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This article was originally published by Zartonk Media on 11 June 2020. The original can be found here. Lebanese-Armenian TV Host Neshan Der Haroutunian, and the Armenians of Lebanon in general, have been receiving threats by pro-Turkey parties. It all started when Neshan Der Haroutunian, the host of a popular…

SED EL-BOOSRIEH, METN, Lebanon – Under the slogan “We stand by each other”, the Syriac Youth Union Association distributed two hundred food kits and bread in Sed El Booshrieh area, Northern Metn, to needy families of all sects. The initiative was in coordination with the Lebanese Food Bank. On the…

BEIRUT – After more than two months of closure due to measures taken to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Lebanese Government announced on Tuesday that the border with Syria will by temporarily reopened at the Al-Masnaa and Al-Abboudieh border crossings on Tuesday and Thursday. Lebanese media reported…

By Ibrahim Mrad President Universal Syriac Union Party in Lebanon Our Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP) remains committed to establishing a federal political system in Lebanon. In 2015 we formally adopted this position in our party program. USUP is also a founding member of the Continual Federal Congress of Lebanon.…

We talk to Amine Jules Iskandar, founder of the Syriac Maronite Union -Tur Levnon – which works for the preservation of the Syriac language. This is the last in a series of three. He will elaborate the goals and workings of Tur Levnon, based in Lebanon, as well as the importance of…

BEIRUT – Ahmed Qabalan, a pro-Hezbollah Shia mufti in Lebanon, railed against the foundations of the Lebanese state, including the Al-Taif Agreement which establishes equality between Christians and Muslims. Qabalan comments prompted many Lebanese politicians to unequivocally reject his comments. On Saturday, during a speech to mark the occasion of…

BEIRUT, Lebanon – Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab has told foreign ambassadors in Lebanon that by the end of 2020 half of the Lebanese will not be able to buy food. Governmental sources told newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat that the Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab has asked foreign ambassadors to convey…

BEIRUT – Officials in Israel stated they have witnessed an increase in Hezbollah activity within Lebanese territory during the presidency of General Michel Aoun, a strategic ally of Hezbollah. Israel has reportedly warned President Aoun of the necessity of removing Hezbollah’s missile factories, otherwise Lebanon would bear the consequences. A…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate is reportedly discussing a potential stoppage of U.S. aid to the Lebanese government if it continues to bend to the pressures of Hezbollah. Meanwhile, two Lebanese brothers living in the state of Minnesota in the U.S. admitted to smuggling spare parts of U.S. drones to…

We talk to Amine Jules Iskandar, founder of the Syriac Maronite Union -Tur Levnon – which works for the preservation of the Syriac language, in a series of weekly articles. He will elaborate the goals and workings of Tur Levnon, based in Lebanon, as well as the importance of the…