Category: Middle East

Christians jingle grieving bells across war-torn Syria

obl- December 24, 2012

SyndiGate.info  -24/12/12 As the festive Christmas holiday approaches, Christians around the world are anticipating to mark a new celebration for the birth of Jesus Christ. ... Read More

For Orthodox Christians, Christmas a time of reflection, not ‘entertainment’

obl- December 22, 2012

22/12/12 Orthodox icons of the birth of Jesus are not like those in Catholic and Protestant churches. “We do not focus on a magic baby ... Read More

For Orthodox Christians, Christmas a time of reflection, not ‘entertainment’

obl- December 22, 2012

22/12/12 Orthodox icons of the birth of Jesus are not like those in Catholic and Protestant churches. Read More

Syria Civil War: Syrian Christians Could Suffer if Assad Falls

obl- December 21, 2012

James Street  - 21/12/12 Now even the warmongering Right in America seems to be getting the picture.  In an article  on the militant Media Research ... Read More

Syria Civil War: Syrian Christians Could Suffer if Assad Falls

obl- December 21, 2012

James Street  - 21/12/12 Now even the warmongering Right in America seems to be getting the picture.  In an article  on the militant Media Research ... Read More

Persecution of the Christians: Syrian minority fear the end of fighting more than war itself

obl- December 19, 2012

Patrick Cockburn 19/12/12 In his final dispatch from Syria, Patrick Cockburn reports from Maloula on the plight of the country’s Christian minority, who fear an ... Read More

Armenians Fleeing Anew as Syria Erupts in Battle

obl- December 13, 2012

Displaced young Syrian Armenians at the recently opened Cilician School in Yerevan, Armenia.  ALIA MALEK – 11/12/12 YEREVAN, Armenia — At the newly opened Cilician ... Read More

Moscow Patriarchate calls for Orthodox-Muslim alliance against extremism

obl- December 11, 2012

Nina Achmatova -11/12/12 Metropolitan Hilarion says Wahamism is a common threat to the two religions in Russia and the Middle East. In his view, Muslim ... Read More

Moscow Patriarchate calls for Orthodox-Muslim alliance against extremism

obl- December 11, 2012

Nina Achmatova -11/12/12 Metropolitan Hilarion says Wahamism is a common threat to the two religions in Russia and the Middle East. In his view, Muslim ... Read More

The plight of Middle East Christians took me back to Lebanon

obl- December 11, 2012

Terry Waite – 11/12/12 Last week I  returned to Lebanon , a quarter of a century after being kidnapped and held captive for almost five ... Read More