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It is happening now on the land of Palestine!
It is happening now on the land of Palestine, the killing machine has broken all boundaries to destroy people, soul and stone- does it have a frontlet in the first place?... the killing machine,
It is happening now on the land of Palestine that human hate has reached its limits and it springs up to hit people left and right,
It is happening now on the land of Palestine that the child-killers have not yet been satiated by watching their weak body parts.
A new Facebook Page for the “Restoration Fund for Rehabilitation of Faith-based Social Services & Religious Infrastructure Damaged During the Crisis in Syria”
The “Restoration Fund for rehabilitation of faith-based social services & religious infrastructure damaged during the crisis in Syria” program was launched by the Middle East Council of Churches with the support of the international humanitarian organization Kerk in Actie.
On the International Day of the Family
Honorary Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Dr. Gerges Saleh:
“To commit to Christian principles and human values is to form ideal Christian families in society”
The Middle East is facing today a daily worsening stifling wave of crises and disagreements as many social changes have been imposed on different levels during an era that has become tainted with spite, violence, hatred and injustice... This era left the family’s fate to the unknown, forcing it to face family ties threatening challenges that negatively affect education and the preservation of human values.
Vaccination Campaigns Are Underway in the Middle East. Are There Any Positive Results?
Report: 19 May 2021
With the decrease of new corona infection rates and the proliferation of the vaccine, the ME is increasingly easing restrictions.
Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs at the meeting of the Department of Service for Palestinian Refugees Executive Committee:
"This department is a space for Christian service and love in a world of persecution and hatred"
On Friday May 14, 2021, the Middle East Council of Churches’ Department of Service for Palestinian Refugees Executive Committee held its regular meeting online via Zoom. The Secretary General of the Council Dr. Michel Abs addressed the committee, saying: " This department is a space for Christian service and love in a world of persecution and hatred."
To Bring Life Back to the Wounded Beirut
Repairing Sursock Museum
In an effort to repair what the August 4 blast damaged, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between Italy and UNESCO to renovate one of Beirut’s most famous museums. The project which is worth €1 million, comes under UNESCO’s Li Beirut initiative, which aims to repair schools, heritage buildings, museums and galleries damaged in the Beirut blast.
MECC Coronavirus (COVID 19) Weekly Report
Syria and Lebanon
Humanitarian Update
Reporting period: from 10 to 17 May 2021
Religious Celebrations and Social Interaction
This week, the Islamic world celebrates Eid al-Fitr, which comes after a thirty-day fast throughout the month of Ramadan according to the Hijri calendar.
Given the phenomenon of multi-religious societies that pervades the whole world today, interaction between members belonging to one religious social entity and members of another religious entity is a common occurrence in human togetherness.
In the field of social relations, interaction is not religious interaction; rather it is socio-cultural interaction whereby all religious groups that live within one socio-political catchment area relate to one another.
On the International Day of the Family and in its Papal Year
Do the Catholic and Orthodox Churches Support Families and How?
International Family Day falls on May 15 of every year and returns this year amid injustice, violence, intimidation and hate speech... but worst of all, a malicious virus from the Corona strain they called Covid-19! A virus that made matters worse, and hit us amid crises and deteriorating living conditions that suffocate families in our Arab world.
“He rose to heaven and sat on the right hand of God”
On the Ascension Day, Earth connects with the Glory of Heavens
"... you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8), this is what Jesus Christ said to his disciples in the olive mountain - Jerusalem, promising them that they will receive the blessing of the Holy Spirit that brings them closer to the kingdom of God.
The Coronavirus COVID-19 situation in the Middle East
Report: 12 May 2021
The WHO gave the green light for the emergency of Sinopharm, China's Covid-19 vaccine, making it the sixth vaccine to receive validation.
Sanctions and Ailing Economies
Report: 1 to 9 May 2021
COVID-19 over the past year or so have widened economic disparity in the region. Countries with the exception of Cyprus and Jordan, have still to launch a meaningful reform program to improve the livelihoods of their citizens. Instead, corruption and sanctions still mess the scene and everyone in it.
Beirut Blast: Accountibility in Progress
According to “The National” news website, a judicial source informed it that fresh charges will be filed over last year’s deadly explosion at Beirut’s port in the coming “weeks”. The source claimed that the investigation will push to the end, despite any redtape or political interference. Many in Lebanon are still aching to know the truth and lament the lack of accountability within the country; Victims have repeatedly told the media over the past nine months that they fear they may never achieve justice.