For the first time since the stunning overthrow of Bashar al-Assad two weeks ago, Shoukri, a Christian man in Aleppo, is tentatively reopening his shop. This street, in the Christian heartland of ...

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

Christians in Syria continue to seek more concrete guarantees, although opinions differ on what form these guarantees should ...

As Syria navigates a transitional phase, questions abound regarding the Church’s role in shaping the new Syrian nation. Has ...

Of the approximately 250,000 Christians who lived in Aleppo before 2011, local Christian organisations tell The Independent only 20,000 remain. All appear happy to see Assad go. But amid the ...

For the first time since the stunning overthrow of Bashar al-Assad two weeks ago, Shoukri, a Christian man in Aleppo, is tentatively reopening his shop. This street, in the Christian heartland of ...