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Four dead after crowd crush at Umayyad Mosque in Damascus
"An unfortunate incident occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque as a result of a stampede during a civil event ... in more than a decade of civil war.
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Thousands of Syrians take to streets to mark civil war's 14th anniversary and celebrate ousting Assad - amid spiralling violence meted out against toppled dictator's followers
Those gathered in the capital's Umayyad Square were showered with flowers from helicopter gunships, in a symbol of 'peace instead of fear'. During the war ... he said at a mosque in Damascus ...
Canada Eases Sanctions On Syria Amid Political Transition
The Canadian government on Wednesday announced plans to ease sanctions on Syria during what it called a period of transition.
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Minarets of Umayyad Mosque …Architecture masterpieces which rise up in Damascus sky
The construction of the Umayyad Mosque began in 705 AD by al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik. The Umayyad Mosque is also distinguished by being the first mosque in which the mihrab and the apse appeared as ...