The faithful gathered for a more than symbolic rite at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus -- the Feast of All Antiochian Saints.

Tribes in Iraq's Shi'ite holy city of Najaf prepared their torches for a procession ahead of Ashura, the holiest festival in the Shi'ite calendar.

Believing Muslims say we should have faith in the Quran because Allah literally spoke it to the angel Jibreel, who in turn ...

Despite geopolitical tensions, dozens of Jews, including Israelis, have journeyed to shrine in Kurdish city of Alqosh since ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to terminate U.S. sanctions against Syria in a massive step toward ...

The nation's first purpose-built mosque opened in Cedar Rapids in the 1930s, and its history is still instructive, writes ...

A man who fled his war-torn home country is finding solace and purpose again in New York through the art of dance. Dancer Fadi Khoury makes beautiful art through his choreography despite a life marked ...

(THE CONVERSATION) After 12 days of trading deadly airstrikes, Israel and Iran confirmed on June 24, 2025, that a ceasefire is in effect, one day after President Donald Trump proclaimed the countries ...

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Analysts warn that the group is increasingly recruiting operatives with no prior records, making it harder to track and ...

The fraught relationship between the U.S. and Iran isn't new. U.S. involvement in, and conflict with, Iran is complicated and ...