rulers seized control of Damascus on Dec. 8, forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee after more than 13 years of civil war and ending his family's decades-long rule.