The town is also home to Syria’s two oldest active monasteries. But since the fall of former President Bashar Assad in an insurgent offensive late last year, some residents fear their future is ...

The fact that today attempts are being made to rewrite the history of culture retroactively. We all know well-known historical monuments: monasteries of the 5th century, such as Amaras. Or, for ...

CHISINAU, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Moldova's government, a fierce critic of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, appealed to the country's clergy on Sunday to "tell the truth" about the war, saying that Moscow ...

On a snowy prairie in Minnesota stands a monastery like no other. A concrete trapezoid banner encasing a bell tower looms over a giant, beehive-shaped front window composed of hundreds of gently ...

On the rare weekends when she can get away from the unceasing work of running a country, she heads out into the countryside of Moldova – to feel the soil beneath her, and to breathe. Sometimes ...

With its glorious mountains, idyllic villages and spectacular ancient monasteries, Armenia is a place of rare beauty. But this landlocked country in the Caucasus remains something of an "enigma ...

KYIV, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Russian drone attacks damaged port infrastructure in southern Ukraine, officials said on Thursday, while neighbouring Moldova said two drones had blown up on its soil and ...

Nevertheless, he emphasised that Moldova would not block gas deliveries to the region, ensuring that people on the left bank of the Dniester River do not suffer from freezing conditions. Under the ...