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The burial of a 19-year-old who died in the June bombing at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, has come to symbolize the "ethno-religious cleansing" of Syria's Christian indigenous people, says ...
News Syria » Damascus » Religion: Syrian authorities' new limits on alcohol sales in Damascus spark backlash
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of residents from a range of religious sects poured into a grassy square in Bab Touma, a Christian neighborhood in Damascus, chanting “Syrians are united!” and ...
News Syria » Damascus » Religion: Hopeful for a new beginning in the new year, American Jews make historic trip to Syria
(RNS) — Millennia of Jewish life in Syria came to a close in the 1990s. Today, only around half a dozen elderly Jews are believed to remain. (RNS) — As Jews around the world were preparing for the new ...
News Syria » Damascus » Religion: Syria’s religious minorities need stability, and we can help
When Americans think of the Middle East, we often focus on the headlines: wars between states, clashes between Sunnis and Shias, or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Beneath those familiar stories ...
News Syria » Damascus » Religion: Syrian Transitional President Visits Greek Orthodox Patriarch in Damascus
Although it was not the first encounter between Al-Shar’a and Christian religious leaders, the meeting was significant because it was his first official visit to a church since taking office in ...
News Syria » Damascus » Religion: Macron expresses 'belief that a new era is dawning in Syria' in Damascus visit
The French president became the first European head of state to visit Damascus since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Paris is seeking to retain influence in a country central to the Middle East's ...