Even though the closures were lifted after just one day due to public outcry, it sent a clear and worrying signal to Christians about growing restrictions on their cultural and social freedoms. On ...

Thousands of Alawites who fled violence in western Syria now face uncertainty as the Syrian government and Kurdish forces reach a tentative truce.

Australia’s government has banned an Australian with alleged ties to the militant Islamic State group from returning from a detention camp in Syria. The Australian is among a group of ...