On This Day, Dec. 27: Beirut car bomb kills former ambassador
On Dec. 27, 2013, a car bomb in Beirut killed seven people, including Mohamad Chatah, Lebanon's former ambassador to the ...
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Syria declares Catholic Christmas as holiday after Christians protests
The Syrian authorities on Tuesday declared December 25 and 26, when Catholic Christmas is celebrated, official holidays amid ...
Burning of a Christmas Tree in Syria Sets Off Protests
The protests in Damascus broke out after footage circulated online of an artificial Christmas tree on fire in a mostly Christian town as masked men stand around it.
Assad's fall paves the way for "normal ties" between Lebanon, new Syria
Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster has ended Iran's 40-year dominance and quest for hegemony in the region, further ...
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'Children cannot stay depressed': Beirut Christians mark dampened Christmas after Israel war
Christian-majority Hadath is located next to Beirut's southern suburbs, colloquially known as Dahiyeh, which were subjected ...
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'We've come a long way': Fragile hope for Christians returning to their land in southern Lebanon
Three weeks after the ceasefire that went into effect November 27 in Lebanon to halt the war between Israel and Hezbollah, ...
Christians protest in Syrian capital after burning of Christmas tree
Protests erupted in Christian neighborhoods of the Syrian capital Damascus after a Christmas tree was set on fire in another ...
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What the Israel-Hezbollah war did to Lebanon's cultural heritage sites
Part of a Crusader castle crumbled. An 18th century minaret felled. Church mosaics burned. Archaeologists are assessing ...