The bars and restaurants of the Christian quarter of Bab Sharqi play carols on repeat. Christmas spirit and decorations arrived a little late this year, as Syria’s Christians held their breath, ...

Christmas, a cherished time worldwide honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, brings its own magic to the Arab world. You might ...

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.

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

By Euan Ward Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon Hundreds of people protested in Christian neighborhoods of the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Tuesday after the burning of a Christmas tree, chanting ...

At a time when most of the international news is full of gloom and doom, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria is a happy surprise, almost a Christmas miracle. Bashar al-Assad, the last scion of ...

Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree, prompting calls for the new Islamist authorities to take steps to protect minorities. A video posted on social media showed the ...

ANWAR AMRO/AFP/AFP 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 ...

Christmas spirit and decorations arrived a little late this year, as Syria’s Christians held their breath, waiting to see what place they’ll have in a new Syria, and whether promises of ...