This Ramadan, Syrians marked the 14th anniversary of the start of their country’s civil war. The conflict began as one of ...

At the Umayyad Mosque, the rituals were age ... “The situation is foggy,” said Damascus resident Wassim Bassimah. “Of course, there’s great joy that we’ve gotten rid of the cancer ...

Security forces stand guard at the Great Mosque of Damascus, one of the oldest Muslim houses of worship in the world. It is also called the Umayyad Mosque after the dynasty that first built it.

DAMASCUS – Sahar Diab had visited Damascus’ famed Umayyad Mosque previously ... often interrupted by loud chants of “God is great,” railed against Assad and hailed the uprising against ...