The six-week standoff between an Egyptian government installed by the army and supporters of ousted President Morsi came to a violent end yesterday (15 August) with at least 525 deaths and 3,572 injured (BBC report 15/8/2013). As the army crackdown occurred, reprisal attacks that had been threatened during the protests were made by Morsi sympathisers against many buildings across the […]
Thousands of Christian children pray to become change-makers in Egypt In a country rocked by change and division, some 1,400 eight to fourteen-year-old Egyptian children last week gathered to worship and ask God to change them to be the salt and light for Jesus in their communities. The first ever One Thing Kids festival was held at the desert oasis […]
On Thursday 6 June SAT-7 founder and Chief Executive Officer Dr Terry Ascott was the guest on Premier Christian Radio’s Inspirational Breakfast programme. Presenters John Pantry and Nage talked to Terry widely about SAT-7’s ministry, about developments in the Middle East and North Africa and discussed how these are affecting Christians in the region. Several listeners called to say how […]
SAT-7 ARABIC has been one of the first channels to take advantage of a new live broadcasting service from YouTube. On 18th May the station aired its first programme live on the YouTube Live channel, three days after the service began. The online service provider expanded its services on 15th May to all channels that have over 1,000 subscribers and […]
29th March 2011 Rev. Dr. Mehrdad Fatehi is an Iranian theologian, pastor and regular SAT-7 PARS* presenter. Dr Fatehi shares what he sees God doing in Iran and why so many Iranians are open to the love of Christ. Dr Fatehi was born in a small town in Iran and became a Christian in a dramatic way at the age […]
Iran has a remarkably young and educated population, but an oppressive regime and crumbling economy offer them scant hope for the future. Yet their search for meaning and purpose gives many a deep spiritual thirst. In common with many Middle Eastern countries, Iran has more young people than any other age group. Over 60 per cent of the nation’s 79 […]
SAT-7 broadcasts united night of prayer for Egypt, Thursday 13 December, on eve of referendum on constitution Less than two years after its democratic revolution, Egypt is in crisis – its people more divided than ever, with many fearful of the impact of a constitution which is being put to a popular vote on Saturdays 15 and 22 December 2012. […]
Nearly two years of creative work on SAT-7 KIDS’ new website have been rewarded with one of the most prestigious media awards in the Arab world. SAT-7 KIDS’ delighted Broadcast and Audience Relations Manager Andrea Elmounayer said, “After almost two years of hard work on the new website design, I am gladly informing you that out of 450 registrations, our […]
Visiting Iraq has been on SAT-7’s agenda for more than three years. What pushed us to make the trip this year were the statistics that showed the number of children watching the KIDS channel and the popularity of the youth show ‘From Me to You’ which receives the majority of its calls from Iraq. Our plan was to present a […]
At the time of writing, the situation in Syria is rapidly changing. On the 2nd November it was announced that the Syrian government agreed to stop all violence against protestors. However, there are new reports that there has been more conflict in the city of Homs. Colin Chapman has worked in the Middle East, for nearly twenty years and is […]
