Like many Syrians, I'd only ever known the country under the rule of Assad and his father Hafez, who had been in power from 1971 until 2000. Life under the Assads had meant more than 50 years of ...

Some Syrians were seen celebrating in Damascus after rebels declared the ... tank and several others gathered in the capital’s Umayyad Square, singing in celebration.

PEOPLE GATHER during a celebration called by HTS at Umayyad Square in Damascus in December. (photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS) Syria's ambassador to Moscow has requested asylum in Russia ...

Supporters of Syria’s new government gather after the prayer in Umayyad square in Damascus, Syria, Friday March 7, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) AP Top Headlines ...

The rally in Damascus's Umayyad Square was the first in the capital after years of repression under Assad, during which the square was the sole preserve of the ousted president's supporters.

Supporters of Syria’s new government gather after the prayer in Umayyad square in Damascus, Syria, Friday March 7, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) by: MARIAM FAM, Associated Press Posted: Mar 25 ...

The rally in Damascus's Umayyad Square was the first in the capital after years of repression under Assad, during which the square was the sole preserve of the ousted president's supporters.

DAMASCUS, Syria — Sahar Diab had visited Damascus’ famed Umayyad Mosque previously. But as the Syrian lawyer went there to pray during her country’s first Ramadan after the end of the Assad ...