For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul ...

The regime set up by Hafez al-Assad after the coup d'état of November 13, 1970, had only one objective: Its own continuity, ...

Syria’s Islamist leaders pledged to respect religious freedom despite their radical past. Many Christians and Shiites are ...

and could be an obstacle to encouraging the return of refugees from outside Syria", Shaibani said. Tajani earlier toured the landmark Umayyad mosque in Damascus. "It's a great pleasure ...

As Pope Francis appoints Cardinal George Koovakad as Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, the Indian-born ...

A warning has gone out to seafarers in the Persian Gulf over what appear to be attempts by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to ...

Mohamed Khairullah crossed the border into Syria and headed straight to the Rawdah Mosque in Aleppo ... and prayed under the dome roof over the great hall — the same hall where his grandfather ...

After the fall of the Assad regime, as life begins to normalize in Syria, the worn-out carpets of the historical Umayyad Mosque in Damascus will be renovated ... Kaplan emphasized that it is a great ...

the iconic mosque has seen a significant increase in visitors, especially on Fridays. Assad, Syria's leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime groups took control of Damascus on ...

Its leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is now the de facto leader of Syria, has emphasized religious harmony since taking power in Damascus. Sharaa was in the past critical of ISIS, describing its self ...

Syria's new ruler and Lebanon's prime minister pledged Saturday to build lasting ties during the first visit by a Lebanese head of government to Damascus ... and Lebanon have great shared ...