Lebanon’s central bank governor warned on Monday that a political solution was needed within “days” to avoid economic collapse and restore public confidence after 12 days of anti-government protests that have forced banks to close.
Horizons International’s Executive Director Pierre Houssney explains there is a huge need for translating Christian resources into regional languages in the Middle East.
Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon are no picnic. Sanitation is dicey, illness lurks in every corner, and food and space are seriously lacking. The terms often associated with the camps are ‘squalid’, ‘overcrowded’ and ‘neglected’.
Various passages of the Bible portray worship as deep admiration and reverence for God. Pierre Houssney, MENA Regional Director with Horizons International, says he has heard the whole purpose of the Great Commission described as just that through worship arts.
Things are heating up in Lebanon.
Another country tells Syrian refugees to “go home” despite ongoing instability. Over the past week, Turkey sent roughly 1,000 Syrian refugees to a province held by rebel and militant forces. The transfer comes as talks stall between U.S. and Turkish officials about setting up “safe zones” within Syria.
The Lebanese government continues to increase pressures on Syrian refugees to return to Syria. Attempts to send Syrians home include raids on refugee camps, arrests at checkpoints, and restricting refugees to temporary settlements. Another glitch–refugees need to carry legal papers. However, the necessary papers are often […]
A veteran American diplomat who was haunted by his role in the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia during the dying days of the Khmer Republic has died. John Gunther Dean was 93
Displacement by ISIS (Islamic State) has inflicted enormous trauma on Iraq’s ever shrinking Christian community, among them the displaced elderly.
Displacement by ISIS (Islamic State) has inflicted enormous trauma on Iraq’s ever shrinking Christian community, among them the displaced elderly.
Fifteen displaced Syrian children – 13 of them aged under one – have died in recent weeks due to cold weather and inadequate medical care, the UN says.
For many Americans, Christmas is the “most wonderful time of the year” — but that’s not the reality for millions of refugees living in overcrowded displacement camps across the Middle East.
