Tag: Syria
War is not the solution: Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Paulose II
10/9/13 War is not the solution for problems in state affairs of nations & International arguments and peace should be reinstated through discussions for peace, ... Read More
Syria civil war: Civilians flee after rebels re-take Christian town of Maaloula
9/9/13 Rebels led by al-Qa’ida-linked fighters gained control of a Christian town north-east of the capital, Damascus, Syrian activists said on Sunday, while government media ... Read More
Syrian Islamist Rebels Threaten
A Syrian woman holds a banner for saving Maaloula while Lebanese and Syrian Christian Maronites pray for peace in Syria, in Harisa, Jounieh September 7, ... Read More
Jihadists re-take historic Syrian Christian village as stand-off continues
9/9/13 Islamist Nusra Front forces have re-captured Syria’s oldest Christian community from government troops in a night of fighting. The small village of Maaloula, once ... Read More
Pope Leads Prayers for Syrian Peace
VOA News - 8/9/13 Pope Francis has led a prayer vigil for peace in Syria, a country ravaged by civil war and facing possible U.S. ... Read More
Has Syria Got a Prayer? Attacks on Christian Churches Near Damascus
Kathryn Jean Lopez - 8/9/13 On his website, Raymond Ibrahim, author of Crucified Again, posts a video of what appear to be Islamic extremists attacking Christian ... Read More
Orthodox Gathering says Mideast Christians under threat
The Daily Star - 6/9/13 BEIRUT: The Orthodox Gathering called Friday on the U.S. to weigh carefully plans to launch a military strike against Syria, ... Read More
Arab Christians come out strongly against US strike in Syria
By Christa Case Bryant, Staff writer- 6/9/13 Opposition to Western intervention on behalf of beleaguered Christian minorities emerged as a key theme of a regional Arab Christian ... Read More
Syria rebels withdraw from ancient Christian town of Maaloula
6/9/13 Syrian rebels have withdrawn after briefly entering an ancient Christian town north of Damascus, the main opposition alliance has said. Free Syrian Army (FSA) ... Read More
Al-Qaeda Attacks Two Syrian Churches to Cries of ‘Allahu Akbar!’
Click here for video: Raymond Ibrahim - 6/9/13 More information on yesterday’s al-Qaeda led attack on the Christian village of Maaloula near Damascus, Syria. Not only did they ... Read More
Russia calls for protection of Christian holy places in Maalula
Moscow, September 6, Interfax - The Russian Foreign Ministry has expressed concern over the attempts made by the armed opposition in Syria to take over ... Read More
Famed Syria Christian town falls into hands of Nusra jihadists
5/9/13 Islamist rebels in Syria seize army checkpoint leading into Christian town of Maalula as fighting rages on ground. BEIRUT - Islamist rebels in Syria ... Read More
Syria, the Pope, China: A Conversation with Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion
Septmeber 2013 Moscow (AsiaNews) - The concern for the fate of Christians in Syria, where “extremist forces aim to completely destroy Christianity”, the signs of ... Read More
Syria rebels attack regime-held Christian village
Free Syrian army fighters hold their weapons as they stand on a military tank in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Aleppo ... Read More
Lonegan: Solve Syrian conflict with peace, not missiles
Archbishop Cyril Aphrem Karim, left, of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch for the Eastern United States of America, and U.S. Senate candidate Steve Lonegan ... Read More
The planned destruction of Christians in Syria
Cliff Kincaid - 4/9/13 The New York Times story, "President Gains McCain's Backing on Syria Attack," is predictable, considering that Obama had invited Senators John McCain ... Read More
Christians in Syria Will Pay If Assad Is Overthrown, Says Rand Paul
By Morgan Lee , CP Contributor - 4/9/13 A victory for Syria's "Islamic rebels" and an overthrow of President Assad would endanger Syrian Christians, Senator ... Read More
UNESCO fears of cultural heritage in Syria
4/9/13 World cultural heritage sited endangered, among which, the old part of Damascus, antique “Cities of death” on the north, a Crusader castle Krak des ... Read More
Lebanon patriarch rejects military action in Syria
The Daily Star - 2/9/13 BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai rejected any military action against Syria in remarks Sunday following his meeting with Greek Orthodox ... Read More
Novak Djokovic hits out at Syria strike plans
2/9/13 Novak Djokovic, the world's top tennis player who grew up in Belgrade as NATO air strikes blasted the Serbian capital in 1999, hit out ... Read More
Patriarch John X tells ministry Syria should be protected
BY TK BARGER BLADE RELIGION EDITOR - 31/8/13 Sept. 15 set as day of solidarity Christians, Muslims, and people with other theologies or having no ... Read More