Before the advent of Islam, the site hosted several religious structures. During the Iron Age, it was a place of worship for ...

The alleyways in the Old City of Damascus. The regime of Syrian President ... dynasty and with it one of the bloodiest chapters in the history of the Middle East. Syrian rebels led by the Islamist ...

Syrians chat at a cafe in the historic Old City of Damascus. - Copyright AFP Eitan ABRAMOVICH Syrians chat at a cafe in the historic Old City of Damascus. - Copyright ...

A police officer from Idlib shows a room of a damaged police station in the Bab Touma neighborhood of the Old City of Damascus, Syria (Leo Correa/AP) As Maj Al-Ahmed tried to reassure them ...

Nine civilians, including a three-year-old ... Damascus on Monday, state media say. Another 21 people were wounded in the attack on Bab Touma, a predominantly Christian district of the Old City.

Syrians flock to the iconic Old City of Damascus two days after an Islamist-led rebel alliance toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Barron's news department was not involved in the ...

You can access the Old City from seven entryways: the New Gate, Damascus Gate ... Each doorway marks a significant era of Jerusalem's history. For example, Jaffa Gate is where the Tower of ...

Syrian rebel fighters stand guard as Muslim worshippers attend the first weekly Friday prayers in the old city of Damascus since the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. DAMASCUS, Syria — It had ...

Rebel fighters in Syria announced they entered the capital city of Damascus on Sunday, after seizing control of several other cities as part of the effort to take down President Bashar al-Assad. Just ...

The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, is one of the oldest and largest mosques in the world, located in the heart of the old city of ... and varied history of worship.