In the weeks since Syria’s government was overthrown, the Christians of Maaloula, a historic town in western Syria known for its Christian heritage, have been living with an intensifying fear ...

I’m grateful to The New York Times for highlighting the Syrian rebel attack on the ancient Christian town of Maaloula. From the NYT’s report: But the damage was already done. Most of the town’s ...

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DAMASCUS, January 18. /TASS/. Nuns have returned to the ancient Orthodox Monastery of Saint Thecla in Maaloula, a Syrian town some 50 km north of Damascus which has been freed from terrorists and ...

When I visited Maaloula in southwest Syria in 2016, the Jabhat Al-Nusra (the predecessor of the Hayat Tahrir Ash Sham jihadis ...

As Syria begins recovering from 50 years of autocratic rule by the Assad family, an international envoy says Christians and ...

12 novices with Abbess Balaji were captured by armed extremists after they carried out an attack on Monday at an ancient monastery in Maaloula MOSCOW, December 04. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia has called ...

(photo: Courtesy photo / Yvonne Wenger) Souhail Lawand/CNA/ACI Mena World December 31, 2024 In the weeks since Syria’s government was overthrown, the Christians of Maaloula, a historic town in ...