21 ancient wonders that you are BANNED from seeing
Age-old treasures around the world you’re highly unlikely to ever see in person, whether they're out of bounds due to their ...
New York Sun1d
A Fragile Christmas: Syrian Christians Approach a Crossroads of Hope and Fear
The church bells still ring in Syria’s ancient Christian enclaves, but their sound carries a bittersweet resonance. Two weeks ...
Syria’s ancient Christian community faces an imminent, existential threat
The “sun of freedom has risen over Syria today,” declared Bishop Hanna Jallouf, head of Syria’s Latin Church, when recently ...
An Old Syria Hand’s Outlook: The Pieces Aren’t Coming Back Together
In 1994, the line of succession changed in what seemed a promising way. Basil al-Assad, the “hero” and Hafez al-Assad’s ...
India Today on MSN11d
How Kerala's Syrian Christians melded sindoor, mangalsutra with ancient Syria's customs
In Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things, Ammu, a Syrian Christian woman from Kerala, falls for Velutha, a Christian ...
Al-Monitor on MSN2d
Resurrecting Aleppo: Healing war’s scars on Syria’s heritage
The historic Baron Hotel in Syria’s Aleppo is dilapidated and damaged by years of war but still standing and ready for a ...
Opinion
The Daily Item15hOpinion
The next mess: Syria
Syria, part of the ancient world, that figures prominently in Jewish history, came under the sway of the Muslim Ottoman Empire based in Turkey. The Ottoman Empire ruled the land from 1516 to the end ...
US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that led ...
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Torah Scroll rescued from ancient Syrian synagogue to be returned - report
A delegation of Syrian Jewish businessmen will be returning a Torah Scroll to Syria, which was previously salvaged from the country, according to a Jewish News report on Monday, citing Moti Kahana ...