Tag: Syria

Annan Meets Syria’s Mufti and Representatives of Religious Sects in Syria

OCP- March 13, 2012

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

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

Christians in Syria live in fear of persecution, say Roman Catholic officials

OCP- March 11, 2012

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

OCP- March 7, 2012

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

OCP- March 3, 2012

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

OCP- March 3, 2012

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

OCP- February 29, 2012

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)

OCP- 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

OCP- February 25, 2012

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

OCP- February 25, 2012

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

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

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Armenians in Syria

OCP- February 19, 2012

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

OCP- February 17, 2012

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

OCP- February 17, 2012

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

OCP- February 15, 2012

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

OCP- February 14, 2012

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

OCP- February 13, 2012

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

OCP- February 13, 2012

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

OCP- February 13, 2012

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

OCP- February 12, 2012

(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

OCP- February 12, 2012

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