Patriarch Laham condemns attack on Karak church: A criminal act alien to Jordan’s model of fraternity - elmarada
The former Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Gregory III Laham, condemned the terrorist attack on the Karak church. He said in a statement: “From our headquarters in southern Lebanon, a country…”
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The UN identified the Blue Line in 2000 to verify Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. UNIFIL explains that it is a withdrawal line, not an agreed international border.
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- National News Agencyلحام يندد بالهجوم على كنيسة الكرك: عمل إجرامي غريب عن نموذج الإخاء في الاردن ↗
- MTV Lebanonالبطريرك لحام يستنكر الهجوم على كنيسة الكرك: غريب عن نموذج الإخاء في الاردن ↗
- CH23البطريرك لحام يستنكر الهجوم على كنيسة الكرك: غريب عن نموذج الإخاء في الأردن ↗
- El Maradaالبطريرك لحام يندد بالهجوم على كنيسة الكرك: عمل إجرامي غريب عن نموذج الإخاء في الاردن - elmarada ↗
