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Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad looking at icons as he visits a monastery in the ancient Christian town of Maaloula on April 20, 2014 (AFP PHOTO / HO / SYRIAN PRESIDENCY FACEBOOK PAGE)”
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a group of nuns who were freed after being held by rebels, greet church officials at the Syrian border town of Judaydat Yabus, early Monday, on March 10, 2014. (AP Photo/SANA)
Maaloula nuns waiting to return to convent: Mother Superior
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Maaloula nuns released earlier this month by the Al-Nusra Front are being hosted by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch in Damascus and are not under house arrest, as recent reports suggested, according to the nuns’ Mother Superior, Pelagia...Caption:
Nuns who were among a group freed after being held hostage by Islamist rebels in Syria, pray during a mass to celebrate their release at the Church of the Holy Cross in Damascus, on March 10, 2014. (AFP Photo/Louai Beshara)
Syria: Confusion remains over Maaloula nuns deal
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The internationally mediated deal that saw thirteen Lebanese and Syrian nuns freed in exchange for the reported release of over 150 women and children detained by the Syrian government continues to arouse confusion and controversy in the...Caption:
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a group of nuns who were freed after being held by rebels, greet church officials at the Syrian border town of Judaydat Yabus, early Monday, on March 10, 2014. (AP Photo/SANA)
Syria: Kidnapped nuns released
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Thirteen Lebanese and Syrian nuns seized by Syrian rebels three months ago were released on Sunday after intense international mediation efforts involving Lebanese, Qatari, Turkish and Syrian officials. The nuns were released in exchange for...Caption:
In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian military solider fires a heavy machine gun during clashes with rebels in Maaloula village, northeast of the capital Damascus, Syria (AP Photo/SANA, File)