With the stunning change of leadership in Syria and the end of a 50-year reign of the Assad regime, the significance of religious history in Syria shouldn't be overlooked. Most Syrians are now Muslim, ...

Bombardment, looting and disuse have wreaked an uncertain toll on the country's former synagogues and Jewish sites.

After two millennia, Syria’s ancient but dwindling Christian community is facing dire peril. Desperate to continue the church’s presence in this Cradle of Christianity, Syria’s Christians ...

Scholars also worry about the ruins of Roman-era synagogues in Syria’s ancient cities ... The country’s gems of Jewish history will only survive as far as its next regime allows, said Cunliffe.

But to take advantage of this crossroads, Syrians need to understand their country’s post-independence history. It suggests that a successful transition to a post-Assad Syria will require ...

Scholars also worry about the ruins of Roman-era synagogues in Syria’s ancient cities ... The country’s gems of Jewish history will only survive as far as its next regime allows, said Cunliffe.

Most Syrians are now Muslim, but some important Christian history recorded in the Holy Bible relates to the ancient nation of Syria. So in these days of civil war and leadership change there ...

Born in one of the world's most ancient cities with a rich cosmopolitan history, Nevart and Silva are celebrating their first ...

All of Syria’s churches, whether of the larger Orthodox community or Catholic, are facing an imminent existential threat both from the new authorities and general political chaos following the Assad ...