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HARISSA / BEIRUT – Patriarch Mor Ignatius Younan III and the Bishops of the Syriac Catholic Church, in their closing statement of the Holy Synod concluded last Saturday, criticized the Lebanese government for not including a Syriac Catholic in the Lebanese government. The closing statement expressed the disappointment of the…

BEIRUT — In clear defiance of the Lebanese government, Iran sent another shipment of fuel to Lebanon, prompting the United States to warn of the consequences of continued Iranian shipments for Lebanon and its government. Despite the condemnation of Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, who said Iran must stop unilateral…

BEIRUT – In a celebratory ceremony, Syriac Patriarch Mor Ignatius Younan III celebrated his twenty-fifth anniversary. In the presence of all Syriac Catholic bishops from around the world, brother patriarchs Syriac Maronite Patriarch Mor Bechara Boutros Raï and Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mor Ephrem II and many invitees. The anniversary ceremony…

BEIRUT — According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), 145 Lebanese and international human rights organizations, survivors, and families of the victims of the Beirut port explosion sent a joint letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) calling on its members to establish an independent and impartial international investigation…

HARISSA, Lebanon — Headed by Syriac Catholic Patriarch Mor Ignatius Youssef III Younan, the Holy Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church met on Sunday at the Monastery of Our Lady of Deliverance in Harissa, Lebanon. The archbishops of the Church, in the homeland and abroad, participated in studying the annual…

BEIRUT — Days after the announcement of the formation of a new government in Lebanon, Prime Minister Najib Mikati held the first official meeting at the Presidential Palace chaired by Lebanese President Michel Aoun, and in the presence of Speaker Nabih Berri, during which the decree to form a government…

BEIRUT — Following the announcement of the names of the 24 ministers selected by Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati to form a new government, voices emerged rejecting the cabinet from inside and outside Lebanon. Critics has stated that most of the ministers announced are dependent on or aligned with Iran…

BEIRUT — More than 7 years after the kidnapping of the nuns of Maaloula by Jabhat al-Nusra, the Lebanese Army announced the arrest of a Syrian involved in the incident. On Sunday, the Lebanese Army Command announced that a patrol from the Intelligence Directorate in the town of Majdal Anjar…

By Dr Amine Jules Iskandar Syriac Maronite Union – Tur Levnon On June 22, 1940, the French found themselves once again confronted with a brutal all-encompassing war: murder, impoverishment, famine, corruption, and collaboration were rife. Their country was invaded by Nazi Germany and a government in Vichy provided political cover…

LONDON / BEIRUT — During a meeting in London, British Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs James Cleverly told Lebanese Ambassador to Britain Rami Morteza that a government in Lebanon needs to be formed as soon as possible. “Lebanon is in crisis, and its leaders must make urgent reforms…