Mohammed, 15, learned about the dangers of unexploded ordnance at a UNICEF child-friendly space — knowledge he used to save ...

Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four ...

While the Rinat Yisrael siddur’s original editions relied on the support of the Religion and Education Ministries, the edition meant for Diaspora Jews was funded by the World Zionist Organization’ ...

What would your life look like without the building blocks of an elementary education? That’s a question one ministry has ...

Israeli fire has killed eight people in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours even as a fragile ceasefire with Hamas has largely held ...

Syrian soccer player Abdel Basset al-Sarout became the poster child for the Syrian revolution with his iconic protest anthems ...

Denying Palestinian refugees rights has cross-party support in British politics. It's okay to punch down on refugees so long ...

The shortlist for the Literature category includes three works: The Sphinx by Ahmed Mourad (Egypt); Travels of the City of ...

A few children fed stray dogs and cats loitering by a bakery. Thabet said she trusts in God that their fate will be better. Unlike some residents, she has faith that Syria's new leaders will make ...

MAALOULA, Syria (AP) — Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on a cold Sunday morning. But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world’s few places ...

Thousands of Jews left Syria in 1992, when they were allowed to emigrate. The visit by a small delegation of U.S.-based Syrian Jewish religious figures last week was their first time back since then.

"For children, they can learn to ... In one, Rabbi Hamra reverently held a prayer book he himself had copied out long ago, and in accordance with Syrian law at the time, had taken to the ...