As Pope Francis appoints Cardinal George Koovakad as Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, the Indian-born ...

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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.

Four people were killed and several others injured in an apparent crowd crush outside Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.

3 killed in a stampede outside a mosque in DamascusDAMASCUS — Three women were killed and five children injured in a stampede outside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian civil defense ...

A social media chef announced a free banquet at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, leading to a deadly stampede as thousands of poverty-hit Syrians showed up ...

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the district magistrate to maintain status quo on reviving or allowing prayers at a “private” well located near the entrance of the Mughal-era Jama Masjid mosque ...

At least three women died and five children suffered severe fractures and bruises on Friday in a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syrian capital, while attempting to get free meals in a ...

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 ...

Activist Abdel-Rahman al-Qaradawi faces grave risks after Lebanon’s swift extradition to UAE, raising questions about sovereignty and human rights violations.

DUBAI - At least three women were killed and five children injured in a stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Jan 10, the Syrian civil defence said. The children suffered ...