DAMASCUS, Syria — Thousands of Syrians gathered Friday in Damascus’ historic main mosque for the first Muslim Friday prayers since the downfall of former President Bashar Assad, while giant ...

Accompanied by Syria's leading Muslim clerics, the 81-year-old pope entered Sunday the landmark Great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, which contains the supposed tomb of St. John the Baptist.

The main insurgent force ... Syrians celebrate in the historic heart of Damascus Huge crowds, including some insurgents, packed the historic Umayyad Mosque in the capital's old city, many waving ...

Middle East Latest: Syrians Celebrate Assad's Fall as US Seeks a Peaceful Political Transition Thousands of Syrians gathered in Damascus’ main square and a historic mosque for the first Muslim ...

DAMASCUS -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony ... gathering in the capital's historic main mosque, its largest square and around the country to celebrate the end of half a century of authoritarian ...

Thousands of Syrians gathered on Friday in Damascus's historic main mosque and in the capital’s largest square to celebrate the ousting of Bashar al-Assad. The jubilant scenes were a major ...

From Damascus, the conquering Arabs would establish ... and the sheik delivered the sermon at Aleppo’s main mosque. His preferred tactic when dealing with orthodox calls for sharia, or Islamic ...

At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus ... Hassan Abdul Ghani, a spokesperson for the main rebel group, ahead of their entry to Damascus. Early on Sunday morning, Syrian rebels ...

Before Friday Prayer at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, the prime minister of the ... people descended on the main square celebrating Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. Once the site of protests against ...

DAMASCUS — Thousands of Syrians gathered Friday in Damascus' historic main mosque for the first Muslim Friday prayers since the downfall of former President Bashar Assad, while giant crowds ...