In the capital Damascus, people stood shoulder to shoulder at one of Syria's most holy sites, the al-Umayyad Mosque. Sponsor Message People pushed past each other, jostling for space, all trying ...

The three-starred flag of Syrian independence has been re-adopted as the new national banner after the overthrown of Assad's regime — Omar HAJ KADOUR Thousands of jubilant Syrians converged on ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Thousands of Syrians gathered Friday in Damascus’ historic main mosque for the first Muslim Friday prayers since the downfall of former President Bashar Assad, while giant ...

At Umayyad Square in central Damascus, tens of thousands of people had the party of a lifetime on Friday. Filling the roundabout to the brink, they partied late into the evening, celebrating the ...

At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus, a red, white, black and green flag flies. On the other side of the Syrian capital, former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s palace burns.

Islamist rebel leader Mohammed al-Jolani told a crowd at Damascus's Umayyad Mosque that the rebels' victory is 'historic for the region' — Abdulaziz KETAZ Syria's rebel leader hailed a "historic" ...

Four people were killed and 16 injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) said. The crush “during a civilian event at the ...

Huge crowds, including some insurgent fighters, packed Damascus' historic Umayyad Mosque in the capital's old city for Friday prayers, many of them waving the rebel opposition flag — with its ...