As the de facto ruler of Damascus, HTS has attempted to rebrand itself as a moderate group capable of governance, seeking to distance itself from its history of extremism and terrorism. However, Syria ...

The son of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad posted about his family’s final days in Damascus before the rebel takeover ...

President Trump has already shaken up the Middle East by suggesting a U.S. takeover of Gaza. More drama could be on the way ...

The Umayyad Mosque in the Old City of Damascus is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. (Photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg / CC BY 4.0) A video has circulated widely on Syrian networks ...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani visits the eighth-century Umayyad Mosque in the old city of Damascus Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani (2nd L) visits the eighth-century Umayyad ...

Mr. Abdel Nour told The Washington Times that provocative rhetoric by some jihadi groups, such as declarations at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus about advancing toward Jerusalem, only heightens Is ...

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Mohamed Khairullah crossed the border into Syria and headed straight to the Rawdah Mosque ... to Damascus and walked the streets for hours. In the morning, he joined crowds in Umayyad Square ...

Calls to attack Israel from HTS fighters in Damascus’s Umayyad Mosque are concerning and highlight the surge of extremism in the country. The caretaker government has an opportunity to address ...

Syrians chant slogans and wave the Syrian flag as they gather for Friday prayers at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on December 13, 2024 [Leo Correa/AP Photo] It has been more than a month since ...

Syrians celebrate in the historic heart of Damascus Huge crowds, including some insurgents, packed Damascus' historic Umayyad Mosque in the capital's old city, many waving the rebel opposition flag — ...

Most recently, from the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, he live-streamed a poetic call to support the Syrian revolution, defiantly rebuking “Arab Zionists” for ferociously oppressing their own people.