Tag: Libya

Christians Fear Regime Change in Syria

OCP- March 13, 2012

Raymond Ibrahim 12/3/2012 The following article was originally published by the Stonegate Institute. What is the alternative to Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria? A simple ... Read More

Church Leaders Appeal for Talks to Prevent Syrian Civil War

OCP- February 23, 2012

By Benjamin Mann 23/2/2012 Damascus -- Catholic leaders have called for negotiations to prevent a civil war in Syria, where the conflict between government supporters ... Read More

Notes From Tripoli

OCP- September 1, 2011

By Franklin Lamb 30/8/2011 Countercurrents.org Tripoli Journal in Which Franklin Lamb Shields a Nigerian from Rebel Racists and Dreams of Chadian Ladies Tripoli: My roommate ... Read More

Historic Church of St. George in Tripoli Ransacked

OCP- August 27, 2011

Anastasia Chaini 25/8/2011 The historic church of St. George located in Libya, in Tripoli, dating back to 1647 was ransacked. The church is the oldest ... Read More

Armenian Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia meets Russian Ambassador to Libya

OCP- June 26, 2011

24/6/2011 Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I and Russia’s Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin discussed political processes in Syria, Blagovest reports referring ... Read More

Bishop of Tripoli: NATO bombs a Coptic church. Civilian Casualties.

OCP- June 3, 2011

06/01/2011 Libya Last night the bombs damaged a Coptic church located near a military barracks. Migrant Filipino Catholics witness charity among the Libyan people affected ... Read More

Libya war pushes Christian presence to the Brink

OCP- May 19, 2011

By Mohammed Abbas 19/5/2011 BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - The Christian church in eastern Libya, which traces its roots back two millennia to the era of ... Read More

Libya’s Civil War Shrinks Christian Communities

OCP- April 21, 2011

20/4/2011 The Christian community in Libya is getting smaller as many believers continue flee the violence. Giovanni Martinelli, the Roman Catholic bishop of Tripoli, said ... Read More

Egyptian Man Imprisoned on Charges of Proselytizing Christianity in Libya

OCP- May 9, 2009

In an embarrassing situation, the Libyan authorities arrested Egyptian Coptic Christian Massoud Hanna, 41 years old, accusing him of proselytizing and detained him in prison.According ... Read More