Syrian minister of religious affairs Ahmad Abdul-Sattar Al-Sayed, left, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, second from left, the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for Syrian Orthodox, President Bashar Assad, center, Ignatius IV Hazeem, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for the Greek Orthodox, second from right, and Syria's Grand Mufti Sheik Ahmed Hassoun, right, are seen at at St. Aphrem church on the occasion of Christmas day, in Ma'arret Seydnaya, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007. (AP Photo Bassem Tellawi). AP Photo logo AP Photo 50 months ago

Syrian minister of religious affairs Ahmad Abdul-Sattar Al-Sayed, left, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, second from left, the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for Syrian Orthodox, President Bashar Assad, center, Ignatius IV Hazeem, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for the Greek Orthodox, second from right, and Syria's Grand Mufti Sheik Ahmed Hassoun, right, are seen at at St. Aphrem church on the occasion of Christmas day, in Ma'arret Seydnaya, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007. (AP Photo Bassem Tellawi).

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