Tag: Syria
What Future Do Christians Have in the Middle East?
By Michael Glackin http://www.indcatholicnews.com - 12/7/14 I met Saad on a sweltering hot day, 90 degrees in September no less, just as we were both leaving ... Read More
The Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod of Antioch Condemns World’s Silence About Terrorism Against Syria
10/7/14 The participants in the Holy Synod of Antioch in Lebanon denounced the silence of the world over the terrorist crimes committed against the Syrian ... Read More
ISIS militants smash Tombs of Prophets Jonah & Shayth: Attack Churches, Monasteries and Mosques
RTV - 10/7/14 ISIS militants in Iraq have been filmed ruthlessly smashing centuries-old graves to pieces in the city of Mosul. The shocking video footage ... Read More
A Glimpse Into the World of Syria’s Assyrian Fighters – Video Report
By Rozh Ahmad http://www.yourmiddleeast.com 9/7/14 Syriac Christians are generally considered to fear Islamic rebels and therefore unconditionally back Assad's regime, but this is not the ... Read More
A Bishop’s Perspective: The Cry of Christians in Iraq
Mar Louis Raphael Sako By Bishop Edward J. Burns http://juneauempire.com July 2014 This past June 15 was the first time in at least 1,600 years ... Read More
Patriarchs Call on Region’s Christians to Hold on to Their Lands
Lahham, Yazigi and Rai at the opening of the Holy Synod at the Lady of Balamand Convent in north Lebanon, Tuesday, July 1, 2014 (photo: ... Read More
Holy Synod of Antioch stresses need to unite efforts to end crisis in Syria and save Iraq
1/7/14 Beirut, SANA – The Holy Synod of Antioch in Lebanon highlighted the need to join efforts to put an end to the crisis in ... Read More
Patriarch John X Yazigi calls for a solution to the abducted people in Syria
Beirut, SANA - 27/6/14 Patriarch John X Yazigi of Antioch and All the East for Greek Orthodox Church called for raising the voice loudly at ... Read More
Metropolitan Georges Khodr on the Orthodox in Lebanon
June 2014- The Orthodox in the Country Don't wait for me to say to you that they are great. They are just like everyone. They ... Read More
Assyrians and Christians Under Attack in Iraq and Syria
By Stephen Starr http://www.irishtimes.com - 19/6/14 With extremists battling for control of Iraq's largest oilfield on Tuesday, upping the stakes in a burgeoning war against the ... Read More
Communique Issued from International Consultation on “Crisis in Syria: Challenges for Faith Communities”
June-2014 On June 11 and 12, following the conclusion of the International Consultation on “Crisis in Syria: Challenges for Faith Communities”, convened in the Mother ... Read More
Christians’ Last Journey Through Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq
By Nuri Kino - 19/6/14 Sodertalje, Sweden -- In 2008, Sodertalje, a small town of 80,000 inhabitants, alone received more Iraqi refugees than the United ... Read More
Syrian Forces Expel Rebels From Christian Town on Turkish Border
A church in the Armenian Christian town of Kessab (Reuters/Stringer). 16/6/14 - http://rt.com The Syrian military has recaptured the strategically important border town of Kessab. ... Read More
Message from His Holiness Aram I to Dr. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro
June 2014 Dear Dr. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, I am writing to you as the Spiritual Head of Armenians in Syria and many communities in the ... Read More
International Consultation on “Crisis in Syria: Challenges for Faith Communities” Held at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
June 2014 On June 11, in the Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Library of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, under the presidency of His Holiness ... Read More
Patrairch Ignatius Aphrem II Visits the Mosque of Khaled Bin Al-Waleed
June 2014 Damascus: Mor Ignatius Aphrem II visited the Mosque of Khaled Bin Al-Waleed accompanied by His Excellency Mr. Mohammad Abdelsattar Al-Sayid, Minister of Endowments ... Read More
Two Bishops Kidnapped in Syria Held Captive by ISIL, in ‘Good Health’
10/6/14 Two Orthodox bishops kidnapped in Syria in April 2013 are currently in the northern city of Raqqa and held captive by the Islamic State ... Read More
Over 60 churches destroyed in Syria, thousands of Christians become refugees – Russian MP
June 2014 Moscow, June 3, Interfax - More than 60 churches and monasteries have been completely destroyed in Syria by militants since the armed conflict ... Read More
Assyrian Boy Killed By Sniper in Syria
June 2014 Hassake, Syria (AINA) -- On May 28 two Assyrian teenagers were shot by a sniper as they were riding their motorcycle, returning from ... Read More
ISIS Destroys 3000 Year-old Assyrian Artifacts in Syria
May 2014 (AINA) -- According to a report from the website www.apsa2011.com, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) ... Read More
Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II: Presidential elections opportunity for each citizen to have role in Building modern Syria
11/5/14 Damascus, SANA, Patriarch Mar Ignatius Afram II, Supreme Leader of Orthodox Syriac Church affirmed Friday the constitutional process of presidential elations in Syria is ... Read More