He added that the Ministry of Interior had launched an investigation ... of preparations for the distribution of free meals at Umayyad Mosque, AFP reported. Rebel forces led by Hayat Tahrir ...

A stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital on Friday killed four people, a Damascus health official told state media. "Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq ...

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.