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Newborn Baby Rescued from Earthquake Rubble as Mother Dies
A newborn baby was rescued from the rubble of his home in northern Syria following the massive earthquake, but his mother died.
Despite the most unfavorable conditions, medics north of the city of Aleppo were able to deliver the baby...
Greek News
Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Aleppo, Syria Damaged by Turkey Earthquake
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in Aleppo, northern Syria posted photographs of the damage to its cathedral and other property following the massive earthquake that hit nearby Turkey.
Photographs published on Facebook show blocks of stone that had crashed down onto...
Greek News
Radical Islamists Behind Bishops’ Kidnapping?
Two Orthodox Archbishops, Paul Yazigi, and Yohanna Ibrahim, Head of the Syrian Orthodox Church in Aleppo, who were kidnapped by rebels on April 22, are still being held in a village northwest of the city, it's been reported.
Since their...
World
Greeks Caught Up In Syrian Civil War
The Greeks of Syria are also suffering the catastrophe of the civil war that has taken many victims, including two Orthodox Bishops who are missing, and as the strife continues to grow.
Syria has many close historical and cultural ties...
Greek News
U.S. Renews Call for Release of Syrian Bishops
U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly renewed Tuesday her government’s call for the release of the two bishops recently kidnapped by gunmen in Syria, following a meeting with Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East John X.
“Connelly...
Greece
Greece Assists Search For Missing Bishops
Greece has dispatched Deputy Foreign Minister Costas Tsiaras to Lebanon to help officials in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo locate two missing Orthodox Bishops who disappeared in the country's civil war earlier this month, believed kidnapped by armed...
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Kidnapped Orthodox Bishops ‘Remain Captured’ in Syria
The two kidnapped Orthodox bishops are still being held, according to sources that spoke to Al Jazeera, denying earlier reports that they had been released, and prompting calls by the international Christian community for their freedom.
" All we know is...
Greek News
Confusion Surrounds Fate of Abducted Bishops
The Greek Orthodox Church denied Tuesday circulating reports that the two archbishops abducted in Aleppo, Syria, had been released.
The fate of Greek Orthodox Archbishop Paul Yazigi and Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim remained mired in mystery after the two...
Greek News
Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Aleppo Kidnapped
Two Aleppian bishops were kidnapped by Syrian rebels in the outskirts of the city Monday evening, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
The Christian clergy members were reportedly carrying out humanitarian work when they were abducted at gunpoint.
Syrian state news agency...
Greek News
Greek Woman Killed in Crossfire in Aleppo, Syria
Greek Foreign Ministry Spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras denounced bloodshed taking place in Syria, especially after a woman of Greek descent was killed in Aleppo.
"A few days ago, Marinet Sehuaro of Greek origin was killed near Aleppo. Mrs. Sehuaro was born in Syria...