Tag: Syria
Annan Meets Syria’s Mufti and Representatives of Religious Sects in Syria
12/3/2012 DAMASCUS, (SANA) - The UN Envoy to Syria Kofi Annan said his mission is aimed at discussing steps that might help in ending the ... Read More
Christians Fear Regime Change in Syria
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
Christians in Syria live in fear of persecution, say Roman Catholic officials
By Judith Sudilovsky Catholic News Service 10/3/2012 JERUSALEM (CNS) — Christians in Syria live in fear of a repeat of persecution like was seen in ... Read More
Syrian Christians fleeing to Lebanon
7/3/2012 Amid reports that 1,000 Syrians are now fleeing the country daily for Lebanon, the national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Lebanon described ... Read More
At stake, a Damascus bond – Why fate of uprising will have a bearing on many Indians
K.P. NAYAR IN DAMASCUS 3/3/2012 Much more is at stake for the people of India than for their government in New Delhi in the current ... Read More
Syria’s Greek patriarch opposes foreign intervention
3/3/2012 The leader of Greek Orthodox Christians in Syria opposes any foreign intervention in the country, saying it would be harmful to both Christians and ... Read More
Festival in Solidarity with Syria Held in Haifa
29/2/2012 Haifa, Occupied Palestine, (SANA) - The Palestinian Popular Committee for Solidarity with Syria in the Occupied Palestinian Lands of 1948, political and religious figures ... Read More
Eastern Christians and the Arab Spring – Alain Juppé’s column published by La Croix (February 28, 2012)
Alain Juppé 28/2/2012 The Eastern Christians are worried. Worried about their survival in a region they have lived in for 2,000 years. Worried about their ... Read More
Christian homes invaded in besieged Syrian city; families desperate to flee
25/2/2012 Barnabas Fund Christians desperate to flee the besieged Syrian city of Homs are caught in the crossfire; they are not even safe in their ... Read More
Syria: Christians Afraid To Go Out At Night, Ask For Prayer
Eurasia Review 25/2/2012 In the wake of a year of protests and violence, the volatile situation in Syria has brought great suffering to the entire ... Read More
Church Leaders Appeal for Talks to Prevent Syrian Civil War
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
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Armenians in Syria
BY NANORE BARSOUMIAN From The Armenian Weekly 19/2/2012 ALEPPO, Syria—Two suicide car bombs targeting Syrian regional military and security headquarters shook Aleppo on Feb. 10, ... Read More
Christian Families in Syria in Urgent Need of Help, Trapped in Crossfire
By Stoyan Zaimov,Christian Post Reporter 17/2/2012 The Syrian uprising against President Bashir al-Assad, which began almost a year ago, has put families in the region ... Read More
Russian Church: Global war almost inescapable
Moscow, February 17, Interfax - The current global contradictions could deteriorate into a global war sooner or later, the Moscow Patriarchate said. "There are many ... Read More
Bombs in Aleppo Rattle Syria’s Christian Community
BY JOYCE HACKEL 15/2/2012 Tensions remain high in Syria’s largest city Aleppo, where car bombs killed at least 28 people Friday. Syria’s government has deployed ... Read More
Russia’s concern for besieged Syrian Christians
BENEDICT COLERIDGE 13/2/2012 The recent Russian and Chinese vetos of a UN Security Council resolution on Syria have been condemned in the strongest terms by ... Read More
Syrian Christians Fear Genocide if al-Assad Falls to Muslim Extremists
BRUCE WALKER 10/2/2012 Catholic bishops are warning that if the Bashar al-Assad (left) regime in Syria falls to Islamists, there may well be a mass ... Read More
Emergency Assistance to Syrian IDPs and Refugees
13/2/2012 1.Brief description of the emergency Since March 2011, anti-government protests in Syria continue to grow and have led to military actions between armed groups ... Read More
Egypt and Syria: Two Civilizational Struggles
13/2/2012 Assyrian International News Agency The rapidly changing Middle East is witnessing convulsions which are indeed revolutionary when it comes to alliances. After all, in ... Read More
Patriarch of Antioch: Syrian Unrests Instigated by Foreigners
(RIA Novosti) 12/2/2012 Ongoing Syrian unrests are being instigated by foreigners, The Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church, His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius ... Read More
Armenian killed in Syria
First Armenian killed in Aleppo blast.He was Sergeant Vigen Hayrapetian, who served in the Syrian army. 12/2/2012 ALEPPO. - Due to double explosions in Aleppo, ... Read More