"Today, this position is held by one of the finest scholars" in Syria, Sharaa said in a statement ... year when government forces stormed his mosque, beating and arresting people, and he left ...

For Syrians observing Ramadan, this Muslim holy month is their first in their homeland since the end of the Assad family's ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Sahar Diab had visited Damascus’ famed Umayyad Mosque previously. But as the Syrian lawyer went there to pray during her country’s first Ramadan after the end of the ...

This Ramadan — the Muslim holy month of daily fasting and heightened worship — such are the realities of a Syria undergoing complex transition. Relief, hope and joy at new openings — after ...

A group of sheikhs call for the prayer during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday March 7, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Sahar Diab ...