Velen kijken uit naar Kerstavond en Kerstmis, waarbij een groot deel van de Christenen de geboorte van Jezus Christus herdenken. De Trinitarische christenen zijn er dikwijls niet bewust van dat hun 25ste december eigenlijk een feestdag is die de Romaans Katholieke Kerk in de oudheid heeft overgenomen van de heidenen die op die dag hunContinue reading “Het Bethlehem uit de Christelijke traditie of uit de werkelijkheid”
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Israel and the Golan heights Druze community
At the beginning of May, Israel bombed an area near the presidential palace in Damascus early on Friday May 2, in its clearest warning yet to Syria’s new Islamist-led authorities of its readiness to ramp up military action in the name of the country’s Druze minority. Israel has escalated military operations in Syria since rebelsContinue reading “Israel and the Golan heights Druze community”
Ceasefire may stop the killing but won’t end the conflict
BBC, January 15, 2025 Event The first big challenge is making sure that the ceasefire holds. Senior western diplomats fear that after the first phase of 42 days the war could resume. The Gaza war has had immense consequences across the Middle East. It did not, as many feared, lead to a general war inContinue reading “Ceasefire may stop the killing but won’t end the conflict”
The new dawn in a post-Assad nation
14/12/2024 Making sense of the new dawn in a post-Assad nation Katharine Viner Editor-in-chief … It was with amazement at the speed of the rebel advance in Syria that had already stormed key cities such as Aleppo. Less than a day or so later, Damascus had fallen too and the bloody reign of the AssadContinue reading “The new dawn in a post-Assad nation”
The question of the month December was: After Aleppo & Homs can rebels take over Damascus?
Last month there was a very fast development in Syria, which makes us very curious for the coming months. As Syrian rebel forces gained control over the crucial cities of Aleppo, Homs and Dara one of the biggest questions arised out of the situation if those rebels could be a total change in Syria. ItContinue reading “The question of the month December was: After Aleppo & Homs can rebels take over Damascus?”
Syria in ancient times
On 6 June 2017 was written: SYRIA, the name given generally to the land lying between the easternmost shore of the Levantine Gulf and a natural inland boundary formed in part by the Middle Euphrates and in part by the western edge of the Hamād or desert steppe. The northern limit being the Tauric systemContinue reading “Syria in ancient times”
Assad’s Downfall and Fates Decided in Damascus
Opinion by Ghassan Charbel Editor-in-Chief of Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper Monday – 9 December 2024 The long night in Damascus was nothing short of seismic. Opponents could not have predicted the rapid collapse of the Syrian regime. The army was not prepared to fight the opposition advance that was gaining momentum. Iran was helpless, Russia didContinue reading “Assad’s Downfall and Fates Decided in Damascus”
Assad regime appears to have fallen
Rebel forces celebrate in the central Syrian city of Homs Sunday December 8 2024 The Assad regime appears to have fallen as Syrian rebels swept into Damascus overnight. Syrian rebels claim victory over regime as Assad ‘flees’ The Syrian government appears to have fallen in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of theContinue reading “Assad regime appears to have fallen”
About Syria’s 2024 renewed battle
In focus Middle East Wednesday October 23In the past month, Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon have reversed this refugee flow, pushing an estimated 425,000 people – mostly women and children – back over chaotic and overcrowded border crossings, according to the UN. ‘Nowhere to go’: Syrians fleeing Israeli strikes in Lebanon face perilous return DetentionsContinue reading “About Syria’s 2024 renewed battle”
Israel in the news of October 2024
Israel did everything it could to be on the front pages of newspapers throughout October. Unceasingly, they have been killing people in several countries;. Tue, 1 Oct, 01:37 Netanyahu’s ground operation is a huge gamble Netanyahu’s ground operation is a huge gamble ByAdrian Blomfield in Beirut, Lebanon As Israel sent its ground troops into LebanonContinue reading “Israel in the news of October 2024”
Some View on the World 