Thursday, January 12, 2012

Armenian church is burnt in Tbilisi

January 12, 2012 Featured News

12/1/2012 Armenian Church St. Nshan in Georgian capitalTbilisiwas burnt again. People who live nearby informed Times.am reporter that they did not know the reason of the fire. At the same time they noted that people without place to live, drug-men and drunk men always gather at the church, which is left by everyone. Georgian authorities [...]

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Orthodox, Maronites warn Christians not to sell land

January 12, 2012 News
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Ignatius IV Hazim, center, attends a religious service at Saint George Orthodox Cathedral in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. (Mohammad Azakir/The Daily Star)

The Daily Star 12/1/2012 BEIRUT: The Maronite League expressed its concern Wednesday over the sharp increase in land sales in Christian districts in Lebanon, as Greek Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim called for discouraging and preventing such sales. In a statement issued after a meeting of its executive council, the League expressed “its concern over [...]

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Political powers sign Azhar’s ‘bill of rights’

January 12, 2012 Featured News
Pope Shenuda III, head of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church, (R) meets with Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb (C) and Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzuri in Cairo on January 11, 2012. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HOSSAM)

By Omnia Al Desoukie/Special to Daily News Egypt 11/1/2012 CAIRO: Representatives of political parties and politicians signed Wednesday Al-Azhar’s bill of rights during a meeting aimed at discussing Egypt’s future as the first anniversary of the Jan. 25 revolt approaches. Following the meeting with youth, politicians, the premier and Pope Shenouda, Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh Ahmed [...]

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Byzantine-Era Bread Stamp Discovery in Akko Sheds Light on Jewish Life

January 12, 2012 Featured News

Excavation site near Acre; courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority Anient bread stamp with menorah caving Courtesy: Israel Antiquities Authority 11/1/2012 A small ceramic stamp used to mark bakery produce may not seem like a significant archeological find, but Israeli archeologists are rather excited by such a discovery made near the northern coastal town of Akko. In [...]

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