2024 is a significant anniversary for the people of Cyprus, as it marks 50 years since the conflict that saw the island divided between Turkish Cypriots in the north and Greek Cypriots in the south. In a context of lingering animosity, SAT-7’s Nicole Thoma decided to learn Turkish – which turned out to be a radical act of Christlike love. […]
SAT-7 calls for prayer after Beirut airstrike
As fears for war in Lebanon grow, please join us in lifting up the nation and the city of Beirut in prayer. SAT-7’s Lebanese TV studio is situated just outside Beirut so we are monitoring the situation closely. SAT-7’s studio in Beirut was thankfully not affected by the strike in the Lebanese capital on Tuesday 30 July and all staff […]
Middle East Briefing – July 2024
“We urgently need to find our way back to peace in line with the UN Charter [of Human Rights] and international law.” This was the impassioned message that Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, sent to the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council last month. Prominent among the examples he gave were Gaza, Sudan, Syria […]
Christian girl from Gaza prays for end to Holy Land war
A 12-year-old Christian girl from Gaza whose family has taken refuge in one of the churches there has shared her prayers for an end to the war. She told SAT-7’s You Are Not Alone programme that she and other children want to “return to play and live our childhood”. Faeqa Ayyad, along with her parents and siblings, is living at […]
Archbishop Angaelos: The story of Egypt’s Christians
Egypt was one of the first places to hear the Gospel, but centuries of persecution and upheaval have taken their toll on its Christian population and its Christian heritage has been largely forgotten. SAT-7’s Communications and Resources Officer, Annabel Moule, recently caught up with Archbishop Angaelos, the Coptic Archbishop of London and Chair of SAT-7’s International Council, to talk about […]
Praise “louder than the blast of bombs” at special worship event
Praise from a gathering of 10,000 Christians at a special worship event in Lebanon was said to be “louder than the blast of bombs” as leaders affirmed the power of Church unity in the “afflicted” Middle East region. The event, Beirut 2024, was held recently as part of celebrations for the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January) […]
Middle East Briefing – January 2024
The Middle East and North Africa begins the new year dominated by the war in Gaza and an under-reported conflict in Sudan. The Gaza Strip has been devastated by over 100 days of war with Israel. A displaced and starving population has been squeezed into ever smaller pockets of land while fighting between Hamas and Israeli forces intensifies. In Sudan, […]
Middle East Briefing – October 2023
The Holy Land is in the midst of one of the most deadly conflicts for civilians since 1948. The crisis began at dawn on 7 October when over a thousand Hamas fighters crossed from Gaza into southern Israel under cover of rocket fire. killed civilians and soldiers including 250 people at a music festival, and took 199 Israelis hostage, including […]
Pioneering education project wraps up fifth and final season
My School, SAT-7’s pioneering project to provide five years of high-quality primary education in the Arab world, has now wrapped up its fifth and final season. Since the programme was launched in 2015 in response to the war in Syria, SAT-7 has made over 400 episodes covering the region’s curriculum in the core subjects of Mathematics, Arabic, English, Science, and […]
YUNUS’ STORY: RELEASED INTO WORSHIP
Yunus, 26, recently joined SAT-7 TÜRK’s viewer support team, where he helps and encourages young Turkish viewers in their faith. But he didn’t always know Jesus. Here, he shares his story – from guilt and shame, to being empowered to worship through music and answer the questions of others. “Like the millions around me, I had no idea that Christianity […]