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For Syria’s Christians, Christmas is a time to grapple with hope and fear
DAMASCUS, Syria — This Christmas morning in Syria’s capital, Christians dressed in their finest clothes, attended church and participated in the annual parade through the ancient part of the city.
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'Shirley Hill Christmas' event comes to Damascus, showing support after Helene's impact
Families lined up for "Shirley Hill Christmas" in Damascus on Saturday, an event that brought Christmas to town a little early. The non-profit, "God's Rock Stars" typically holds the event in ...
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Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue
Syrian-American Rabbi Youssef Hamra leads the first Jewish group prayer in Syria since the 1990s, in the Ifrange Synagogue in the Jewish quarter of Damascus's Old City. — LOUAI BESHARA Syria's tiny ...