Tag: Syria
LEBANON’S REFUGEE CRISIS AT BREAKING POINT
By Elvira Hattingh
Lebanon is facing a humanitarian shock that could push the country toward state collapse: the sudden displacement of nearly 700,000 people in...
THE DRUZE OF THE MIDDLE EAST: WHO ARE THEY?
By Isolde Doubell27 March 2025
The Druze people, like several other ethnic groups in the Middle East, live in different countries, separated by borders drawn...
DWINDLING HOPE IN SYRIA’S NEW DAWN: FEARS OF MINORITY EXECUTIONS
By Lauren Sedemeester
10/03/2025
Violent clashes broke out between gunmen linked to Syria's new Islamist rulers and loyalists of the ousted president, Bashar al-Assad, in the...
HOPE PREVAILS IN SYRIA’S NEW DAWN
By Jeremiah Goddard
12/12/2024
On the 8th of December, in a shocking and historic moment for the Middle East, Syrian rebels seized control of Damascus, forcing...
HUMANITARIAN CRISES: BREAK OUR HEART FOR WHAT BREAKS YOURS
By Gigi Kotze
What is World Humanitarian Day?
On the 19th of August every year, we commemorate World Humanitarian Day. This day aims to raise awareness...
WHAT COULD THE DEATH OF A LEBANESE POLITICIAN MEAN FOR THE...
By Alexandra Nyoni
On Monday, 8 April, prominent Christian Lebanese Forces (LF) politician Pascal Suleiman was declared dead by the Lebanese Army, supposedly after being...
AMID THE DEVASTATION OF WAR, SYRIAN BELIEVERS TESTIFY OF GOD’S GOODNESS
By Katelin van Zyl
On Friday, 15 March, the world observed the 13th anniversary of the uprising that led to the start of the Syrian...
CHURCH CONTINUES TO ASSIST STRUGGLING EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS
By Donnelly McCleland
The sixth of February marked the first anniversary of the devastating earthquakes that struck southeastern/central Türkiye and parts of Syria. Of the...
