Although members of the Christian community said they are happy to see the Assad regime go, many are wary of their new Islamist leaders.

Twinkling lights, stars, bells and revolutionary flags are strung above the ancient streets of the old city of Damascus.

Follow the latest on Syria The first Christmas Eve of a new Syria – following the overthrow of president Bashar Al Assad's ...

Through prayer and protest, believers struggle to interpret the promises of newly ascendant Islamist leadership.

In the past week, the Pentagon has acknowledged that its footprint in Iraq and Syria is bigger than it has claimed for years ...

Syria’s de-facto leader met with Christian clerics on New Year's Eve. This came after several alarming incidents in late ...

Syria's historic ethnic and religious minorities also include Muslim Kurds and Shi'ites - who feared during the civil war ...

blamed foreign fighters for the Christmas tree burning and said they had been arrested. Thousands of foreign fighters have poured into Syria during the country’s 13-year civil war, which drew in ...

More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.

When Syrian rebels roared into Damascus after a lightning advance on the capital, they exalted in their triumph over ...

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.

Syrians gathered among Christmas lights and decorations in the old city of Damascus, Syria. - Chris McGrath/Getty Images Europe Twinkling lights, stars, bells and revolutionary flags are strung ...