Sarah Latifa had feared that her Christian community in Syria may struggle to celebrate its first Christmas since Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad earlier this month.

DAMASCUS, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad in early December, in an early test of ...

“Next morning you will see the tree completely restored,” the unidentified rebel told a protesting group next to the burnt Christmas tree. The incident came three weeks since opposition rebels led a ...

(AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) Christians attend Christmas Mass in the Greek Orthodox convent Saint ... in support of unity ...

Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad in early December, in an early test of the new Islamist rulers ...

There were also protests on Christmas Eve against the burning of ... which were allegedly used by Assad's soldiers. A million Captagon pills and hundreds of kilograms of cannabis were set ablaze ...

Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad in early December, in an early test of the new Islamist rulers' pledges ...