The Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Antioch, which met under the presidency of Patriarch John X at the Balamand monastery, finished its work. The Patriarchate of Antioch proceeded to the election of bishops and metropolitans, and examined the prevailing situation in Syria and in the Middle East. The Holy Synod again expressed its strong protest about Qatar. “The Patriarch of Antioch suffers because of the intrusion and establishment of