As conflict intensifies across parts of the Middle East, SAT-7 is responding in real time: adapting its programming, mobilising prayer, and standing alongside viewers who are living through fear, displacement and uncertainty. While headlines report increasing military exchanges and regional instability, SAT-7’s focus remains clear: to provide spiritual support, steady presence, and comfort to those directly affected. THE POWER OF […]
SAT-7 Statement on Middle East Crisis (28 February 2026)
As we watch the news unfolding this morning with heavy hearts we ask for emergency prayers for the people of the Middle East. At SAT-7 around the globe, we are deeply aware that behind every headline are real people: viewers, believers, children, and communities who long for peace. Please pray: • For protection over civilians in every affected area • For restraint and […]
Prayer for the Middle East
Following reports of direct military strikes between Israel and Iran – including explosions in major cities and warnings of further retaliation – fear and uncertainty are spreading rapidly across the region. Airspace closures, emergency alerts, and threats of escalation have left civilians bracing for what may come next. Families are listening for sirens. At SAT-7 around the globe, we are deeply aware […]
Statement from SAT-7 PARS in support of the people of Iran
For almost two weeks, people across Iran have taken to the streets to express their profound anger about the continued daily suffering experienced by so many in the country. We at SAT-7 PARS stand with them, as we have done for many years. As a Christian satellite and digital media broadcaster*, we interact daily with people inside the country who share with us experiences of deep […]
Christmas programmes bring hopeful message for viewers across MENA
At the end of a year in which conflict and pain are continuing across many areas of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), SAT-7’s Christmas programmes are bringing hopeful messages of faith from believers across the region. From the Holy Land, SAT-7 ARABIC will broadcast A Christmas Message from Bethlehem, filmed by Bethlehem Bible College. This year is […]
Creating safe spaces for women affected by gender-based violence
As the world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25 November), voices long silenced across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are finally being heard. “He chased me with a big kitchen knife.” “He grabbed me by the hair.” “He yells and hits me.” The three above are amongst them. Each woman shared her […]
Beyond disability: changing perspectives and showing Christ’s love
“Disability doesn’t mean weakness,” says Beytullah Eroğlu from Türkiye. “It just means doing things differently.” For the world champion para-swimmer, who was born without arms, this isn’t a slogan. It has been his reality since childhood: a life defined not by limitation, but by resilience, adaptation and an unshakeable sense of identity. His inspiring story is one of many featured […]
Journeying through Advent with SAT-7 viewers
“Suddenly, a light appeared…” For one believer in Iran, this was the moment that changed everything. Alone in a dark room, Yazdan was desperately praying for hope, help, peace. “An hour passed,” he said. “Then suddenly a light appeared. It illuminated the dark room for a whole minute. I couldn’t sleep from joy!” Yazdan’s experience echoes another night: a hillside […]
The silence of men in the Middle East and North Africa
As International Men’s Day approaches, messages to SAT-7 reveal the unseen emotional and spiritual battles faced by men across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Middle Eastern men are raised to stay strong: to shoulder responsibility, to endure, to provide. But in a region marked by economic strain and shifting traditions, that strength often hides silent battles: depression, guilt, […]
SAT-7: The Church without walls
For countless viewers across the Middle East and North Africa, faith is a solitary, dangerous road. Some are physically cut off from other Christians; others sit in busy cities yet feel emotionally alone in their walk with God. Many are persecuted simply for their beliefs. In places where leaving the majority faith can cost freedom, work or safety, SAT-7’s ministry […]