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This article was originally published by Catholic News Agency on 19 June 2020. The original can be found here. By Matt Hadro (CNA), Washington, D.C. — A new survey of Palestinian Christians reveals that many not only fear economic hardship and the annexation of their land, but are also concerned…

THE HAGUE – Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported that the Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) had withdrawn residencies from 29 Syrian refugees in the Netherlands after an investigation by the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security revealed that several Syrian refugees gave incorrect information during their residency interview. “Dutch Ministry…

WARBURG, Germany – St. Jacob Syriac Orthodox Church in Warburg, Germany distributed bread to individuals and families who are quarantined in their homes in the Verl area after the coronavirus spread through the employees of a meat factory near Gütersloh. The initiative carried out by the community of St. Jacob’s…

This article was originally published by Providence on 2 July 2020. The original can be found here. By George Goss for Providence – Seventy-six percent of Palestinian Christians gave the Palestinian Authority (PA) failing marks for how schools teach the history of Christians, according to a recent survey commissioned by…

SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden – Syriac Abraham Halef will take a seat in the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament, for the Socialdemokraterna (Social Democrat party). Abraham Halef (28) will take the seat in parliament as a substitute per 1 August. The new member of the Riksdag lives in Södertälje where he currently sits…

NEW YORK – The U.S administration has called for the extension of the arms embargo against Iran months before it is set to expire in October. On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged all members of U.N. Security Council during a virtual meeting of the to extend the…

BRUSSELS – Several countries and non-governmental organizations held a virtual donor conference to raise money to assist the Syrian people. The participants of the meeting, which raised over $7 billion, stressed the need to find a political solution before reconstruction could begin. U.S. Special Representative for Syria James Jeffrey, who…

MESEBERG, Germany – French President Emmanuel Macron expressed concern over the worsening crisis in Libya on Monday, attributing the matter to Turkish and Russian interventions in the military conflict and the support of both countries to opposing warring parties. Macron went on to accuse Turkey of “re-imported extremist fighters from…

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on the European Union to be ready for world leadership should the U.S. give up this role. She also called for the need to communicate with Russia and strengthen cooperation because of Russia’s influence in several neighboring countries. Previously, Germany faced severe criticism…

This article was originally published by Voice of America on 26 June 2020. The original can be found here. WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence has concluded that the Russian military offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan to kill American troops and other coalition forces, The New York Times reported Friday.…