Syrian-Armenian Church Rebuilt After Islamic State DesecrationFebruary 25, 2022 — 02/25/2022 Syria (International Christian Concern) – A church previously utilized by the Islamic State in Raqqa, Syria, has been restored to its glory after five years. Before the attacks of the...
Christian Clergy Exempt From Syria Travel Currency RestrictionsDecember 31, 2021 — 12/31/2021 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Newly imposed currency travel restrictions for those entering Syria have been lifted for Christian clergy. Christian clergy often travel back and forth between Syria and...
Middle East Persecution and Sexual Victimization of Christian FemalesDecember 18, 2021 — 12/18/2021 Middle East (International Christian Concern) – A new report by Aid to the Church in Need (CAN), titled “Hear Her Cries: the kidnapping, forced conversion and sexual victimization of Christian...
Lebanese Christian Community Dwindling Amidst CrisisNovember 1, 2021 — 11/01/2021 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – As Christians in Lebanon face increasingly dire situations, Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Younan warned that the minority community could soon be nonexistent in...
Division Following Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Condemnation Of Hezbollah AttacksAugust 14, 2021 — 08/14/2021 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – After Hezbollah launched 19 rockets into Israel from a civilian village in southern Lebanon on August 6, Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai condemned the...
Despite Genocide, Armenian Couple Finds New LifeJuly 21, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Martin Hopman" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1626888840575{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="125818" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 07/21/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “I am one of the thousands of people who...
An Unwelcome Minority: Threats Facing Christians in the Middle East, Part 3May 28, 2021 — By Guest Contributor This article is Part 3 of a four-part weekly series on threats facing Christians in the Middle East. To read Part 2, click here. Looking to the...
An Unwelcome Minority: Threats Facing Christians in the Middle East, Part 2May 21, 2021 — By Guest Contributor This article is Part 2 of a four-part weekly series on threats facing Christians in the Middle East. To read Part 1, click here. Christianity in the...
Civilian Armenian POW Faces Terrorism Charges in AzerbaijanMay 6, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] Man Charged Is Descendant of 1915 Genocide 05/06/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) learned that on May 5, 2021, Azerbaijan approved an...
Armenian Church Seeks Reparation in Lawsuit Against TurkeyApril 30, 2021 — 04/30/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – After a six-year struggle for a court hearing, the Armenian Apostolic Church Holy See, known as the Catholicosate of Cilicia, successfully refiled a lawsuit against...
