Christians in the Middle East Face Extreme Hardships Due to Economic ChallengesJune 19, 2023 — 06/19/2023 Lebanon and Syria (International Christian Concern) —Christians are suffering alongside their communities from a prolonged economic crisis in Lebanon and Syria as currency devaluation, high unemployment, and deadlocked political...
Lebanese Opposition Coalition Nominates IMF Official for President June 6, 2023 — 06/06/2023 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – The Lebanese opposition coalition nominated Jihad Azour as a candidate in the presidential upcoming election. Azour is the current director of the Middle East...
China Brokers Deal Restoring Diplomatic Relations Between Iran, Saudi ArabiaMarch 22, 2023 — United States (International Christian Concern) – China recently brokered a diplomatic agreement to normalize relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, two historic rivals. The deal marks a significant shift in...
The MENA Region Drops Significantly on Annual Freedom Press IndexDecember 26, 2022 — 12/25/2022 MENA (International Christian Concern) – Reporters Without Borders completed its annual freedom press index which reviews how journalism is accepted in each country. Within this report, the Middle East...
Christians are Abandoning Their Land and Losing “Cultural Identity”December 2, 2022 — 12/02/2022 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – During November 28th-29th, at the Monastery of Notre Dame du Putis in Bkennaya, Lebanon, the Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) appealed...
Blasphemy Laws: A Global PerspectiveNovember 8, 2022 — By Linda Burkle, PhD Blasphemy laws “ban speech or actions considered to be ‘contemptuous of God or of people or objects considered sacred.”[1] Many such laws are vague and applied...
Lebanese Christians Concerned Over Political FutureJuly 31, 2022 — 07/30/2022 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – As Lebanese President Michel Aoun’s six-year term approaches its October 31 close, Christians in Lebanon are concerned for their nation’s future. Lebanon’s historically Christian...
Lebanese Archbishop Detained and InterrogatedJuly 27, 2022 — 07/27/2022 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) - Lebanese Maronite Archbishop Musa Al-Hajj was detained and interrogated upon his return from a trip to Israel on July 19. Al-Hajj, who was returning...
Iran Seeks Regional “Eliminationism” of ChristiansMarch 7, 2022 — 03/07/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iran is an overlooked source of Christian persecution in the Middle East, according to a senior fellow with The Philos Project. In a recent presentation,...
Iran Seeks Regional “Eliminationism” of ChristiansMarch 7, 2022 — 03/07/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iran is an overlooked source of Christian persecution in the Middle East, according to a senior fellow with The Philos Project. In a recent presentation,...
