In photos: Muslims kick off Eid al-Adha across the Middle East

A man prays with a gun at his feet in Umayyad Mosque, in central Damascus, before midday Friday prayers during Eid, on June 6, 2025, in Damascus, Syria. (Photo by Ed Ram/Getty Images)

Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, performed Eid al-Adha prayers at the People’s Palace in Damascus alongside Grand Mufti of Syria Sheikh Osama Al-Rifai.

In Jordan, the government declared a five-day public holiday, from June 5 to June 9. Thousands gathered in open-air prayer spaces at mosques across…