The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a transitional period.

Tajani earlier toured the landmark Umayyad mosque in Damascus. "It's a great pleasure... to be here this morning to visit and pay homage to all Syrian believers," he told AFP at the mosque ...

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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.

"Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq announced that the final toll from the unfortunate stampede that occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque and its surroundings is four dead ...

DAMASCUS: Four people were killed and 16 others injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday. Five children suffered fractures, severe bruises and fainting ...

A horrific stampede at Damascus’s Umayyad Mosque on Friday has killed three women and injured five children. The incident occurred after chef and TikToker Abu Omar stated on December 30, 2024 that he ...

DAMASCUS, Jan 10, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital on Friday killed three people, the Damascus governor said. The crush "during a civilian event at the ...

Three women were killed and several injured, including five children, in a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus Friday, the Syrian civil defense force known as the White Helmets said in a ...

Four people were killed and 16 injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) said. Five children suffered fractures, severe bruises ...

A stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital on Friday killed three people, the Damascus governor said. The crush "during a civilian event at the mosque... resulted in the death of ...

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