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Date of source: Saturday, February 3, 2018
On Saturday, Christians held their first Mass in the damaged Syriac Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary in the city of Deīr ez-Zūr, eastern Syria, after years of interruption caused by battles and the presence of the Islamic State group.
Date of source: Thursday, August 14, 2025
Syria is going through a sensitive stage in its dealings with Kurdish groups, amid fears in both Damascus and Ankara of unrest that could lead to chaos or the partition of Syrian territory.
Date of source: Saturday, August 9, 2025
The spiritual leader of the Druze in al-Suwaydāʾ, Ḥamūd al-Ḥannāwī, launched a sharp attack on the Damascus government, considering that it had violated agreements, according to Sky News Arabia.
Date of source: Monday, August 4, 2025
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava, is a de facto autonomous region in northeastern Syria that gained its de facto autonomy in 2012 in the context of the Rojava conflict and the broader Syrian Civil War. Rojava is marked by ethnic and religious...
Date of source: Thursday, July 31, 2025
In a phone call with Syrian President Aḥmad al-Sharaʿ, French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the latest developments in Syria and ways to support pathways to stability and a political solution, in addition to regional and international issues of mutual concern.
Date of source: Thursday, July 17, 2025
In a significant development in the course of the Syrian crisis, events on the ground are accelerating at a pace that signals major transformations in the regional landscape. Several Syrian cities—most notably Damascus, al-Suwaydāʾ, and Darʿā—are witnessing an unprecedented military escalation,...
Date of source: Friday, July 18, 2025
The Syrian Presidency stated, "We are working on deploying a specialized force to end the clashes in the south, in parallel with political and security measures to restore stability."
The Presidency called for restraint, adding that intensive efforts are being made to stop the fighting and prevent...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
The Syrian city of al-Suwaīdāʾ has returned to media attention during recent hours as a result of violent and bloody clashes that have broken out between Bedouin tribes backed by security and military forces belonging to the government in Damascus on the one side and the Druze, who make up the...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 9, 2025
The Syrian government stressed that the Kurdish component is an inseparable part of the Syrian societal fabric and that its rights are safeguarded and respected within state institutions, not outside them.
Date of source: Monday, June 23, 2025
Christian officials and religious figures and institutions in Jordan, Palestine, and Syria condemned the terrorist attack on the Church of Mār Eliās, which resulted in a violent explosion in the church located in al-Duwaylaʾ neighborhood, east of the capital Damascus. The attack, which occurred on...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.