LEBANON

BEIRUT — Lebanese President Michel Aoun and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a telephone conversation during which they discussed the ongoing negotiations to demarcate the maritime border between Lebanon and Israel, as well as the U.S.’s economic support for Lebanon to assist in the reconstruction of the neighborhoods…

BEIRUT, ܠܒܢܢ – In his sermon on Sunday, Syriac Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Raï renewed his call to political leaders and officials in Lebanon to speed up the formation of a new Lebanese government. The renewed call came a day after Lebanese demonstrators marched out in the streets of Beirut…

By Dr. Amine Jules Iskandar President of the Syriac Maronite Union–Tur Levnon It is hard to imagine Lebanese architecture without the Trifora, the Triple bay or the triple arches. What is this Trifora? What is its meaning? On our journey of visits to Lebanese architectural sites we will be accompanied by four…

@theEUpost (September 28, 2020) – The New IRA, the largest dissident Irish republican group, is thought to have forged alliances with Hezbollah and radical organisations in the Middle East, who may be providing it with weapons and finances. The assessment is based on evidence gathered by Denis McFadden, an MI5 agent…

BEIRUT — On Wednesday, Lebanon and Israel began the first round of negotiations over the demarcation of maritime borders. The negotiations took place at the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the Lebanese border town of Naqoura. The day prior, Lebanese President Michel Aoun met…

By Dr. Amine Jules Iskandar President of the Syriac Maronite Union–Tur Levnon If you know Syriac you can talk to Lebanon, to its villages, its mountains and valleys. Because Lebanon speaks Syriac, trough its topography, through its nature, and through its long and rich history. Let us travel together from one mountain…

BEIRUT — After the explosion at Beirut’s port that killed nearly 200 people, injured over 6,000, and left 300,000 other homeless, and completed the implosion of Lebanese politics, several countries, especially France, have sought to help rebuild and reform the country’s economic and political reality. French President Emmanuel Macron proposed an…

This article was published on 6 October 2020 by Catholic News Agency. The original can be found Here On August 4, a fire in the capital city of Beirut, Lebanon spread to a warehouse containing some 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate. The substance, which had been stored without the proper…

The views expressed in this op-ed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of SyriacPress. By Dr. Amine Jules Iskandar President of the Syriac Maronite Union – Tur Levnon Since the uprising of October 17, many believe that they have detected the root cause of Lebanon’s woes:…