Latest in Tag: Christians in Syria Highlight
Latest in Tag: Christians in Syria
Egyptian student detained for recruiting fighters for Syria
Islam Hamzay disappeared on 3 January 2016, allegedly as a result of an enforced disappearance
Doctors Without Borders confirms death of 35 people by starvation in Madaya
No one cares more than President Bashar Al-Assad about Syrian people, says Syrian deputy ambassador to UN
Pope appeals for Syrian bishops’ release
Christians account for around 5 percent of Syria’s population, and have remained largely loyal to the regime, fearing the rise of Islamists
Pope commits church to highly delicate mission in Syria
Many Christians are concerned about an Iraq-style scenario in which they could come under threat if the regime of Assad collapses.
INTERVIEW: Violence turning Arab Spring into winter
By Reuters BKIRKI, Lebanon: Violence and bloodshed is turning the “Arab Spring” into winter, the head of Lebanon’s Maronite Church said, threatening Christians and Muslims alike across the Middle East. Patriarch Beshara Al-Rai, whose Maronite Church also has a strong presence in Syria, said change could not be brought to the Arab world by force …