Télé Lumière and Noursat Programming Director Marie-Therese Kreidi: Today Media is the Church’s Voice and Hope for Believers

More than a year has passed and the Coronavirus is still spreading around the world, imposing exceptional conditions and a health lockdown that didn’t even spare worship houses and churches included in many strict health measures taken around the world and in the Middle East.

¿Sobrevivió la capital a un nuevo desastre?

Luqman Salim, una víctima de la corrupción actual en el Líbano

La empresa alemana “Combi Lift”, a la que se le ha encargado la eliminación de productos químicos en el puerto de Beirut tras la explosión ocurrida el 4 de agosto, reveló que lo que encontró allí fue una «segunda bomba de Beirut».

Luqman Salim, a victim of the ongoing corruption in Lebanon

The German company “Combi Lift” which was tasked with disposing of chemicals in Beirut Port after the explosion that occurred on August 4, revealed that what it found there was a "second Beirut bomb."

Syria and Lebanon

Humanitarian Update

Reporting period: from 1 to 8 February 2021

Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Lebanon Father Timon Al-Suriani: Love, acceptance of others, and coexistence were not words written in books and treaties, but vivid prints stamped by history on the forehead of the country…

It is true that wars and conflicts have dominated and burdened the Middle East, but a glimmer of hope for a better tomorrow is evident in several situations. In Egypt, citizens have experienced fraternal and human coexistence between Christians and Muslims for several decades now. This was the highlight of the dialogue of the head of the Coptic Church in Lebanon, Father Timon al-Suriani in an interview with the Communication and Public Relations Department in the Middle East Council of Churches.

At a time of lockdown and confinement where people are struggling to provide their basic needs, the children’s needs and mental health are often overlooked.

Many of the refugee children are not enrolled at schools, primarily because the parents cannot afford tuition, a tablet or a laptop and many of them don’t have the luxury of internet service at home.

We unite to face together the Coronavirus, for in the midst of the storm, we fear nothing for God is with us.

And when we shout together “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”, we hear his voice calming the storm around us and saying “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” Mark 4 : 35-40

Viernes 12 de febrero de 2021

A las 7:00 p.m.

“¿Por qué se asustan? ¿Todavía no tienen fe?” (Marcos 4, 35-40)

Entre los conceptos relacionados con el Capital Social, la noción de Construir Puentes aparece como una etapa fundamental en la construcción del capital social, o lo que llaman en inglés, Bridging.

Uno de los principales objetivos del Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio es construir puentes entre las personas, y este objetivo se ha tomado como lema durante varios años y todavía lo es.

Mientras las terribles condiciones socioeconómicas se apoderan del país, las víctimas de la explosión de Beirut siguen siendo las más afectadas. El Consejo Noruego para los Refugiados advirtió en un comunicado en su página web, de una nueva oleada de personas sin hogar, 6 meses después de la explosión de Beirut.

A Prayer to the Creator - His Holiness Pope Francis

Lord, Father of our human family,
you created all human beings equal in dignity:
pour forth into our hearts a fraternal spirit
and inspire in us a dream of renewed encounter,
dialogue, justice and peace.

Friday February 12, 2021

At 7:00 pm

“Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” Mark 4 : 35-40

MECC organized vocational trainings in Aleppo city, Syria, in cooperation with the Armenian Protestant Church, in which 200 men and women participated. The trainings lasted a month and a half and included a variety of specializations: women hairdressing, makeup art, mobile maintenance, electrical wiring, management of tourism and travel offices, culinary art, pastry, tailoring, screen printing, and sewing.

February 4th, International Day of Human Fraternity!

Since 2020, February 4th is no longer just another day, now it represents an international call to end violence and hatred hostile speeches… it is now a day that reminds us of our fraternity no matter our nationality, ethnicity, society or religion… it is an invitation to work towards peace, justice and stability… hoping to live the rest of our days by the command of Jesus Christ “Love one another as I have loved you.” John 34:13.

Report: 16 to 31 January 2021

Report: 16 to 31 January 2021

Among the concepts related to Social Capital, the notion of Building Bridges comes as a fundamental stage in building social capital, or what they call in English, Bridging.

As dire socioeconomic conditions grip the country, victims of the Beirut blast are still being affected the most. The Norwegian Refugee Council warned in a statement on its website, of a new wave of homeless people, 6 months after the Beirut explosion.

Syria and Lebanon

Humanitarian Update

Reporting period: from 25 January to 1 February 2021

Cuando se trata de encontrar la verdad, Líbano no es el único país que sufre la burocracia. Dos altos parlamentarios británicos pidieron que se investigara una empresa registrada en el Reino Unido probablemente relacionada con la explosión de Beirut. Pidieron a las autoridades del Reino Unido que la investiguen, dado que parece que se ha presentado información inexacta.