On 1 March, Hussein Tantawi, the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces that has ruled Egypt since 11 February, sent a letter to Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, in which he stressed “the deep ties and relations on (...)
Rome--Papal officials have defended the Vatican's call for the protection of Christians in the Middle East following Al-Azhar's announcement that it would suspend interfaith dialogue with the Holy See.
In an address following the New Year's Eve (...)
Despite its difficult political circumstances, Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah is unlikely to hit the streets of Beirut en masse as it did in mid-2008, say analysts.
The formation of the current Lebanese government in late 2009 occurred after (...)
After 31 years of diplomatic tensions between Egypt and Iran, there are signs that relations between the two countries may be warming. In early October 2010, Iran and Egypt signed an agreement to resume direct flights between Cairo and Tehran. (...)
The Synod of Bishops' Special Assembly for the Middle East was held from 10 to 24 October to discuss pressing issues pertaining to Christians in the region.
The synod brought together in Rome all the Catholic Church's bishops and patriarchs in the (...)