Joseph Yacoub, a specialist in Eastern Christians, examines Syria’s historical identity, highlighting its neglected Christian ...

The Patriarchs of the Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, and Melkite Greek Catholic Churches of Antioch have jointly sent a congratulatory telegram to Syrian President Ahmad Al-Shara, marking his ...

Two years after the deadliest and most destructive earthquake in modern Turkish history, hundreds of thousands of people ...

Whenever Sema Genc enters a room, the first place she looks is the ceiling: would it hold up in an earthquake, or would she ...

Two years after surviving the devastating 2023 earthquake that killed her family in Antakya, Sema Genç reflects on her trauma ...

This aerial view shows a container city in Antakya on January 28, 2025, on the second anniversary of the earthquake that devastated south-east Turkey and northern Syria (AFP photo) ANTAKYA, Turkey — ...

Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, patriarch of Antioch and All the East, spoke at the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, issuing a call on the international community ...

Thousands of survivors held torchlit vigils across southern Turkey at 4:17 am Thursday, expressing pain and anger as they ...

Two years after the deadliest and most destructive earthquake in modern Turkish history, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced, with many still living in temporary housing, as rebuilding ...

Less than a third of the destroyed homes have been rebuilt, half a million people still live in container settlements, and a ...

Four-year-old Emir was at home with his family when two devastating earthquakes hit southern Turkey on 6 February 2023, claiming the lives of more than 53,500 people. The bodies of his mother, father ...

No place was worse hit than Antakya, the site of the ancient city ... and the surrounding Hatay province that borders northwestern Syria. Although countless tonnes of rubble have been removed ...