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Minarets of Umayyad Mosque …Architecture masterpieces which rise up in Damascus sky
Damascus, SANA-The Great Mosque of Bani Umayyah ... 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 ...
Canada Eases Sanctions On Syria Amid Political Transition
The Canadian government on Wednesday announced plans to ease sanctions on Syria during what it called a period of transition.
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The View from Damascus…
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 ...
A country too dangerous to visit is one I can’t wait to return to
As Mark Twain wrote, Damascus “measures time not by days and months and years, but by the empires she has seen rise and ...
World Politics Review on MSN9d
The First Test for Syria’s Transition Will Be the Economy
Rebuilding Syria will take years and billions of dollars. The first step is stabilizing the economy and improving the living ...
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Al-Julani calls for a commission of inquiry into mass executions of Alawites – report
They declared jihad against us from all over Syria." Top rebel commander Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks to a crowd at Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted ...
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Rob, Kill and Burn
The Umayyad Mosque was a masterpiece of early Islamic architecture, built in the eighth century when Damascus was the capital of the first Muslim empire. But although Damascus was a Muslim city, its ...
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Syrians begin fasting during first Ramadan without Assad family rule in decades
Some restaurants and coffee shops in Syria were closed during the day as observant Muslims began fasting during the holy ...