DRAMAS IN THE MIDDLE EAST"Syria has now become an Islamic state"The Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Homs, Monsignor Jacques Mourad: “We thought we had finally achieved freedom. Instead, we have had to start fighting for it all over again.” The Christian population is at an all-time low: down from two million to three hundred thousandbyMatteo Matzuzzi28 JUL 26
the Druze martyrsVoices from Suwayda, Syria’s open wound that looks towards IsraelOne year on from the Druze massacre, whilst Damascus opens up to the world, the southern city remains isolated, impoverished and still seeking justice. A population divided between the Jewish state and al-Sharaa byLuca Gambardella18 JUL 26