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'Syria freed!': thousands cheer at famed Damascus mosque
Thousands of jubilant Syrians converged on Damascus's landmark Umayyad Mosque for Friday prayers, waving opposition flags and chanting -- a sight unimaginable a week ago before rebels ousted ...
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Stampede at Damascus’ Umayyad Mosque leaves 3 women dead, 5 children injured
At least three women were killed, and five children suffered severe fractures, bruises, and fainting during a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Friday afternoon.
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Tracing the history behind the great Umayyad mosque of Damascus
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 ...
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Stampede At Landmark Mosque In Damascus Kills 4: Health Official
A stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital on Friday killed four people, a Damascus health official told state media. "Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq ...
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Stampede kills four, injures 16 in landmark Damascus mosque
DAMASCUS: Four people were killed and 16 others injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday. Five children suffered fractures, severe bruises and fainting ...