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Iraq’s Dwindling Christians Pursue Rights Guarantees

By Peter Kenny – Ecumenicalnews – (via AINA) – Christian religious and political leaders in Iraq have urged Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi to guarantee genuine political [...]

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MEP Farantouris Visits Sinai Monastery over Ownership Issue

By Efsyn.gr – “As a member of the European Parliament, I feel that we have a duty to stand by the Monastery at perhaps the most critical moment in its history,” Mr. Farantouris stated. [...]

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Former St. Catherine’s Archbishop Warns of “Suffocating Pressure” to Accept a Disastrous Agreement

Former Archbishop of Sinai Damianos has issued a forceful warning against any agreement that would jeopardize the historic ownership rights of St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai. In a [...]

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Police in Algeria Arrest 12 Christians during Worship

By Morning Star News –  Members could face charges of holding unauthorized, non-Muslim religious Special force police in Algeria raided a worship service at a humanitarian shelter on Sept. [...]

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Trump Makes New IRF Appointments

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomed President Trump’s nominations of Jane “Cissie” Lynch to be the Ambassador at Large for International Religious [...]

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Assailants Attack Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Hama, Syria

Explosion during Feast of the Cross damages St. George Cathedral; Christian monitors report subsequent anti-Christian threats as official Syrian media omit the church from their account. An [...]

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Mount Athos Monastic Community Demands Respect for St. Catherine’s Historical Status

By Manos Chatzigiannis – Newsbomb- Newsbomb obtained the letter of the Holy Community — Serious objections to the scenarios being circulated concerning “dual ownership” of the historic [...]

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Sinai Monastery at the Center of Meeting Between MEP Farantouris and Egypt’s Ambassador to the EU

By Tovima.gr – A meeting in Brussels between MEP Nikolas Farantouris and Egypt’s Ambassador to the European Union took place simultaneously with the Egypt-Greece-Cyprus trilateral [...]

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Cooperation Protocol between the ‘State Information Service’ and Dar al-Ifta

By Al-Ahram- Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) and Dar al-Ifta signed a joint cooperation protocol at the conclusion of the 11th International Conference of Fatwa Institutions [...]

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Sinai Monastery at the Center of MEPs’ Talks with Egypt’s Ambassador

Giannis Maniatis, Vice-President of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) Group responsible for Foreign Affairs and head of PASOK’s delegation in the European Parliament, held a working meeting [...]