TBILISI – A group of Georgian Orthodox ultranationalists and priests held a rally Wednesday afternoon outside the Vatican Embassy in Tbilisi to protest the upcoming visit of Pope Francis. The group claimed the papal visit is an affront to the purity of the Georgian Orthodox […]
TBILISI — Pope Francis arrived Friday in Georgia for a weekend of religiously symbolic meetings with Catholics, Orthodox, Muslims and Jews. But geopolitical concerns, including the bloodshed in Syria and the lingering effects of Georgia’s 2008 war with Russia, might overshadow the trip. Francis was […]
Prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Hussein al-Maatouk, Secretary General of the Islamic Alliance has been absolved of charges of violating national unity and mosque charter. The Kuwaiti criminal court announced his acquittal on Wednesday. The Public Prosecution had wrongly accused renowned Shia leader Sheikh al-Maatouk of […]
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is urging the world not to look the other way from war and suffering in the Middle East and appealed to leaders “for greater and renewed efforts to achieve peace throughout the Middle East.” The pope made the remarks Thursday […]
The head of the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah says he considers the radical ideology of Wahhabism to be even more pernicious than the Israeli regime. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of Hezbollah, made the remark during his annual meeting with Muslim eulogists and […]
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday called on regional rival Saudi Arabia to “cease and desist” from “divisive policies” if it was serious about regional peace and security. Rouhani was addressing the United Nations General Assembly the day after Saudi Crown […]
Hundreds of Zionist settlers stormed the shrine of Prophet Youssef in Nablus on Thursday, under the protection of occupation forces. Clashes broke out with Palestinian citizens in the city in which the enemy forces fired live ammunition and rubber bullets and tear gas, which caused […]
Pope Francis and leaders of other world religions said “No to War!” on Tuesday, vowing to oppose terrorism in God’s name and appealing to politicians to listen to “the anguished cry of so many innocents”. Francis flew by helicopter to the central Italian hilltop city […]
Hizbullah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem on Sunday called on al-Mustaqbal Movement to “end its hesitation” and agree to back Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun’s presidential bid, noting that Hizbullah’s MPs would immediately end their boycott of the electoral sessions in order to […]
NNA – Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi presided over a meeting on Friday morning at Bkirki for heads of economic committees, devoted to discussing issues related to the trade dossier in Lebanon. Speaking on emerging, Banks’ Association Board Chairman Joseph Tarabey said that they […]
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