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Christmas is lighting up Beirut's Darkness
In another recent update concerning the Beirut blast, Fadi Sawan, the judicial investigator assigned for the Beirut case, was suspended from the investigations as two former ministers, who were accused of negligence, submitted a demand requesting that the case should be transferred to another judge.
The Pandemic of Poverty
Report: 1 to 15 December 2020
As Christians around the world brace themselves for Christmas and all the joy the holidays bring, the MECC would like to remind our readers that poverty has reached dangerously high levels in the Middle East. According to UNICEF, the Middle East is experiencing one of the most fraught situations in the world, with more than 32 million children in need of humanitarian assistance.
Complicaciones en las investigaciones de la explosión de Beirut
Nuevas ayudas para los indigentes y los afectados
En una última actualización del caso de la explosión de Beirut, el Primer Ministro provisional Hassan Diab, se negó a ser interrogado por un juez que lo acusó a él y a tres ex-ministros de negligencia en relación con la explosión.
Video: Towards the MECC 12th General Assembly
An extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee in Bkerke
During the year 2020, that is coming to an end, the 12th General Assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches, entitled “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid” (Matthew 14:27), was supposed to take place in September at the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerke, Lebanon. However, the unpleasant circumstances imposed by the Coronavirus pandemic impeded it, which led the MECC’s Executive Committee to hold an extraordinary meeting on the 17th of September, during which the member churches’ representatives decided to set a new date for the General Assembly in September 2021.
Complications in the Beirut Blast investigations
New aids for the homeless & the affected
In a latest update on the Beirut Blast case, Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab, refused to be questioned by a judge who accused him and three former ministers of negligence in connection with the explosion.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021 - Booklet
The week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021”, from 18 to 25 January 2021. With the title “To remain in God’s love and in self-reconciliation" John 15: 1 -17.
Beirut Blast charges pushing through red lines
The judge Fadi Sawwan investigating the Beirut port explosion has charged Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and three former ministers (former finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil, public works ministers Ghazi Zeaiter and Youssef Finianos) with negligence which led to the devastating event in which 200 people were killed and swathes of buildings left in ruins.
International Day for Human Rights
Through the Incarnation, the love of God was made manifest among humans; as a result, the human rights started by preserving the justice, peace and social harmony.
Macron celebró la segunda conferencia para apoyar al Líbano, ¿cuáles son los puntos discutidos?
El Presidente francés Emmanuel Macron y el Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas Antonio Guterres presidieron el miércoles 2 de diciembre una conferencia internacional virtual para «apoyar al pueblo libanés», cuatro meses después de la devastadora explosión en el puerto de Beirut.
Macron held the second conference to support Lebanon, what are the discussed points?
French President Emmanuel Macron and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres chaired on the 2nd of November, Wednesday, a virtual international conference to "support the Lebanese people", four months after the devastating explosion in the Beirut port. Heads of state, international organizations, multilateral donors, non-governmental organizations and representatives of the Lebanese civil society were invited to participate in this conference.
La reunión mensual en línea de los Directores Regionales de Comunicaciones: la prioridad es servir a las Iglesias
Los directores y funcionarios de comunicación de los consejos regionales y las organizaciones religiosas celebraron su reunión mensual en línea en respuesta al llamamiento del Departamento de Comunicación del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias.
The Monthly Online Meeting of the Regional Communications Directors: priorities lie in serving the Churches
The directors and communication officers of the regional councils and faith-based organizations held their online monthly meeting in response to the call of the Communication Department at the World Council of Churches.
Felicitaciones a Su Excelencia Dr. Aude Kawas
El Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio, su Secretario General Dr. Michel Abs, y toda la familia de la Secretaría General del Consejo, felicitan a Su Excelencia Dr. Aude Kawas, Presidente del Comité Central del Departamento del Servicio para los Refugiados Palestinos del MECC, por haber sido nominado como miembro del Senado de Jordania el 26 de noviembre de 2020.
El Juez Sawan exige una investigación parlamentaria para el caso de la explosión de Beirut
Qatar apoya al sector de la educación del Líbano
En un paso adelante de la reconstrucción, una fragancia de esperanza transpira en los últimos días. Según una fuente judicial, el investigador asignado al caso de la explosión del puerto de Beirut pidió al Parlamento que investigara a los ministros actuales y anteriores bajo la sospecha de haber cometido violaciones o delitos relacionados con el desastre en la capital libanesa.
Para que no olvidemos
Sigamos hablando de Beirut
En dos minutos y 17 segundos, la directora libanesa Nadine Labaki transmitió los primeros espantosos minutos de la explosión de Beirut del 4 de agosto, que tuvo lugar a las 6:07 PM, y que destruyó toda la capital. Ella documentó estos momentos en un nuevo video que será añadido al archivo de esta explosión apocalíptica.
Judge Sawan demands a parliamentary investigation for the Beirut Blast case
Qatar supports the Lebanese education sector
In a constructive step forward, a fragrance of hope transpired over the past few days. According to a judicial source, the investigator assigned on the Beirut Port bombing case asked Parliament to investigate current and former ministers on suspicion of committing violations or crimes related to the disaster in the Lebanese capital.
Lest we Forget
Keep talking about Beirut
In two minutes and 17 seconds, the Lebanese director Nadine Labaki conveyed the first horrifying minutes of the Beirut Blast on the 4th of August, which took place at 6:07 PM, and destroyed the entire capital. She documented these moments in a new video that will be added to the archive of this apocalyptic explosion.
La Comunidad de las Bienaventuranzas está sembrando esperanza en Beirut
El padre Rachad Jaber: Nuestra esperanza es vivir los valores del amor, la fraternidad, la tolerancia y el servicio a los demás.
“Sentíamos que el edificio del monasterio estaba temblando, y nos bombardeaban con llamadas telefónicas. Nadie sabíamos lo que pasaba hasta que nos enteramos del desastre por televisión. Empezamos a recibir videos en nuestros teléfonos móviles; ¡no podíamos creer las escenas de horror y destrucción! Al principio, todo el mundo pensaba que eran noticias falsas, pero para nuestra sorpresa, ¡todo era verdad!”.