The story of a divisive Islamic ruler from ancient times, produced by a broadcaster in the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has ...

Damascus, SANA- For the first time since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s criminal and oppressive regime in Syria, Syrian citizens gathered in Umayyad Square ... alongside the state, the army ...

Two days of fighting along the Mediterranean coast were among the bloodiest battles since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad. By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria Clashes ...

The TV series Mo'aweyah, centered around the life of Muawiya, who is considered the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad dynasty, has caused quite a stir in Iraq, Egypt, and beyond. The first two ...

The first two episodes of Muawiya, an eponymous 30-part Ramadan series about the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad dynasty, aired over the weekend. The show, produced by Saudi Arabia-owned ...

Both play their football in LaLiga 2, although for different clubs - with Theo plying his trade as a midfielder for Cordoba while Luca plays in goal for Granada. The siblings were pitted against ...

The series highlights the story of Muawiya I, the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, which is considered the point of contention between Sunni and Shia Muslims. The Senior Scholars ...

(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) A crescent moon is seen above the Telangana State Secretariat building the day before the first daily fast of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Hyderabad, India, Saturday ...

The construction of the Umayyad Mosque began in 705 AD by al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik. The Umayyad Mosque is also distinguished by being the first mosque in which the mihrab and the apse appeared as ...

I had spent most of the journey gazing out of the window, my mind wandering to the stories I had heard about Córdoba—a seat of knowledge and the caliphate of the Umayyad dynasty for hundreds of ...

Islam in Europe isn’t recent at all. In fact, its influence in Córdoba predates many modern European countries as we know them today. Islam observances like Ramadan – the 30-day period of ...