by Nina Achmatova Protests continue in Kiev against President Yaukovich’s renunciation on European integration dictated by the pressures of Russia. The patriarch of the Ukrainian Church of Kiev Filaret , sides with…
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In exclusive comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, Mohannad Abu Al-Fida’a, member of the communication bureau of Ahrar Al-Qalamoun, said: “The nuns are in a safe place, but they will not be released until…
BEIRUT: The head of Lebanon’s General Security will head Saturday to Qatar seeking the Arab state’s assistance in the case of a group of nuns seized earlier this month in Syria, a…
Al Jazeera broadcasts video in which the religious sisters claim to be “protected” for ” their safety.” Shortly before, the al- Ahrar Brigades Qalamoun , the opposition claimed the kidnapping and demanded…
ISTANBUL (Armenpress)—Turkey must understands the pain felt by Armenians in the aftermath of 1915, Turkish journalist and publicist Hasan Cemal wrote in an article published Wednesday in Turkey’s T24 online newspaper, Armenpress…
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The Christian Egyptian Bishoy Armiya, became known at the time of his conversion from Islam, was arrested in recent days by the national security forces. This was claimed…
ISTANBUL — In this ancient city, there are few sights more iconic than the dome of the Hagia Sophia, towering over the old city for more than 1,400 years. But recent conversions…
Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) – Some Countries behave towards Lebanon “as if it were a sovereign State”, and claim to pursue a “right to protection”. In this way, “in fact, Lebanon becomes a…
Qamishli, in northeastern Syria, is a world of its own in this uprising. Inhabited by a mix of Kurds, Arabs, and Christian Syriacs [Assyrians], the city has the potential for severe ethnic…
Both the UK’s Conservative and Labour party leaderships are determined to undermine the Church, and to play down the sustained and targeted persecution of Christians worldwide. So much for the Conservatives being…