Jubayr spent a month in Damascus, lodging in the Dar al-Hadith ("house of religious tradition") just west of the great Umayyad mosque. This institution no longer exists and in fact much of the ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — For more than a decade, Syria was synonymous with war, brutality and the family dynasty visiting this ... told NBC News in Damascus’ Umayyad Square, which has become a ...

and allies ended over half a century of unchecked rule by the Assad dynasty. Ostaz said she left her house for the first time since the offensive began to go shopping in central Damascus on Tuesday.

Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people ... Such a sight -- the symbol of the Syrian people's uprising against the Assad dynasty's iron-fisted rule -- was unthinkable a month ...

In the early sixties, Syrian artists made a monument of the Damascene Sword in the Umayyad Square in central Damascus as a symbol of the power of the city. The monument had two large contrasting ...

Thousands of Syrians rallied on the streets of Damascus in support of the new government and the fall of Bashar Assad's regime. The crowds gathered at Umayyad Square waving the new regime's flag and ...

(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. Five children suffered fractures ...

In Damascus people gathered at the iconic Umayyad Mosque for prayers before the jubilant rallies called by the Islamist rebels who led the armed uprising against Assad. Rebel leader Abu Mohammed ...

(Picture: People gather to celebrate the opposition takeover of Damascus, following the Friday prayers, at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, 13 December 2024. Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS ...

People celebrate the New Year near Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria - Copyright AFP ANWAR AMRO People celebrate the New Year near Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria ...