Tag: Lebanon
Patriarch Kirill meets with President of Lebanon
15/11/2011 On November 14, 2011, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church met with President of the Republic of Lebanon, Gen. Michel Suleiman, in Beirut. ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill arrives in Lebanon
Beirut, November 14, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has arrived in Lebanon from Syria. During his visit to the Antiochian Orthodox ... Read More
Aram I Welcomes Clinton Call for Turkey to Return Properties
10/11/2011 WASHINGTON—His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, has commended U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s statement of concern regarding Turkey’s ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill to visit Syria, Lebanon
Moscow, November 11, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia is expected to visit Syria and Lebanon from November 12-15, Moscow Patriarchate spokesman ... Read More
For Lebanon’s Christians, the fear is what might come next
Lebanese security stand gurad as people gather outside the Syrian embassy to show their support for President Bashar al-Assad in Beirut on Oct. 30, 2011. ... Read More
Estonians’ kidnap kingpin linked to Zahle Church Bombing
Rima S. Aboulmona The Daily Star 4/11/2011 BEIRUT: The alleged mastermind behind the abduction of seven Estonian tourists who were released in July was also ... Read More
Hazim stresses importance of Orthodox Antioch Unity
The Daily Star 28/10/2011 BEIRUT: Greek Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim stressed Thursday the significance of unity of the Orthodox Antioch Church in Lebanon, Syria, ... Read More
Amin Gemayel visits Egypt, holds meeting with Coptic Pope
The Daily Star 17/10/2011 BEIRUT: Kataeb Party leader Amin Gemayel called Sunday for dialogue between Arab states to lay the foundations for political systems based ... Read More
Lebanese Orthodox Gathering discusses electoral law with Geagea
6/10/2011 Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea met on Thursday with a delegation of the Lebanese Orthodox Gathering to discuss the Orthodox proposal on the electoral ... Read More
No fear for Christians in Lebanon, Syria: Hazim
By Antoine Amrieh The Daily Star 6/10/2011 IVKOURA, Lebanon: Greek Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim said Wednesday that there is no fear for Christians living ... Read More
Armenian Catholicos meets with Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker
5/10/2011 ETCHMIADZIN. – Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II received, at the Holy See of St. Etchmiadzin on Tuesday, Lebanese National Assembly Speaker Nabih Berri ... Read More
In Lebanon, a Tangle of Religious Laws Govern Life and Love
ANNA LOUIE SUSSMAN- Anna Louie Sussman is a New York-based freelance writer for major U.S. magazines and newspapers, and the senior editor and writer for ... Read More
Christian leaders fail to agree on Electoral Reform
By Patrick Galey The Daily Star 24/9/2011 BKIRKI, Lebanon: Christian leaders failed to agree upon proposed changes to the parliamentary electoral law Friday, as divisive ... Read More
Sects entitled to vote for own MPs Ferzli
The Daily Star 14/9/2011 BEIRUT: The Greek Orthodox Gathering called Tuesday for adopting an electoral law for the 2013 parliamentary elections that enables every sect ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill’s visit to Syria, Lebanon may be Postponed
Moscow, September 9, Interfax - The visit of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to Syria and Lebanon scheduled for this fall may be ... Read More
Piece of Noah’s ark gifted to Cilician Catholicos Aram I
6/8/2011 Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I was gifted a piece of wood of Noah’s ark, Nouvelles d`Arménie reports. Italian alpinist Tido ... Read More
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I RECEIVES THE REPRESENTATIVE OF PATRIARCH ABUNA PAULOS OF ETHIOPIA
Recently, the representative of Abuna Paulos, accompanied by the Chargé d’Affaire of the Ethipian Embassy in Lebanon met with His Holiness Aram I. The purpose ... Read More
His Holiness Aram I Meets the Emir and the Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait
05/17/2011 On Tuesday 17 May 2011, His Holiness Aram I met Emir Sabah Jabr Al-Sabah, upon the organization of General Michel Suleiman, the President of ... Read More
Inked communiqué at religious summit stained by Discord
The Daily Star 13/5/2011 BEIRUT: Differences surfaced Thursday among Lebanon’s top religious leaders at a Christian-Muslim summit, before the ink of their communiqué aimed at ... Read More
Muslim-Christian summit warns against Divisions
The Daily Star 12/5/2011 BKIRKI: Religious figures at the Muslim-Christian summit have urged politicians to speed up the Cabinet’s formation to fend off regional challenges, ... Read More
Lebanon: Bomb against church in Zahle as fear of a resurgence in terrorism grows in Lebanon
Asia News 28/3/2011 The blast occurred overnight on Saturday against Our Lady Syro-Orthodox Church in Zahle, in the Bekaa Valley. A few days ago, a ... Read More