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SED EL BAUCHRIEH, Lebanon – In a new round of humanitarian aid, the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP) in Lebanon distributed monthly financial assistance to 200 needy families at its office in Sed El Bouchrieh, Matn District, Mount Lebanon. The monthly financial aid is part of the “Twinning project” and…

VATICAN — After being elected Bishop by the Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had approved the Synod’s proposal to elect Ibrahim Ibrahim al-Muwaqqar as Bishop of the Diocese of Farzal, Zahle, and Bekaa. Bishop Ibrahim is the former Bishop of…

BETH KERKE, Lebanon — Syriac Maronite Patriarch Mor Bechara Boutros al-Raï continues his series of meetings with political representatives to discuss the situation in Lebanon. Patriarch al-Raï received Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Nadine Maenza and In Defense of Christians Advocacy Board Member Professor…

ATCHANE, Lebanon — Three Syriac Orthodox Metropolitans were ordained at the Church of Our Lady in Atchane, Lebanon on Sunday: Mor Severios Roger Akhras as Patriarchal Vicar for Syriac Studies, Mor Kyrillos Babi as Patriarchal Vicar of the Archdiocese of Daramsuq (Damascus), and Mor Youssef Bali as Patriarchal Secretary. The…

ZAHLE, Lebanon – With the aim to strengthen party relations and coordination in the field of politics, the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP) Zahle branch met with members of the executive body of the Armenian Ramgavar party (Armenian Democratic Liberal Party). The USUP delegation was headed by the party’s Secretary-General…

BETH KERKE (BKERKI), Lebanon – In their Holy Synod of June 19, 2021, the gathered hierarchs of the Syriac Maronite Church decided to give the Syriac language a more prominent role in spiritual affairs. The synod, held under the spiritual direction of Patriarch Mor Béchara Boutros al-Rai, stated in its…

BEIRUT — Shortly before his departure after his brief visit to Lebanon, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell held a press conference during which he noted that the power struggle and mistrust between Lebanese leaders were at the core of the country’s…

ZAHLE, Lebanon — Head of the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP) in Lebanon Ibrahim Mrad received Syriac expatriate businessman and Executive Director of the Elias Hanna Heritage and Charitable Foundation Elias Hanna at USUP headquarters in Zahle, Lebanon. Hanna was accompanied by head of the A Demand for Action Charitable…

BEIRUT — Lebanon remains in the grips of severe political and economic crises due to the intransigence of political parties to find a common formula for a government that will get the country back on track. Exhausted by the political standstill, the Workers’ Union of Lebanon announced a general strike…

ZAHLE, Lebanon — The Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP) in Lebanon marked the 106th anniversary of the 1915 Sayfo Genocide by the Ottoman Empire against the Syriacs (Arameans–Assyrians–Chaldeans), Armenians, Mount Lebanese, and the Christians of the East in general. The USUP commemoratory events occur yearly between 24 April and 15…