The land’s ancient Christian communities – the biblical Book of Acts notes that “in Antioch the disciples were for the first time called Christians” – were decimated by the Syrian civil ...

"We look at ourselves that we are equal to the Muslim, the Alawite, and every single Syrian citizen," he added. The group derives its name from the ancient city of Antioch, reflecting their deep ...

Antakya, a city of around 250,000 people in south-central Turkey, large parts of which have been reduced to rubble, was once the ancient city of Antioch which rivalled ... an autonomous city in French ...

Four weeks ago, Antakya was a bustling regional capital of 400,000 people sandwiched between the Mediterranean Sea and Turkey’s mountainous border with Syria, known for its spicy cuisine and ...

The fall of the regime in Damascus has also led to a backlash against the Orthodox patriarchate heir to one of the most important seats of ancient ... in Syria. The Patriarchate of Antioch remains ...

As Christians around the world celebrate Christmas, there is no joy among the ancient Christian community of Syria. There have been Christians there longer than anywhere. Antioch, located just ...

Syria, of which Antioch was the chief city ... The majority of these spoke Syriac, a form of late Aramaic, the ancient language of the Middle East and one of the original languages of the Bible.

The deadliest disaster in modern Turkey's history, the quake killed more than 53,000 people in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria ... Antioch and founded in 300 BC by the Seleucid dynasty. The ...

The site of ancient Antioch — a crossroads of civilizations ... Feb. 6 earthquake that killed tens of thousands in Turkey and Syria. For 10 years, Kocaoglu, a native of the city, led tours ...

PALMYRA, Syria — This ancient city, once one of the most important ... she used the military and expanded her empire from Antioch to Egypt," says Botman, pointing out pharaonic columns gifted ...

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. "This is the Faith of ...