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World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Jerry Pillay has met with heads of churches in Lebanon to pray and work together in a country that neighbors Israel and Syria, the vicinity of the Holy Land.
As humanitarian aid—and Azerbaijan’s attacks—return to the Caucasus enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, religious freedom advocates debate the merits of emphasizing religion.
US waiver temporarily allows for funds to bypass sanctions against the Assad government. Christian charities experience mixed results.
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NEW YORK CITY: When the time came for Bashar Jaafari, Syria’s former UN permanent representative, to leave New York, only one person saw him off at JFK airport: his loyal office assistant. The symbolism of the moment perhaps eluded the lady as she waved goodbye to the diplomat disappearing through the throng of travelers: Nothing more than Jaafari’s lonely departure could embody the image of Bashar Assad’s regime as it stands isolated on the world stage today. Jaafari went back to Damascus where he would take up his functions as deputy minister for foreign affairs, back into the arms of...