In light of the worsening economic crises in Lebanon and the massive outbreak of the Coronavirus Pandemic all over the country, the Middle East Council of Churches continues its humanitarian mission by providing a new batch of relief supplies to the poorest and neediest families.

A glimpse of hope in the beginning of the year

Recently, the FBI released a report claiming that only 500 tons of Ammonium Nitrate had exploded, negating earlier claims that 2700 tons of the substance was responsible for all the damages in Beirut.

Report: 16 to 31 December 2020

As nations in the ME region still quarrel with the pandemic, other countries prepare to send vaccines to the region. Although some experts from the medical community detest using the vaccines due to unknown side effects that may befall a patient, there is no doubt that many people are willing to give it a try.

Report: 1 to 15 December 2020

Syria and Lebanon

Humanitarian Update

Reporting period: from 28 December 2020 to 4 January 2021

En otra actualización reciente relativa a la explosión de Beirut, Fadi Sawan, el investigador judicial asignado al caso de Beirut, fue suspendido de las investigaciones ya que dos ex-ministros acusados de negligencia, presentaron una demanda solicitando que el caso fuera transferido a otro juez.

Este es el boletín semanal unificado del Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio. A través de él, comunicaremos a los líderes de las Iglesias y feligreses, hermanas y hermanos de la Familia Ecuménica Internacional, así como a las personas y organizaciones interesadas en el MECC, sus posturas frente a lo que está sucediendo en un mundo convulso y sus acciones en los diferentes campos donde intervienen sus equipos.

Syria and Lebanon

Humanitarian Update

Reporting period: from 21 to 28 December 2020

Los preparativos para la Navidad y el nacimiento de Jesucristo, nuestro Salvador, en la familia de la Secretaría General del MECC comenzaron con el retiro espiritual anual titulado “La Estrella de Navidad”, que ha tenido lugar en el Monasterio Saydet El Bir, Bkennaya – Jal El Dib, Líbano.

A Child is Born, God is Incarnated

This message is sent from the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches, the servant of the Churches and the people of the area where Christ is born, the area named the cradle of civilization, and at the same time the cradle of Christianity. The birth of the incarnated Savior on his land, the land of the Levant, the land of Palestine, is by itself a message to humanity.

The preparations for Christmas and the Birth of Jesus Christ our Savior in the MECC General Secretariat’s family started in an annual spiritual retreat entitled “The Christmas star”, and took place in Saydet El Bir Monastery, Bkennaya - Jal El Dib, Lebanon.

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.

This is the unified weekly bulletin of the Middle East Council of Churches. Through it, we shall communicate to Church Leaders and parishioners, sisters and brothers of the International Ecumenical Family as well as individuals and organizations concerned with the MECC, its attitudes vis-a-vis what is happening in a world in turmoil and its actions in the different fields where its teams are intervening.

El MECC continúa implementando la formación profesional para aquellos que quieran entrar en el mercado laboral. Se implementaron extensos entrenamientos durante un mes y medio en Izraa y el Sheikh Meskin en la gobernación de Dara'a.

Report: 1 to 15 December 2020

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.

Syria and Lebanon

Humanitarian Update

Reporting period: from 14 to 21 December 2020

MECC continues to implement vocational trainings for those willing to enter the labor market. Extensive trainings were implemented for a month and a half in Izraa and Sheikh Meskin in Dara’a Governorate.

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.