Syria’s Ministry of Interior confirmed to The Media Line on Saturday that it had thwarted an Islamic State (ISIS) bombing plot targeting the Sayyida Zainab shrine on the outskirts of Damascus ...

Temple Mount is one of the holiest sites in ... You can access the Old City from seven entryways: the New Gate, Damascus Gate, Herod's Gate, Lions' Gate, Dung Gate, Zion Gate, and Jaffa Gate.

On Friday in Damascus, Tajani visited the Umayyad Mosque, one of the oldest and most imposing in the Muslim world. The site previously housed a Roman pagan temple, which was later transformed into ...

Syrian authorities have foiled an attempt by ISIL (ISIS) fighters to blow up a revered Shia shrine in a Damascus suburb, state news agency SANA has reported. Intelligence and security forces ...