told Syrian churches not told have public displays of Christmas. “Syria: Today, churches in Syria were instructed not to hold Christmas celebrations, parades, or even display Saint Nicholas.

In this transformed political landscape, Syrian Christians are determined to make their voices heard. Sarah Latifa had feared that her Christian community in Syria may struggle to celebrate its ...

He said he had spent three days living in a mountain area around the border between Lebanon and Syria "without food and water ... "It truly is a Christmas miracle," Owens said.

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 ...

DAMASCUS — 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.

A video showing hooded men setting a Christmas tree on fire in a Christian-majority town has sparked protests in Syria. Footage posted on social media shows the tree alight in Suqaylabiyah ...

A tumultuous year for Syria ended on a sour note with protests after images and videos circulated of the burning of a Christmas tree in a Christian-majority city near Damascus. News of the burning ...

Protests erupted in Christian neighborhoods of the Syrian capital Damascus after a Christmas tree was set on fire in another town by unidentified men on Monday evening. A video showing men setting ...

DAMASCUS, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad in early December, in an early test of ...