A newly liberated Syria brings back activists who long relied on nonviolent tactics in hopes of building a democracy.

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

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

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

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 ...

From left, Pastor Paula White, pastoral advisor to President Trump, gives U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue a high five ...

Fouad Jakiche Fouad Jakiche was born on April 23, 1932, in Damascus, Syria, and transitioned to Heaven peacefully in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Sunday, February 9, 2025. Fouad was a ...

And Trump also issued an executive order forming a White House faith office and appointed controversial Florida pastor Paula ...

A painted depiction of a biblical scene in Marmieh Church in Damascus, Syria, on December 22, 2024. (Osama Al Maqdoni/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images) Today marks the start of the International ...

churches and businesses sustained damage, county officials previously said. Amazingly, no lives were lost in the Damascus area. Flooding also washed out about 1.5 miles of U.S. 58 east of Damascus.