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New Draft Personal Status Law for Christians Approved in Egypt

By Ahram-online – Egypt is on the verge of passing its first personal status law for Christians, marking the culmination of five decades of efforts to address longstanding demands for a [...]

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Turkey’s Syrian Jihadists Take Over Syria: Kurds, Christians Under Intolerable Threat

by Uzay Bulut – Gatestone Institute – A former branch of Al Qaeda, in 2018, HTS [Hayat Tahrir al-Sham] was officially designated a terrorist organization by the US government. HTS, which [...]

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Syria’s minorities wait in fear of repression and retribution

By The Times – For the young Christian men and women of Damascus, Syria’s old and new regimes are the proverbial rock and the hard place. In a cafe in the east of the city on Tuesday, young women [...]

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Chaldean-American Lawyer to Join the White House As Counselor to President Trump

US President-elect Donald Trump says that Alina Habba, a lawyer who represented him in his various legal battles, will serve as his presidential counsellor after he returns to the White House. He [...]

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‘Religious diversity’ to endure, Syrian rebel leader assures Christians. Can they believe him?

By WorldTribune  – After his rebel army had taken Aleppo, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani appeared to reassure the city’s dwindling Christian community [...]

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In Fight for Syria, a Battle for Domination of the Entire Middle East

By NYT – In a region “already on fire,” analysts say, rebels’ advance toward Damascus is a barometer of the shifting power dynamics that also affect nations like Iran, Turkey, Russia [...]

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Intl. Union Of Muslim Scholars, Supported By Qatar And Turkey, Welcomes Achievements Of Islamist Rebels In Syria

By MEMRI – The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), which is funded and supported by Qatar and Turkey,[1] has expressed support for the Syrian rebel factions that have taken [...]

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Syrian Christians in ‘Grave Danger’ As Islamist Militias Take Over Aleppo

By Anugrah Kumar – Christian Post (via AINA) – Syrian Christians in Aleppo face “grave danger” after Islamist militias took over the city, local church leaders say. The [...]

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55 Days Into Hunger Strike, Activist’s Mother ‘Won’t Back Down’

By NYT- “The Egyptian authorities don’t like to be pressured ..” Ms. Soueif said. “But .. they won’t do anything if they’re not pressured..” Laila Soueif, the British-born mother of the [...]

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Coptic Bishop David prays at US Senate opening session

By Watani- Coptic Orthodox Bishop David of New York and New England delivered on 19 November the opening prayer at the inauguration session of the US Senate. Bishop David began with thanking the [...]