News & Reports

By NYT- Dozens of people were killed on Sunday in an attack on a church in eastern Congo by a rebel group linked to the Islamic State. The rebels, armed with guns and machetes, attacked the [...]

By Aleteia- In southern Syria, bloody clashes between Druze and Bedouins have left over 1,000 dead, prompted Israeli military intervention, and displaced tens of thousands of civilians. In the [...]

By MEMRI – On July 13, 2025, clashes broke out in Al-Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria between Druze factions and Bedouin tribes following several mutual kidnapping incidents. The new [...]

By kurdistan24. (via AINA) – In a move highlighting the precarious state of Iraq’s ancient Christian heritage, Cardinal Louis Sako, the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church, has issued an [...]

By Open Doors – A church in east Syria narrowly escaped a potentially devastating attack, as three would-be suicide bombers were discovered nearby with explosives and extremist literature. [...]

World Heritage Watch has sent an Open Letter to UNESCO calling on the World Heritage Committee (WHC) to place the Saint Catherine Area on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. This call [...]

By Egyptia Streets – Following a decade-long closure, Egyptian authorities reopened several historic valleys on 12 July in the Saint Catherine region to both domestic and international [...]

By Orthodox Times  (via AINA) – The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling for the protection of Christian minorities in Syria, following the terrorist [...]

By Dale Gavlak – OSVNews – (via AINA) – Fears mount for Syrian Christians about whether the new Islamist government is committed to their protection following the recent deadly [...]

By Orthodoxia News Agency- Intensive monitoring of the issue concerning the challenge to the ownership status of the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine of Sinai, following the court decision of [...]