Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Tuesday announced that he will not nominate a certain candidate for the presidency, calling for the election of a president who is able to “heal the rifts” among the Lebanese.   “I do not have names to nominate for the presidency and I will not nominate anyone … We […]

  The Annunciation (also called the Feast of the Annunciation) celebrates the announcement given by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would conceive and give birth to the Son of God. The feast is observed on March 25th, which is nine months before the Christmas celebration of the birth of Jesus. This date also […]

  The United States can help Christians being persecuted in the Middle East by using foreign aid to modify behaviors in countries where persecution is rampant, educating U.S. diplomats about the issue in their assigned regions and asking for help from Arab-Americans, a panel of religious freedom researchers said Monday. But in helping fight Christian […]

  Environment Minister Mohammed al-Mashnouq stressed on Tuesday that al-Naameh landfill will be shut down in 2015 indefinitely, pointing out that a crisis plan will be set to deal with the crisis of solid waste in the country.   “We should focus on the main issues out of our keenness to safeguard the health of […]

  A serious clash in south Beirut yesterday was stopped by the Lebanese Army after one person was killed, and continued fighting in north Lebanon’s Tripoli has killed at least 27 people as Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad fight the Syrian civil war on Lebanese soil. These tragic deaths across […]

  A female Christian Syrian activist opposing the rule of President Bashar Assad was abducted by Islamist militants who disapproved of her participating in an outdoor protest while her hair was uncovered, a Middle Eastern social media outlet is reporting.   ANA Press, an Egypt-based outlet that aggregates citizen journalist reports, posted a video this […]

  One person was killed and 10 people were wounded in clashes in south Beirut on Sunday between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, security sources said.   The fighting broke out before dawn between gunmen loyal to Shaker Barjawi, a Sunni Muslim who supports the Alawite president, and other Sunni Muslims who […]

Khazen.org prays for the Safety of the  Maronite Church and its Bishops! They represent our Strength and future. From naharnet.com The pastor of Baalbek-Deir al-Ahmar escaped a kidnap attempt on Saturday evening in the Bekaa. “Pastor Semaan Atallah was able to escape an abduction attempt on the Iaat-Deir al-Ahmar road,” the state-run National News Agency. "Two […]