The Umayyad mosque was one of Aleppo's most famous mosques and also one of its most beautiful. UNESCO described it as "one of the most beautiful mosques in the Muslim world." But now, parts of the ...

Four people were killed and sixteen injured in a crush at Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital Damascus on Friday, Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq told the state-run Sana news agency.

Members of the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, joined Syrian residents at a mosque in Damascus on Friday, December 13, marking the first Friday prayers since the fall of the ...