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Archdiocese Vandals Confess to 21 Other Burglaries

The office of a prominent lawyer and the National Social Security Fund in Badaro were among the targets of a gang of thieves who were formally charged two weeks ago with robbing and vandalizing the Greek Orthodox archdiocese, the Internal Security Forces said in a statement Friday. The ISF arrested three men, Mohammad Merhi, Issa [...]

Assailants of Greek Orthodox Church in Beirut Arrested

The Internal Security Forces (ISF) arrested Wednesday November 23, three men, who vandalized and robbed the Greek Orthodox Church of the Archdiocese of Beirut last week. According to the ISF information, two of the suspects taken into custody had been seen near the Greek Church two nights in a row before the attack. After investigations [...]

Greek Orthodox Archbishopric in Beirut Vandalised

Several offices of the Greek-Orthodox archbishopric in Beirut were vandalized last night with money stolen, a safe broken, icons and other precious items looted. “The archbishopric had been sabotaged, destroyed and stolen by unknown vandals,” Father George Dimas told a local radio station Wednesday. According to the Lebanon Daily Star, priests and staff of the [...]

Greek Film Festival in Lebanon

Under the joint patronage of the Ministry of Culture of Lebanon and the Embassy of Greece in Beirut, Lebanon, the 4th Greek Film Festival will begin on Thursday. Organized by the League of Lebanese Graduates from Greek Universities (LLGGU) in collaboration with the Greek Film Center (GFC), the festival will last until October 16th at [...]