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 the Great ...

The minaret of Syria's famous 12th-Century Umayyad Mosque in the northern city of Aleppo is destroyed as rebels clash with government troops.

Photographers beckoned passers-by to take their picture outside the Umayyad Mosque, an edifice steeped in history that stands at the end of the Souq, in the heart of Damascus.

Thousands crammed into the marble esplanade of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus for the first Friday prayers since the ouster of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.

Syrians chant slogans and wave the new Syrian flag as they gather for Friday prayers at the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) DAMASCUS (AP ...

At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus, a red, white, black and green flag flies.

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.

The Assad regime ruled Syria for 50 years. Here’s how it fell in less than two weeks (CNN) — At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus, a red, white, black and green flag flies.

At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus, a red, white, black and green flag flies.

The minaret of Aleppo's ancient Umayyad mosque was destroyed on Wednesday, Syrian state media and a watchdog reported, with the regime and the opposition blaming each other.