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After new studios in Syria and Iraq, Suroyo TV sets out to conquer Lebanon with locally produced TV-programs
BEIRUT – After months of preparation, Syriac TV channel Suroyo TV will start broadcasting cultural, historical and political TV-programs from Lebanon. The TV-programs will be produced locally in Syriac and Arabic. The announcement was made on the new Suroyo TV Lebnon Facebook page by TV-hosts Layla Latte and Rania Zahra…
Read More »On the Arab Identity and Its Discontents: A Personal Reflection and a Survey of Christian Perspectives – Tamer A.
By Tamer A. A Lebanese expat interested in history, politics, religion, and all things Levantine. Originally published on 28 July 2020 on his Blog at medium.com Here Anyone that has ventured into the online spaces inhabited by those living in and connected to the Middle East, especially Twitter, can attest…
Read More »USUP President Ibrahim Mrad: Without the sacrifices of our martyrs, “our cross, dignity, and our homeland dignity would not have been elevated”
BEIRUT — As in every year, the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP) commemorated the 1,132 Syriac martyrs who passed away in defense of Lebanon and the Christian presence within the country in Syriac Martyrs’ Square in the area of Sayd el-Bouchrieh. In the presence of USUP President Ibrahim Mrad and…
Read More »USUP Secretary General Michel Mallo: Only Resolution 1559, neutrality, and a federal system can guarantee an independent Lebanon
BEIRUT — At a protest in Beirut, Secretary General of the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP) in Lebanon Michel Mallo declared that USUP adheres to three basic points that will ensure the return of sovereignty and independence to Lebanon. He made his remarks during a multi-party protest in front of…
Read More »LEBANON: Syriac and Armenian Patriarchs meet on ongoing economic and political crisis
DIMAN, Lebanon – His Holiness Syriac Maronite Patriarch Mor Béchara Boutros Raï hosted a meeting of Syriac and Armenian patriarchs on Thursday at the Patriarchal summer residence in Diman, North Lebanon. The patriarchs discussed the worsening general conditions in Lebanon in light of the severe political, economic, and social crisis.…
Read More »Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II discussed the situation of Christians with bishops in Lebanon
ATCHANE, Lebanon — On Thursday, His Holiness Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II met with the Syriac Orthodox bishops in Lebanon at the new Patriarchal Residence in Atchane, Lebanon to discuss the role the Church should play in assisting Christians during the ongoing health and economic crisis in the…
Read More »As priorities in Lebanon shift, so should our understanding of the revolution
By Marylin Chahine Originally published on 21 July 2020 by Beirut Today Here Mornings in Lebanon have taken a new form ever since the October 17 uprising came to life. We wake up and wait for an influx of devastating news. One morning, a child dies at the doors of a hospital in…
Read More »A Tale Of Two Patriarchs
By Alberto M. Fernandez Vice President of MEMRI. Originally published on 22 July at MEMRI A hundred years ago, a visionary Maronite Catholic Patriarch presided over the fateful birth of what would become the Republic of Lebanon. A century later, another Maronite Patriarch speaks out, against all odds, to salvage…
Read More »Lebanese MPs propose national day to remember massacres of Armenians and Syriacs–Assyrians
BEIRUT — A number of members of the Lebanese Parliament from various Christian parties signed a joint proposal calling for Parliament to legislate a law that allocates the 24th of April to be a national day marking the anniversary of the massacres of Armenians and Syriacs–Assyrians who were killed during…
Read More »Universal Syriac Union Party: Erdogan continues to target Christians
BEIRUT — The Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP) in Lebanon issued a statement today in which it states that Christians in general and the Syriac people in particular are still being systematically targeted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), and the Turkish government.…
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Tensions increase between Syrian regime and locals in As-Suwayda with latter kidnapping drive of Governor
AS-SUWAYDA, Syria — Amid increasing tension between the Syrian regime and the population of …
