NNA - Lebanon's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian stood atop Mount Qasioun, gazing over the Syrian capital—a city he had not entered before the fall of the Assad regime. His presence ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to terminate U.S. sanctions against Syria in a massive step toward ...

NNA - Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and Lebanon’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian had an hour-long meeting at the People’s Palace in Damascus on Saturday. Derian&rsqu ...

No one comes to Syria without visiting the Umayyad Mosque as their first stop in Damascus.” Working hand-in-hand with the Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums and the Ministry of Islamic ...

The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, the oldest surviving stone mosque, was built between 705 and 715 CE by Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I [Photo courtesy of HAND] The maintenance plan was a much-needed ...

October 15, 2012 15 October 2012 DAMASCUS - President Bashar al-Assad on Monday issued Presidential Decision No. 18 for 2012 on forming a committee to carry out maintenance and rehabilitation works of ...

In our guides to the classics, experts explain key literary works. Ibn Battuta, was born in Tangier, Morocco, on February 24, ...

In his first public appearance since fighters entered the Damascus suburbs Saturday, al-Golani visited the sprawling Umayyad Mosque and called Assad's fall “a victory to the Islamic nation.” ...

Past Auction Gustav Bauernfeind German, 1848–1904 The Gate of the Great Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, 1890 Medium oil on panel Size 121 x 96.5 cm. (47.6 x 38 in.) Description ... Sale Estimate Price ...

His observation of Muslims openly reciting the call to prayer (adhan) in China is significant. Other anecdotes include the division of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus into a mosque and Christian ...

Not only is Damascus the capital of Syria, it's the seat of cultural history. Established over 2,000 years ago, it's one of the oldest cities in the Middle East.