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By Alberto M. Fernandez | retired US diplomat and Vice President of MEMRI Asia is the most populated of continents but the one with the smallest percentage of Christians. There are, of course, more than two hundred million Asian Christians, stretching from the Middle East to the Far East. Two…

This article was originally published by This Is Beirut on 16 February 2025. The original can be found here. By Dr. Amine Jules Iskandar | Architect, Teacher, President of the Syriac Maronite Union – Tur Levnon and Head of External Relations of the Syriac Union Party in Lebanon “If the Shiite duo, Amal-Hezbollah, persists in refusing to abide…

BEIRUT — In an interview with Lebanon’s LBC channel, US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack stated, that “no one will continue to negotiate with Lebanon until next year. President Donald Trump has remarkable courage and focus, but what he doesn’t have is patience.” Barrack added,…

BEIRUT – US envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack was in Lebanon today for talks with Lebanese officials from whom he expected a clear answer on the future of the country. Will Hezbollah give up all its weapons within four months, he asked some weeks ago? Speaking…

MAARAB, Lebanon — Lebanese citizens, along with the government and political parties, are closely watching the anticipated arrival of US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, who himself awaits Lebanon’s response to the American proposal. So far, no official Lebanese government response has been made public. …

BEIRUT — In a statement that stirred both hope and debate across Lebanon’s fractured political landscape, Thomas Barrack, the U.S. envoy to Syria and Ambassador to Turkey, declared on Saturday that “Lebanon’s hope is awakening,” urging leaders and citizens alike to seize what he called a historic moment to transcend…

CHBANIYEH, Lebanon – The Monastery of Saint Ephrem the Syriac in the village of Chbaniyeh, Baabda District, is more than 315 years old and the birthplace of the Ephraimite monastic order of the Syriac Catholic Church. It’s situated at an altitude of some 860 meters above sea level in rough…

BALAMAND, Lebanon — In a display of inter-Church solidarity, Syriac Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rai paid a condolence visit to Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Patriarch John X Yazigi at the Balamand Patriarchal Monastery in northern Lebanon following the devastating terrorist attack on the Church of Mar Elias in the…

BEIRUT — Charles Jabbour, Head of the Media and Communication Office of the Lebanese Forces party, emphasized that elections are a vital link between Lebanese citizens abroad and those residing in Lebanon in an interview on the program Bikol Hurriyeh aired on Suroyo TV.  He claimed that certain political factions…

BEIRUT — Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Rejji received a delegation of Syriac Maronite bishops from various diaspora countries this week. The delegation included Bishop Edgar Madi from Brazil, Bishop Antoine Tarabay from Australia, Bishop Yuhanna Shamiya from Argentina, and Bishop Simon Faddoul from Central and West…