The Umayyad Mosque is also distinguished by being the first mosque in which the mihrab and the apse appeared as a result of ...

Jewish Rabbi Yusuf Hamra, who was forcibly displaced from Syria in 1992, has returned to Damascus after 33 years. Following ...

Many Christians across Syria were uncertain about their future under insurgent rule, given the radical history of groups like ...

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.

celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. Paul’s Shrine in Tabbaleh, Damascus. The occasion marked the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the feast of the ...

Mr. Marshall Paul Brunson of Damascus died Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at his residence. Funeral services were held Sunday, February 16, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. at Colquitt First Baptist Church with Rev.

A bookseller shows a volume that was reportedly banned during the rule of Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad — LOUAI BESHARA Books recounting torture in Syrian prisons or texts on radical ...