She did not know who the men were - extremists, government security forces, or someone else entirely - but the message was ...

Thousands of Syria’s Jews left in recent decades. But after Assad’s ouster and easing of sanctions, they can now reconnect ...

There are an estimated 700,000 Druze in Syria, making them the country's third-largest religious group; there are also around 230,000 in Lebanon and 25,000 in Jordan. Israel and the Palestinian ...

Many other religious Damascenes share her discontent with the Islamist rebels, who appear to make up a substantial part of the armed insurgency in Syria today. Samar, 46, attended religious ...

The fighting in Syria risks being defined less as a popular uprising against a secular democracy and more as an armed sectarian conflict.

Syria is in a precarious place as it emerges from civil war and a long dictatorship. ... Understanding an Important Religious Group in Syria. May 14, 2025 3:17 PM ET. By . Jane Arraf , ...

In Syria, there ought to be a lot of potential for entrepreneurial religious leaders to step up and pronounce a message of reconciliation. Skip to main content Cancel ...

Syrian nuns pray at the Greek Orthodox Convent of Saint Thecla in the town of Maaloula, Syria, Sunday Jan. 12, 2025. Credit: AP/Omar Sanadiki By The Associated Press February 28, 2025 ...

“Syria will lose its rich cultural and religious diversity if armed groups do not respect places of worship. Leaders on both sides should send a message that those who attack these sites will be ...

The president has even sent his officials to meet Jews of Syrian origin in America, asking for their help to rebuild synagogues in Aleppo, a city in Syria’s north.

JOBAR, Syria (AP) — Syria’s 13-year civil war left the synagogue partially destroyed. Walls and roofs have collapsed. Some artifacts are missing. A marble sign in Arabic at the gate says it ...

Jihadists allied with Turkey are hunting down religious minorities to kill them in Syria's northwest, Christian activists warn, as Turkey and its allies have encircled the Kurdish-held town of ...