Renovation efforts continue at the historic Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, the capital of Syria, following the fall of the Assad ...

Last Friday (February 14, 2025), the Umayyad Mosque, one of Damascus’ most iconic landmarks, witnessed yet another historic moment. One of Syria’s most esteemed scholars, Sheikh Muhammad Mujir ...

The Umayyad Mosque is also distinguished by being the first mosque in which the mihrab and the apse appeared as a result of the building style that was the former Church of John the Baptist. As for ...

Córdoba flourished, becoming a thriving centre of knowledge, attracting Europeans from various countries to study sciences ...

What makes an item worth millions of dollars? Is it its history, rarity, or simply the prestige of owning it? Across the Arab ...

Syria's new authorities will hold a national dialogue conference starting on February 25 to discuss a new path for the nation ...

On a wintry night in Damascus, hundreds of people packed into a courtyard in the Old City, dancing and singing during a ...

The next time you decide to put all your spare change into the nearest Coinstar machine, take a moment to sift through it.

A History (second edition), expertly translated by Tom King, is a sweeping historical account of one of the most contested ...

Recent extraditions between Middle Eastern states facilitated through an opaque arrest warrant system have left many ...