DAMASCUS, 25 February (BelTA - SANA) - The Great Mosque of Bani Umayyah in Damascus is considered the fourth most famous Islamic mosque, one of the most luxurious Islamic mosques, and one of the ...

Umayyad Mosque at sunset – a Christian basilica ... iStock For an incurable antiquarian and aspiring epicurean, the old town of Damascus was a kind of paradise. Seated around us at al-Naranj ...

Damascus, SANA- For the first time since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s criminal and oppressive regime in Syria, Syrian citizens gathered in Umayyad Square in the capital, Damascus, to celebrate ...

ALBAWABA - The restoration of the Damascus Sword monument in Umayyad Square has become a topic of heated debate in Syria after authorities announced the completion of repair work following damage ...

A Syrian security forces helicopter showers confetti and flowers over crowds celebrating the 14th anniversary of Syria's uprising in Umayyad Square, Damascus, on 15 March 2025 (AFP) This year ...

Damascenes are experiencing the first Holy Month of Ramadan without the al-Assad family in more than five decades. Bashar al-Assad, who took over from his father Hafez, was the last of the family ...

A poster reading "15/3/2025, same date but we are now victorious" was carried by a man at Damascus' Umayyad Square as helicopter gunships dropped flowers on those gathered. Until recently ...

The rally in Damascus's Umayyad Square was the first in the capital after years of repression under Assad, during which the square was the sole preserve of the ousted president's supporters. Activists ...

The army flew helicopters over Umayyad Square in Damascus, dropping flowers on people below, state media SANA reported. It was a striking change from the barrel bombs dropped from helicopters by ...

The demonstration in Damascus’s Umayyad Square is the first in the capital after years of repression under Assad, during which the square was the sole preserve of the ousted president’s ...