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Germany bans charity for Hezbollah links

  German authorities banned a group Tuesday accused of raising money for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and staged raids across the country on homes and offices used by the organization.   Around 150 police officers searched premises across six states and confiscated cash, computers and around 40 boxes of files. Two bank accounts with a […]

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Dutch priest Fr van der Lugt shot dead in Homs

  Fr Frans van der Lugt’s assassination has shocked Syrians across the country. A man of peace, he helped in the negotiations to break the siege on the Old City of Homs. The Jesuit priest refused to leave out of solidarity with its residents, sharing the suffering they are going through. There are 24 other Christians in […]

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Lebanese reality show went awry when a son sattacked his mother

 Click Here to View Video   According to a video posted to YouTube last week, a Lebanese reality show went awry when a son supposed to be reunited with his mother instead attacked her. The show is called Bil Akeed (“For Sure”) and specializes in reuniting estranged family members. On a recently filmed episode, the […]

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Milestones In The History Of The Lebanese Maronite Order (Part 3 of 3)

  In this third and last part of the historical study done by Father Karam Rizk on Maronites in Lebanon, we will explore the period of transformation between 1832 ad 1913,  the period of openness and expansion throughout the world and the author’s conclusion.   If you wish to read the original article, click [Here].   […]

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Milestones In The History Of The Lebanese Maronite Order (Part 1 of 3)

    The Maronite Church witnessed 8 important milestones throughout its history. Father Karam Rizk, Director of the Institute of History at the University of the Holy Spirit, Kaslik, Lebanon and Co-Founder of the Maronite Research Institute wrote a lengthy study on the Maronites (translated from Arabic by Kozhaya S. Akiki). The Khazen family has proudly […]

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The Khazens and the Maronite Church: The Role of the Khazens In Electing The Maronite Patriarch

   Maronite Patriarch Summer Residence in Diman   Before the 18th century, the Maronite Patriarchate in Mount Lebanon was subjected to the rule of  Tripoli’s governors, a reality which forced the Patriarchs to seek protection by migrating towards  the district of Kerserwan, where the Khazens were in power. At the time, the Khazens had vowed […]

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Syrian ambassador denies execution of Lebanese captives

 \Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel-Karim Ali Friday dismissed reports that Lebanese prisoners who were kidnapped during the Civil War were still being held in Syria, suggesting that questions about the allegations would only be settled by “fortune tellers.”   Asked to comment on reports that families and relatives of the alleged Lebanese prisoners had […]

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