January 14th, 2014 - 08:59 GMT Arsal mayor to help free Syrian nuns The mayor of Arsal is committed to helping with the release of 13 nuns who were captured in Maaloula in December. Read more
![Islamist rebels kidnapped a group of nuns from the Greek Orthodox monastery of St Thecla in Maaloula north of Damascus. [wordpress]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria/damascus-nuns.jpg?itok=7wvJAcZY "Islamist rebels kidnapped a group of nuns from the Greek Orthodox monastery of St Thecla in Maaloula north of Damascus. [wordpress]")
