The main churches have limited their celebrations to Christmas prayers in solidarity with Palestinians suffering from the war in Gaza: 'in Palestine, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, people are suffering,' said the Syrian Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo

Syria took part in the 12th International Meeting of High Ranking Officials Responsible for Security Matters in Russia

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Israel targeted an army radar station in the southern province of Daraa, which had detected Israeli aircraft entering Syria's airspace

As the crisis in Syria continues to worsen after 13 years of conflict, Adam Abdelmoula, resident coordinator for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, has appealed for $4 billion in aid for over 10 million Syrians