Jehovah's Witnesses and other quasi-Christian sects are presenting serious challenges to the delicate balance of tolerance in Syria, where traditional Orthodox and Catholics live precariously among Muslims.

Almost two years after the Arab uprising, the Mideast finds itself increasingly Islamist and violent. Yet the young people had fought for greater dignity and freedom. It is a job half done: freed of dictators, but still without full democracy.

In Jordan, two days of meetings and discussions to shape the future of Christians in the Middle East. The event was attended by religious and secular scholars, Christian and Muslim from Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Iran and Jordan itself. The goal: to preserve the Christian ...

Fr Rif'at Bader tells the French foreign minister, who boasted about his country's commitment to Eastern Christians, that the flight of Iraqi Christians is evidence of the contrary. If the West really wants to something for the Middle East (and not only for Christians), it must invest in education, ...

Jordan must take further steps to eradicate violence against women and ensure gender equality, an independent United Nations human rights expert said today.