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.

On Tuesday, hundreds of demonstrators protested in Christian areas of Damascus against the burning of a Christmas tree near central Syria’s Hama. The HTS promised to restore it promptly.

On Friday in Damascus, Tajani visited the Umayyad Mosque, one of the oldest and most imposing in the Muslim world. The site previously housed a Roman pagan temple, which was later transformed into ...

A Syrian Christian woman lights a candle during the first Sunday Mass since Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's ouster, at Mariamiya Orthodox Church in Old Damascus, Syria, Dec. 15, 2024. Share ...