A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled ...

"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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Paris (AFP) – Three ancient cities suffered widespread destruction in Monday's massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria: Antakya ... was once the ancient city of Antioch which rivalled Alexandria ...