Assad, who hails from the Alawite minority and ruled with an ... In an overnight protest over the Christmas tree burning, Georges, who only gave his first name, condemned "sectarianism" and "injustice ...

Across Aleppo, churches are tentatively preparing for the Christmas period while celebrating the downfall of Assad, whose brutal rule was marked by enforced disappearances, mass detentions and ...

By Christmas Eve, the capital’s streets were ... while Alawites — the minority sect to which Assad belongs — along with Ismailis and Shiite Muslims collectively account for about 13 percent.

Through prayer and protest, believers struggle to interpret the promises of newly ascendant Islamist leadership.

When Syrian rebels roared into Damascus after a lightning advance on the capital, they exalted in their triumph over ...

King Charles made a significant donation to help support the International Rescue Committee charity for its work in Syria as ...

More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.

Sarah Latifa had feared that her Christian community in Syria may struggle to celebrate its first Christmas since Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad earlier this month.