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A Syriac priest climbs the stairs at the Syriac Orthodox Mor Gabriel monastery, in Turkish southeastern town of Midyat. Source: AFP/Getty Images/Tarik Tinazay
by Amy Assad | Apr 24, 2013 | Majalla Blogs
Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim is all thumbs navigating his way around his new iPhone. This modern device contrasts sharply with the traditional cassock he is wearing, but it helps him stay in touch with his community in Syria and the wider diaspora. After...
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Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour Turki gestures during a news conference in Riyadh March 24, 2013. (REUTERS)
by Badr Al-Qahtani | Mar 25, 2013 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Major General Mansour Al-Turki, security spokesman for the Saudi interior ministry, has stressed that Riyadh did not point the finger at Tehran when it announced the arrest of the Saudi espionage cell last week. His clarification comes in the...
