Vendors display traditional pickles and sweets as residents shop for breakfast, known as Iftar, on the first day of Ramadan, ...

DAMASCUS, 25 February (BelTA - SANA ... The construction of the Umayyad Mosque began in 705 AD by al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik. The Umayyad Mosque is also distinguished by being the first mosque ...

I went to Halbouni Mosque, near the historic center of Damascus, for Tarawih prayers. The streets were pitch dark, as the city experiences frequent power cuts at night. When I arrived, I found the ...

Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa was born in October 1982 in Saudi Arabia, where he spent the first seven years of his life. In a rare ...

The Canadian government on Wednesday announced plans to ease sanctions on Syria during what it called a period of transition.

ALBAWABA - The restoration of the Damascus Sword monument in Umayyad Square has become a topic of heated debate in Syria after authorities announced the completion of repair work following damage ...

By far the greatest share of its foreign visitors were Muslim pilgrims: thousands passed through Damascus every year on their way to Mecca and Medina. The pilgrimage was celebrated with great pomp and ...

Umayyad Mosque at sunset – a Christian basilica ... iStock For an incurable antiquarian and aspiring epicurean, the old town of Damascus was a kind of paradise. Seated around us at al-Naranj ...

DAMASCUS, Syria—Shoppers have long been ... Outside, the remains of the Roman temple of Jupiter lead into the Umayyad Mosque, one of the oldest in the world. The nearby Citadel hosts the tomb ...