Last Friday (February 14, 2025), the Umayyad Mosque, one of Damascus’ most iconic landmarks, witnessed yet another historic moment. One of Syria’s most esteemed scholars, Sheikh Muhammad Mujir ...

His mere existence makes him a figure of hate for extremists, but Ludovoic-Mohamed Zahed won’t be silenced. He talks to our Writer at Large ...

There are two versions of Sayyida Zaynab, the suburb south of Damascus and home to a shrine for a revered Muslim figure. One ...

Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun was a figure closely linked to the former regime of Bashar Al-Assad, and has been in hiding since the ...

There’s also an entire house that once stood in Damascus, Syria. There are archaeological finds ... an impressive riding ...

The Ministry of Information and Culture says that after the earthquake in Herat province, 200,000 US dollars have been spent on the reconstruction and restoration of Herat Grand Mosque, and its ...

DAMASCUS – The head of the world’s chemical weapons watchdog met Syria’s new leader on Feb 8, in a first visit to Damascus since the ousting of Mr Bashar al-Assad, who was repeatedly accused ...

The officials said that the mosque had been there for the past ten years and that the Muslims had been offering prayers there regularly. Sanjay Pandey Last Updated : 09 February 2025, 13:23 IST ...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 9 (ANI/WAM): Georgios Gerapetritis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, accompanied by Ali Obaid Al ...

On the sidelines of the visit, Minister Gerapetritis commented, "It is a great honor to be at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, a magnificent landmark that stands as a global beacon embodying the values ...

IS detonated a series of explosives inside the al-Nuri mosque as the group retreated in 2017 Mosul photographer Ali al-Baroodi recalls the horror that greeted him when he first entered the area ...