As of Tuesday, SOHR reported a total of 203 fatalities since fighting erupted on Sunday. This includes 92 Druze—21 of whom were civilians reportedly executed by forces affiliated with Syria’s Defense and Interior Ministries—93 pro-government fighters, and 18 Bedouins
Under the Assad regime, Saydnaya prison became a mass-killing machine; ‘a symbol of shame for the whole world’
The anti-Erdogan site Nordic Monitor publishes a letter ostensibly written by Turkish FM Fidan, which cites 'efforts to determine the maritime boundary with Syria and to delimit maritime jurisdiction areas beyond territorial waters'
“No one should fear for their life while worshiping, regardless of their faith,” Representative Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) said
The MEPs expressed their total and unwavering solidarity with the Christian community in Syria, underlining that the “brutal attack” was deeply alarming.
Reportedly born in 1984, according to Arabic media outlets, she holds a master’s degree in Arabic Language and Literature.
This event has since been recorded as Turkey’s deadliest and most destructive earthquake in modern history, killing more than 55,000 people and injuring over 107,000
At the same time, Patriarch John X of Antioch has urged calm, encouraging Christians to remain in their ancestral homes despite the growing challenges.
Currently, Alawites and Druze communities are the primary targets. However, concerns persist that Christians will be next in line, a fear explicitly conveyed by sources on the ground.
The United States and Russia have called for a closed-door U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday to discuss the rapidly escalating situation
The worsening situation in Syria is of particular concern to Greece due to the presence of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch.
Ambushes by Assad loyalists are among the fiercest yet, stretching the forces of the former rebels who seized power last year
Émigrés hope the battered country—sometimes a haven, sometimes a persecutor—can again be home under the new government
Greece was invited to the Paris Conference on Syria following Greece's Foreign Minister's visits last week to seven different regions, including Damascus itself.
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis is in Paris participating in the International Conference on Syria, following an invitation from France. Diplomatic sources stress the participation of the country’s Foreign Affairs Minister reaffirms Greece’s strong diplomatic footprint and its role as a reliable interlocutor with all parties. Gerapetritis’s participation comes on the heels of his Middle […]
Two days ago, on February 9, he was in Damascus, Syria, where he met with Syria’s transitional leader Ahmad Al-Sarra and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Asaad Αl Shaibani.
Following his meeting in Damascus, Gerapetritis highlighted Greece’s role as a reliable interlocutor with the Arab world, emphasizing the country's commitment to ensuring peace and prosperity in the region
Government raids and a string of mysterious killings have put the community on edge
Amb. Sekeris also cited Greece's keen interest over the fate and well-being of Christians and all religious and ethnic minorities in that country
Country’s inexperienced leaders try to figure out how to revive an economy decimated by sanctions, years of conflict