Tag: AL

Proposed Egyptian Law to Reduce Restrictions on Building Churches

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- September 27, 2014

The Coptic Orthodox Virgin Mary church is seen during sunset in Cairo, April 18, 2009 (photo: REUTERS/Tarek Mostafa). By Ahmed Fouad AL Monitor 27/9/14 The ... Read More

Gazans find sanctuary in ancient church

OCP- July 23, 2014

AL Monitor - 23/7/14 Gaza’s only Greek Orthodox Church canceled its Sunday prayers and opened its doors to hundreds fleeing the Israeli bombardment of the ... Read More

H.B. THEOPHILOS III PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM VISITED AL-ZAITARI REFUGEE CAMP IN JORDAN

OCP- August 12, 2012

On Monday, August 6, 2012, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all of Palestine and Jordan, ... Read More

Coptic Christians celebrate Easter without Pope Shenouda

OCP- April 17, 2012

By CLAIRE READ AL ARABIYA CAIRO 17/4/2012 Coptic Christians celebrate gathered to celebrate Easter but this year’s celebrations have been more subdued out of respect ... Read More

Christians participated in all revolution activities: Syrian opposition figure

OCP- February 4, 2012

By AL ARABIYA 3/2/2012 There is an impression that Syrian Christians are taking the side of the ruling regime in Syria, George Sabra, member of ... Read More

Patriarch Hazim: AL Sanctions against Syria Unprecedented, Syrians Independent for Their Livelihood

OCP- December 1, 2011

1/12/2011 Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim of Antioch and All the East for Greek Orthodox stressed Wednesday that the Arab League (AL) sanctions on Syria will ... Read More

Archbishop Hanna: Arab League Should Correct Its Mistake against Syria

OCP- November 18, 2011

17/11/2011 OCCUPIED JERUSALM, (SANA)- Archbishop of the Sebaste Roman Orthodox Church, Atallah Hanna, stressed the sinister conspiracy hatched against Syria targets its principled and supportive ... Read More

Why don’t you extend hands to each other?

OCP- October 24, 2011

MEHMET ALİ BİRAND 21/10/2011 mab@hurriyet.com.tr I listened to the prime minister while I was in Ankara on Thursday. He complained about the opposition. Also about ... Read More

Egyptian priest says Coptic church was not attacked, admits to building violations

OCP- October 13, 2011

12/10/2011 By AL ARABIYA DUBA While Egyptians, Muslims and Christians alike, are trying to fathom the tragedy that took place Sunday, when 25 people were ... Read More

HIS HOLINESS ARAM I MEETS WITH THE EMIR OF THE STATE OF QATAR HAMAD BIN KHALIFA AL THANI

OCP- February 26, 2011

02/23/2011 On 23 February 2011, His Holiness Aram I met with the Emir. Also attending the meeting were: Vice-Prime Minister Abdullah Attieh of Qatar, the ... Read More

Arab press angered by Coptic Church Blast

OCP- January 4, 2011

3/1/2011 The Egyptian press has reacted angrily to the suicide bombing that targeted a Coptic church in Alexandria on New Year's Day, with several papers ... Read More