Posts Tagged ‘Middle East’
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Anti-Christian hostility heats up amid unrest in Egypt
Among files on arrested converts from Islam, kidnapped Christian girls and beaten monks piling up on the desk of a noted lawyer in Egypt, on top is the case of two boys about to be tried for allegedly showing contempt of Islam
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Middle East riots fueled by competition between radicals, moderates
Anti-American riots that have spread to more than a dozen countries across the Middle East are a sign of fissures between radical and more moderate Islamists that are vying for power as their societies undergo change, Middle Ea...
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Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Lebanon as riots flare across Middle East
As violent protests against an anti-Islam film spread to much of the Muslim world on Friday (Sept. 14), Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Lebanon to a warm welcome from Christian and Muslim leaders.
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Vatican recalibrates response to Middle East riots, says violence is never justified
The Vatican on Thursday (Sept. 13) issued the “firmest possible condemnation” for the mob attacks that led to the death of the U.S. ambassador in Libya, one day after seeming to blame people who intentionally provoked Muslims.
Egyptian court ruling ignites fury
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court ruling that Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister of the old government, is eligible to run for president in this weekend's election despite a law banning ex-officials from the race, has spa...
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Annan Warns of Looming ‘All-Out War’ in Syria
Arab League leaders are trying to increase the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while the international envoy on Syria warned "the specter of all-out war" in the country grows by the day. Arab League members met...
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Egypt’s lost daughters; the abduction of Christian girls
“We don’t know if our daughter is still alive,” Magda told ICC during a recent visit to Egypt. “We haven’t seen or heard from her in five years… Her kidnapper called us and said she was dead and buried.”
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Israel slams synod call
Israel slammed recently a call by a Vatican synod for the Jewish people to leave Jerusalem. Danny Ayalaon, Israel’s deputy foreign minister expressed disappointment that the synod, which was supposedly called to discuss the mas...
Muslim scholars say Middle East will suffer without Christians in the region
Two Muslim scholars, a Shiite and a Sunni, stated recently at a Vatican Synod that Islam endorses respect for Jews and Christians; and the Middle East will suffer if Christians leave the region. The two Muslim scholars are Muha...
Pope urges Christians, Jews and Muslims to work for peace
Pope Benedict XVI urged recently Christians, Jews and Muslims to work together to forge peace in the Middle East, upon the start of a two-week Vatican conference which lasts until Oct. 24 and includes as guests senior Jewish a...
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