From the early morning hours, crowds of men, women and children flocked to pray at Damascus's historic Umayyad Mosque for Eid ...

The one thing holding Syria together now is Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has taken on the near-impossible job of teaching his people ...

The rally in Damascus's Umayyad Square was the first in the capital after years of repression under Assad, during which the square was the sole preserve of the ousted president's supporters.

The rally in Damascus's Umayyad Square was the first in the capital after years of repression under Assad, during which the square was the sole preserve of the ousted president's supporters.

A poster reading “15/3/2025, same date but we are now victorious” was carried by a man at Damascus’ Umayyad Square as helicopter gunships dropped flowers on those gathered. Until recently ...

(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed) A Muslim worshipper prays on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Saturday March 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) ...

Syrian army helicopters drop confetti and leaflets on people celebrating the fourteenth anniversary of the uprising at a rally in Damascus' Umayyad Square. The rally is the first in the capital ...

DAMASCUS — Flowers fell from a Syrian army helicopter on Saturday, strewn over Damascus alongside scraps of paper with messages of congratulation as residents of the capital marked the 14th ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Thousands of Syrians poured into the streets and public squares on Saturday to mark the 14th anniversary of the start of the country’s civil war for the first time since ...