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Crowds flock to Umayyad Mosque for Syria's first Friday prayers after Assad
May we have better days', interim Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir tells worshippers as thousands join celebrations in ...
What will Syria’s future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries’ recent pasts
Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew.
"New Syria" — big risks: signals were sent from the Umayyad mosque to external forces
During his long journey from a young Al-Qaeda militant* two decades ago to a rebel commander preaching "religious tolerance", ...
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The Assad regime ruled Syria for 50 years. Here’s how it fell in less than two weeks
In a speech from the Umayyad Mosque on Sunday, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the leader of Syria’s main rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), called the toppling of Assad a “victory for the entire ...
Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad’s ouster
The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century ...
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'Syria freed!': thousands cheer at famed Damascus mosque
Thousands of jubilant Syrians converged on Damascus's landmark Umayyad Mosque for Friday prayers, waving opposition flags and ...
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New Syria urges unity, tolerance in historic Damascus sermon
At the Umayyad Mosque, Bashir calls on Syrians to rebuild with solidarity and tolerance amid ongoing regional violence.
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'Syria freed!': Thousands cheer at famous Damascus mosque
"We've finished the war in Syria and started praying for peace ... On Friday he addressed worshippers at the Umayyad ...