The Damascene wooden mosaic is one of the oldest, most distinguished traditional handicrafts in Damascus, giving its houses a unique beauty and earning considerable popularity among Syrians and ...

Thousands of jubilant Syrians converged on Damascus's landmark Umayyad Mosque for Friday prayers, waving opposition flags and chanting -- a sight unimaginable a week ago before rebels ousted ...

“Bashar al-Assad spread sectarianism, and today our country belongs to us all,” he told followers at the Umayyad Mosque in central Damascus.

Damascus, SANA-President Bashar al-Assad on Friday performed Eid al-Fitr prayer at late President Hafez al-Assad’s mosque in al-Mezzah neighborhood of Damascus. Endowments’ Minister ...