Tag: Middle East
In Bethlehem, a midnight mass overshadowed by the destruction of Gaza
The streets of Bethlehem, in the West Bank, were silent this Tuesday Christmas evening, without a tree or decorations, in solidarity with the Christians of Gaza. The midnight mass was…
the hope of a “just” state for the leader of the Damascus rebels
The new Syrian authorities in Damascus announced Tuesday, December 24, an agreement with “ all armed groups » for their dissolution, specifying that they were going to be integrated into…
authorities lift ban on access to social network WhatsApp
The Iranian authorities have decided to authorize the social network WhatsApp and Google Play, in a first move to lift censorship on social networks, as moderate President Massoud Pezeshkian had…
Iran to allow the use of the Whatsapp service | News in brief
The service was banned two years ago after it had been used to call protests. Iran’s Supreme Council for Internet Control decided on Tuesday to allow the use of the…
Austin Tice, the American journalist who disappeared in Syria, is allegedly alive | News in brief
Tice is believed to have been a prisoner of dictator Bashar al-Assad for more than ten years. 11:28•Updated 12:11 American journalist who disappeared in Syria Austin Tice is said to…
In Syria, rebel groups have agreed to disperse and join the country’s army | News in brief
According to the new Syrian regime, the groups will join the country’s army under the Ministry of Defense. 14:19•Updated 14:31 In Syria, the rebel groups have agreed to disperse, says…
Christians in Damascus demonstrate after burning a Christmas tree to demand “rights”
A little more than two weeks after the fall of the regime, Christians in Syria are preparing to celebrate Christmas in a special atmosphere. The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group…
25,000 Syrians returned to their homeland after the fall of the al-Assad regime | News in brief
Turkey says it will help Syrians return to their homeland with the help of special arrangements. At least 25,000 Syrians have crossed the Turkish border and returned to their homeland…
ex-president Bashar el-Assad would have left Damascus early and without warning his loved ones, media reveal
More than two weeks after the flight of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Moscow, uncertainty continues to surround the exact circumstances of the unexpected and rapid collapse of his…
Cardinal Pizzaballa in Gaza to celebrate a mass in the parish of the Holy Family
It was after the intervention of the Pope and following tension between Israel and the Vatican that the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pizzaballa was able to enter Gaza to…