11/27/2019 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – Protests in Lebanon have continued to gain momentum since they erupted last month. Protesters are demanding a complete government overhaul, and have largely been met with a stalemated government. In response to the gathering momentum
Read moreIn Deraa, Syria, Shemkha had a farm where her family grew tomatoes, cucumbers and eggplants. “We built our house there. We had everything,” Shemkha says. “But now we have nothing.” Shemkha, is 57, but her weathered face appears older under
Read moreYesterday, June 20th, was World Refugee Day. At the Sabra refugee camp in Beirut, 12-year old Abdul Jabar Satouf lives with his grandmother Khadija and other family members, and works about 48 hours a week as a mechanic’s apprentice. “I’m
Read moreSince March 2011, millions of Syrians affected by the war there have fled the country, many seeking refuge in neighbouring Jordan and Lebanon. According to official figures from UNICEF, children currently account for just over half of the total number
Read moreKarima*, a refugee from Aleppo, still covers her hair, but the change in the way she dresses compared with when she first arrived in Lebanon is obvious. She became a Christian more than two years ago, and now, along with
Read moreIslamic State has been filling the headlines for a long time and filling the hearts of many people in the Middle East with fear. But, in the midst of all this, the church is showing the love of Christ to
Read moreApart from the fact that she is a refugee, Amal Osman is, in every other way, like a typical 14-year-old. She rolls her eyes when asked questions she doesn’t want to answer, speaks in monosyllables and seems permanently embarrassed by
Read more“This is the worst refugee crisis for many, many years. And the UN has described it as the greatest humanitarian tragedy of our time. Lebanon itself is a country that has received 1.5 million Syrian refugees.” So speaks Matt Parker
Read moreAt least 37 people have been killed and 181 wounded in two suicide bomb attacks in a residential area of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The bombers blew themselves up in a busy street in the southern suburb of Burj al-Barajneh,
Read moreAccording to the the Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, the rights of minority Lebanese Christians are being threatened as the country absorbs over 1.2 million Syrian refugees fleeing the conflict at home. The swelling refugee population is dramatically altering the
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