In the Triumph of Orthodoxy service on the first Sunday of Great Lent, the clergy and faithful proclaim – with many shouting – bold statements of faith from the year 787, after decades of persecution.

Built in the 16th century by Suleiman, the wall also includes the modern Damascus Gate, which was erected on top of the Roman 2nd-century structure. The site was excavated by archaeologists in the ...

The assassination of Julius Caesar was reenacted in Rome at the exact same place where it had taken place 2,000 years ago.

Still, Syrian Christians are worried, wondering if the new government will target them next. The revenge killings mark the ...

Damascus cultural life resumes with concerts, exhibition We are open to all forms of art, says ruling official Artists were worried about freedoms under Islamist rule New rulers trying to avoid ...

- The Christians are split into a number of denominations - some of them tiny communities with ancient roots in pre-Islamic ...