Who is responsible for the birth of Christianity? As with any major phenomenon, the answer is complex. Christianity developed ...

Pascha (Aramaic for Easter, ܦܨܚܐ) is more than just the change of a year; it is a true transfiguration, a moment that ...

It was where all the caravans crossing the Syrian desert ... the remnants of tombs and monuments along with the several temples dedicated to Mesopotamian, Babylonian and Aramean gods.

Figures of camels were often found in elite tombs, such as this one ... Old Uyghur – to go alongside those written in Hebrew, Aramaic, Middle Persian and Arabic. Many of these are now in ...

An ancient town in Syria is one of the world’s few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used ...

"By embracing and promoting the Aramaic language, we ensure that this ancient treasure remains a vibrant part of our shared human heritage." ...

Maaloula is one of the world’s few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used. The town is also home to Syria’s two oldest active monasteries.

Hundreds of civilians have been killed in Syria in the last 48 hours, the deadliest eruption of violence since the fall of the Assad regime in December. The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human ...

With Bashar al-Assad's departure, the fate of Syria's Alawite community remains precarious. Once empowered by the regime, many Alawites now face reprisals from rebel factions and displaced Sunni ...