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Father Dimitri Dogum prepares for the Christmas Eve mass at the Church of Saint Peter on December 24, 2025 in Antakya, southeast Turkey (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP via Getty Images)
Turkey
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Last Christians gather in ruins of Turkey's quake-hit Antakya

Since the devastating 2023 earthquakes, Turkey's Antakya city has emptied and the Christian community has shrunk from 350 families to fewer than 90

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 December, 2025
In a Divided Lebanon, Christians Find Hope Through Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV
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In a divided Lebanon, Christians find hope through Pope Leo

Alex Martin Astley

Alex Martin Astley

02 December, 2025
The Pope met Muslim and Christian leaders in Beirut's Martyrs' Square [Getty]
Lebanon
MENA
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Pope preaches unity at gathering of Christian, Muslim leaders in Beirut

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 December, 2025
The Pope will touchdown in Lebanon on 30 November
Lebanon
MENA
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Pope visit: Lebanon's rich tapestry of Christian denominations

The New Arab Staff
01 December, 2025
Pilgrims pray in front of a portrait of Saint Charbel during a visit to the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya on November 12, 2025. (Photo by Joseph EID/AFP via Getty Images
Pope Leo XIV
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Inside Pope Leo's tour of Lebanon's important Christian sites

Louay Faour
30 November, 2025
A billboard of Pope Leo XIV is on the highway that leads to Beirut's international airport in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 20, 2025. (Photo by Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Pope Leo XIV
MENA
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Weary, MENA Christians see hope in Pope Leo's visit to Lebanon

Louay Faour
29 November, 2025
Pope Leo XIV Leads Mass in Istanbul
Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo to meet Middle East Christian leaders in bid for unity

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 November, 2025
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Pope Leo XIV
Society
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Migrant Ethiopian women see no relief from Pope's Lebanon visit

Alex Martin Astley

Alex Martin Astley

27 November, 2025
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Nigeria
World
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Pupils, teachers kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 November, 2025
NIGERIA-ECOWAS-DIPLOMACY
Nigeria
World
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Nigeria urges Trump meeting after military action threat

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 November, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One
Donald Trump
World
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Trump vows military action in Nigeria over killing of Christians

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 November, 2025
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Donald Trump
World
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Trump claims Christians in Nigeria face 'existential threat'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 October, 2025
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Syria
MENA
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Three killed in Christian area of Syria amid sectarian tension

The New Arab Staff
02 October, 2025
Charlie Kirk was known for his evangelical protestant Christianity that embraced Zionism
Lebanon
MENA
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Why are some Lebanese Christians mourning Charlie Kirk?

The New Arab Staff
12 September, 2025
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Post-Assad Syria
Analysis
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Federalism or fragmentation? The future of Syria's minorities

Robert Bociaga
14 August, 2025
Demonstrators protest against CUFI's annual conference in Washington, DC [Photo by Julie Keane via JVP]
US affairs
World
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Hundreds protest Christians United for Israel conference in US

Brooke Anderson
03 July, 2025
Two men in a car holding crucifixes and a framed photo of a woman
Arab Christians
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The Mar Elias Church bombing was an attack on all Syrians

Ammar Dayoub

Ammar Dayoub

01 July, 2025
An armed man inspects damage at the Mar Elias Church following a blast on June 22, 2025 in Damascus, Syria. (Photo by Ali Haj Suleiman/Getty Images)
Post-Assad Syria
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Sharaa vows Damascus church attackers will face justice

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 June, 2025
Christians in Syria bemoaned a lack of security as a suicide bomber killed 22 during mass at a Church in Damascus
Post-Assad Syria
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Bloodshed in Damascus church leaves Syria's Christians shattered

The New Arab Staff
23 June, 2025
Christian pilgrims light candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where, according to tradition, Jesus is crucified and buried, in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 19, 2025. (Photo by Saeed Qaq)
Easter
MENA
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Israeli forces assault Christians in Jerusalem on Holy Saturday

The New Arab Staff
19 April, 2025
Syria's Christian neighbourhoods have a thriving bar scene
Syria
MENA
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Syria reverses bar closures in Damascus Christian areas

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 March, 2025