Government ministers and civil society leaders in Lebanon have praised a SAT-7 project that brought together 14-24-year-olds from different faiths and nationalities in a country that has deep religious, racial and political divisions. Information Minister Ziyad Makary was visibly moved as he heard how the young people overcame barriers of prejudice to form understanding and friendship through the Lebanon, Our […]
GOVERNMENT MINISTERS SALUTE SAT-7 CROSS-COMMUNITY PROJECT THAT AIMS TO BUILD “A BETTER LEBANON”
SAT-7 TÜRK team head to disaster area
On Friday, 17 February, a team from SAT-7 TÜRK went to the area affected by the disastrous earthquake on 6 February to inform Turkish-speaking Christian viewers in Türkiye and around the world regarding the physical and mental status of people in the area and to document the latest status of the Christian cultural heritage. The team coordinated interviews with churches […]
BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE: COURAGE AND HOPE AS LEBANON, OUR STORY BOOK LAUNCHES
Civic and religious leaders and government ministers gathered at SAT-7’s Lebanon studios on Thursday 9 February for an event to mark the publication of a very special book. It comprises moving stories that young people of different faiths, nationalities and races told at Storytelling Clubs that formed part of SAT-7’s social cohesion project, Lebanon, Our Story (LOS). The book, also […]
SAT-7 amplifies the voices of Syrian earthquake survivors
SAT-7 ARABIC programme You Are Not Alone dedicated its latest episode (10 February) to hearing from and sharing fellowship with earthquake survivors in Syria. Then, minutes after the programme ended, a volunteer firefighter who had spoken to the programme during an intense rescue and recovery operation, called with some wonderful news. “We are watching what is happening to the Syrian […]
Middle East Briefing – February 2023
A week after twin earthquakes in Türkiye destroyed buildings across an area the size of Germany the human scale of the disaster was becoming clear. By Sunday the combined death toll in Türkiye and Syria had passed 33,000, the number of lives claimed in Türkiye’s 1939 quake. Reports spoke of towns where 80 per cent of buildings had been levelled […]
Making sense of Türkiye’s earthquake
In response to the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria that have claimed the lives of thousands, George Makeen, Executive Director of SAT-7 Arabic Channels, offers this reflection on hope in a time of chaos. Last Sunday I was watching some news before going to bed, and there was a painful report on the suffering of Syrian families living in poorly […]
SAT-7 RESPONDS TO EARTHQUAKES IN TÜRKIYE
6 February 2023 (Updated 7 February) Staff at SAT-7’s Turkish TV studios are deeply shocked and request prayer for their country following Monday’s two massive earthquakes. In a short statement, SAT-7 TÜRK said, “We are shocked and very sad. Currently, in many provinces, people are waiting for help under the rubble. The weather is cold and resources are limited… Please […]
NEW SAT-7 PROGRAMME HELPS CHILDREN TO OVERCOME TRAUMA
There is no shortage of children in the MENA who have lived through traumatic experiences. Whether it be due to conflict, abuse, or persecution, large numbers of children across the region are in need of hope and healing. This is why SAT-7 KIDS is creating a new programme, due to be broadcast in early 2023, to help children suffering from […]
An Afghan viewer living in Türkiye
Shaah, an Afghan woman, found faith in Jesus through watching SAT-7 TV. “I discovered that all I ever wanted is in Christianity,” she told us. Now, she’s sharing her story with millions of people across the Middle East – through the same television channel that changed her life. Can you imagine how powerful her testimony is for other women, watching […]
The Briefing – January 2023
At the start of a new year, what countries and developments should we be watching? Where should we be focusing our prayers? High in our concerns this year must be the nation of Iran. “In the midst of all the bad news we are hearing there is only one piece of good news. It is that Christ is the Lord […]