HOLEB (ALEPPO), Syria — A European delegation from the Syriac Cross Foundation for Care and Development conducted several visits in Syria, traveling through the provinces of Edleb (Idlib) and Holeb (Aleppo) to assess local needs and discuss cultural, social and humanitarian initiatives with church representatives and community figures. The delegation included Sarah Afram, head of the Syriac Cross Foundation in Belgium, and Sandra Korteweg, head of Schlomo Nederland, and the Foundation’s Syrian administration, including country head Malek Hanna and official Miray Tawaifi.

EDLEB and TEL TAMR, Syria — After six decades with their doors closed, two schools run by the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land have reopened in the villages of Qunaya and Al-Yacoubiyah in western rural Edleb (Idlib), restoring access to education for children in the area. The school in Qunaya serves first-cycle students, while the school in Al-Yacoubiyah serves students in the second cycle.

EDLEB, Syria — Eight Israeli airstrikes struck the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in northwestern Syria early Tuesday, hitting the runway and storage facilities, Syria’s state-run Ekhbariya reported, citing a military source. No casualties were reported by the military source or a civilian living near the base. The Israeli military declined to comment, while Syria’s Defense Ministry did not immediately respond.

DARAMSUQ — Protests, road blockades, and strikes spread across several parts of Syria on Sunday after the government sharply increased the prices of gasoline, diesel, and other petroleum products, prompting demonstrators to demand that the decision be reversed and calling for the resignation of Energy Minister Mohammed al-Bashir. Demonstrators gathered in cities and towns including Hemto (Hama), Edleb (Idlib), Druco (Daraa), Raqqa, Dayro Zcuro (Deir ez-Zor), and parts of the Holeb (Aleppo) and the…

AL-GHASSANIYAH, EDLEB (IDLIB), Syria — One year after Al-Ghassaniyah residents in Edleb (Idlib) countryside were able to visit to their homes, which they had fled after the Syrian war broke out in 201...

AL-GHASSANIYAH, EDLEB (IDLIB), Syria — One year after Al-Ghassaniyah residents in Edleb (Idlib) countryside were able to visit to their homes, which they had fled after the Syrian war broke out in 2011, a Divine Liturgy according to the Byzantine rite was celebrated there for the first time. The Liturgy was presided over by Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Archbishop of Latakia Mor Athanasios Fahd and coincided with the opening of hall of the Saint George Church after renovation.

HALLOUZ and BURJ AL-QASTAL, Syria — In a scene reflecting the deep attachment of Syrian Christians to their land, villages, and homes, residents of Hallouz and Burj al-Qastal in the Edleb (Idlib) coun...

AL-GHASSANIYAH, Edleb — A divine service was held before the Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church in the village of al-Ghassaniyah in rural, Edleb (Idlib) for the first time in more than thirteen years, with t...

EDLEB, Syria — For the first time in more than a decade, the bells of St. Anna’s Church rang again in the village of Yacoubiyah, a predominantly Armenian Christian community in northwestern Edleb (Idlib), Syria. The reopening and rededication of the centuries-old church was marked with the annual Feast of St. Anna, one of the …

SARAQEB, Syria — Nearly five months after the fall of the former regime in Syria, new evidence continues to surface exposing the scale of atrocities committed during its final years in power. In Saraqeb, located in western Edleb (Idlib), three mass graves have been uncovered, adding to the grim findings of a separate grave discovered …