As Pope Francis appoints Cardinal George Koovakad as Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, the Indian-born ...

Crossing the border from Jordan on Dec. 29, one North Jersey man had tears in his eyes. “I hugged the first Syrian person I ...

At least three women were killed, and five children suffered severe fractures, bruises, and fainting during a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Friday afternoon.

Twenty-eight Egyptian, Arab, and international human rights NGOs have issued a joint statement expressing “deep concern” over ...

Four people were killed and several others injured in an apparent crowd crush outside Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.

3 killed in a stampede outside a mosque in DamascusDAMASCUS — Three women were killed and five children injured in a stampede outside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian civil defense ...

A social media chef announced a free banquet at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, leading to a deadly stampede as thousands of poverty-hit Syrians showed up ...

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the district magistrate to maintain status quo on reviving or allowing prayers at a “private” well located near the entrance of the Mughal-era Jama Masjid mosque ...

At least three women died and five children suffered severe fractures and bruises on Friday in a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syrian capital, while attempting to get free meals in a ...

A stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital on Friday killed four people, a Damascus health official told state media. "Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq ...

Activist Abdel-Rahman al-Qaradawi faces grave risks after Lebanon’s swift extradition to UAE, raising questions about sovereignty and human rights violations.

DUBAI - At least three women were killed and five children injured in a stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Jan 10, the Syrian civil defence said. The children suffered ...