Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad in early December, in an early test of the new Islamist rulers' pledges to protect the rights of the country's religious minorities.

Although members of the Christian community said they are happy to see the Assad regime go, many are wary of their new Islamist leaders.

Since the fall of Assad's regime a few weeks ago, tensions across the Middle East have continued to remain high, prompting concerns from countries in the region. Now, all eyes are

The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria says the country’s new authorities were “very receptive” to its request for cooperation during a just-concluded visit to Damascus — and it is preparing to deploy.