{"id":1434,"date":"2024-12-26T13:43:29","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T13:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/26\/cyprus-puts-the-spotlight-on-religious-freedom-and-protecting-christians-and-other-middle-east-minorities\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T13:43:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T13:43:29","slug":"cyprus-puts-the-spotlight-on-religious-freedom-and-protecting-christians-and-other-middle-east-minorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/26\/cyprus-puts-the-spotlight-on-religious-freedom-and-protecting-christians-and-other-middle-east-minorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyprus puts the spotlight on religious freedom and protecting Christians and other Middle East minorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1257226\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/podcast_greek_current-320x200.jpg?v=1613387358\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"480\" class=\"picture-main-post-image\" alt=\"Cyprus puts the spotlight on religious freedom and protecting Christians and other Middle East minorities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/podcast_greek_current-768x480.jpg?v=1613387359\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/source><\/picture>\n                                <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Cyprus is once again making headline news as Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides becomes the first leader in the region to appoint a special representative \u2013 Ambassador Thessalia Salina Shambos \u2013 for religious freedoms and the protection of minorities in the Middle East.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The move, welcomed in Washington, comes as new concerns about religious and ethnic minorities are emerging in the wake of war and upheaval in Syria and the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Boyle, the Washington Bureau Chief for Breitbart News Network who interviewed President Christodoulides about this move, joins Thanos Davelis to break down why this is such a significant story.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazy lazy-hidden\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" data-lazy-type=\"iframe\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/1409dcdb-ee69-4863-812a-343c785553cc?dark=false\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<noscript><iframe height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/1409dcdb-ee69-4863-812a-343c785553cc?dark=false\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/multimedia\/podcasts\/1257226\/cyprus-puts-the-spotlight-on-religious-freedom-and-protecting-christians-and-other-middle-east-minorities\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyprus is once again making headline news as Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides becomes the first leader in the region to appoint a special representative \u2013 Ambassador Thessalia Salina Shambos \u2013 for religious freedoms and the protection of minorities in the Middle East.\u00a0 The move, welcomed in Washington, comes as new concerns about religious and ethnic &#8230; 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