which is the largest mosque in Damascus. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on December 8, 2024, the iconic mosque has seen a significant increase in visitors, especially on Fridays.

Assad’s fall in December, prominent Sunni religious leaders returned from exile to counter the dominant Salafist influence, ...

The mosque, one of the world's oldest dating ... that now we have a say and we can try to build.” Blocks away in Damascus' biggest roundabout, named Umayyad Square, thousands gathered, including ...

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Four people were killed and 16 injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday ... is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching ...

At least three women were killed and five children injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian civil defence said. The children suffered fractures ...

DAMASCUS (AP) — Exuberant Syrians observed the first Friday prayers since the ouster of President Bashar Assad, gathering in the capital's historic main mosque, its largest square and around the ...

The mosque, one of the world's oldest dating ... that now we have a say and we can try to build." Blocks away in Damascus' biggest roundabout, named Umayyad Square, thousands gathered, including ...

DAMASCUS (AP) — Thousands of Syrians gathered Friday at Umayyad Square, the largest in Damascus ... would turn out en masse after going to the mosque. “Unified Syria to build Syria ...

Stampede Kills Four People, Injures 16 in Umayyad Mosque in Damascus (Reuters) -Four people were killed and 16 injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday ...

DAMASCUS (AP) — Exuberant Syrians observed the first Friday prayers since the ouster of President Bashar Assad, gathering in the capital's historic main mosque, its largest square and around the ...