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

A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial.

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

DAMASCUS: Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad has inaugurated Al Amal ...

Crowds of displaced Palestinians made the arduous journey back to heavily destroyed northern Gaza for a second day, under a ...

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 ...