Turkish Influence Increases in Lebanon

February 17, 2021 — 02/17/2021 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – Online Turkish language classes will soon commence for Lebanon’s military, according to a recent announcement from the country’s director-general for Internal Forces, Major General Imad...

Christians Need For a Stable Future in Lebanon

January 21, 2021 — 01/21/2021 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – Following the August 4 explosion in Beruit, thousands of Christians are attempting to leave the country, a trend which mirrors many other countries across the...

Lebanese-Armenian Confirmed Captive After Disappearance

January 14, 2021 — 01/14/2021 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – One of the two Lebanese-Armenian citizens, originally reported missing on November 10, is confirmed being held in Azeri captivity. Maral Najarian left Beirut following...

Lebanon Struggles to Peacefully Move Forward

September 19, 2020 — 09/19/2020 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – Just over a month after a massive explosion rocked Beirut's port, one of the worst non-nuclear explosions in global history, Lebanon has struggled to...

Lebanese Government Resigns over Beirut Explosion

August 11, 2020 — 08/11/2020 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – Following a catastrophic explosion along the Port of Beirut last week, Prime Minister Hassan Diab and multiple other government officials announced their resignation. The...

Beirut Explosion Sends Shockwaves Through Iraq

August 10, 2020 —

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08/10/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Last week’s catastrophe in Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut...

Beirut Explosion Devastates Country

August 6, 2020 — 08/06/2020 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – On Tuesday evening, a massive explosion on the Beirut port devastated Lebanon. Damage is reported on buildings up to six miles away from the...

Ankara Targets Lebanese-Armenian

July 14, 2020 — 07/14/2020 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – Lebanese-Armenian TV host Neshan Der Haroutiounian will be called to trial on October 8th for “insulting the Turkish president and the Turkish people.” This...

Christians Warn of Lebanon’s Growing Problems

June 28, 2020 — 06/28/2020 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – Over the past four decades, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has established itself as a local peacekeeping force. With UNIFIL’s budget...

Lebanese Armenians Singled Out in Protests

June 15, 2020 — 06/15/2020 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – Over the past few days, Lebanon’s Armenian community have come under attack from supporters of Turkey and Erdogan. This began when Armenian TV show...

Possible Governmental Changes Threaten Christian Voices

May 29, 2020 — 05/29/2020 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – During a recent televised speech, a senior Shi’a religious figure called for the scrapping of Lebanon’s 1989 Taif Agreement. This agreement, which ended the country’s civil...

Lebanon Readies New Government

January 26, 2020 — 01/26/2020 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – Lebanon is currently readying its new government and has decided that the ministry will be formed by 10 Christians and 7 Muslims (4 Shi’ites...

Hezbollah Attacks in Lebanon

November 27, 2019 — 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...

Lebanese Christians Enter Sixth Day of Protest

October 22, 2019 — 10/22/2019 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – Over the past week, Lebanon has become embroiled in spontaneous popular protests against the government, revealing deep-seated feelings and social disconnects towards the nation’s...

Lebanese Christians Watch Regional Tensions

September 20, 2019 — 09/20/2019 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – Some regional Middle Eastern media outlets have warned that regional tension boiling between Saudi Arabia and Iran is increasingly putting Lebanon, and particularly Christians,...

Lingering Questions Follow an Escape from Syria

September 12, 2019 —

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09/12/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – A question mark follows Lina wherever she goes. She...