A somber atmosphere currently dominates the streets of the capital Damascus.

Tasnim| Fathi Nezam: People in Syrian capital city of Damascus packed streets to welcome 2017.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Vatican will host a brainstorming workshop on Jan 13 about how to achieve a cease-fire in Syria so humanitarian aid can be delivered and how to end persecution of Christians there. The Pontifical Academy of Sciences has lined up experts from the United States, Russia and elsewhere. Speakers include Tony Blair, the former British ...

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="650"] Syrian Christians commemorate their martyrs and those they lost to the war in Christmas.[/caption]   The Grotto of Nativity for celebrating Christmas in Syria was decorated this year with photos of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the security of their homeland against a foreign-charged ...