A life-changing cab ride In an unusual series of events, the Lord has used SAT-7, a dream, and a cab ride to guide one man to a church in his hometown. Like millions across the globe, Ravi* was spending the evening at home in Iran watching satellite TV. He came across SAT-7 PARS while channel surfing. The programme talked about […]
Ravi From Iran
The Briefing – February 2016
“War-war” continued apace in Syria as “jaw-jaw” in Geneva was put on hold. Meanwhile, excitement in Tehran contrasted with a sombre mood in Cairo on the fifth anniversary of Egypt’s revolution. News from the region A new series of meetings in Geneva that had brought most parties fighting in Syria to the negotiating table was suspended on Wednesday (3 February) […]
Life on the edge – with Syrian refugees in Lebanon
More than two-thirds of Syrian refugees in Lebanon are living in extreme poverty, according to a United Nations study released in December. In the second of three articles, Lindsay Shaw from SAT-7 UK, describes visiting refugees in Zahle, Lebanon, where he saw their precarious existence on the margins of a society where 1 in 4 people is now a refugee. […]
CONFISCATED SAT-7 EQUIPMENT RETURNED
On 28 January the authorities in Egypt returned all confiscated equipment to the SAT-7 studio in Cairo, more than three months after its seizure by the country’s Censorship Police. The equipment was received back in good condition. “We are grateful that all the equipment has been returned in good shape, including the un-edited programmes on the hard drives,” says SAT-7 […]
Update on SAT-7 Egypt for Your Prayers
BREAKING NEWS Yesterday afternoon we heard the wonderful news that all the equipment confiscated by the authorities in October from our Egypt Office was returned. We know many people worldwide have been praying for this moment and for the staff in Egypt. Thank you for all your support in prayer during this difficult period. Please join us and the Arabic […]
Fresh shaping of political alliances key to Middle East in 2016, says SAT-7
The fresh reshaping of alliances in the Middle East will be a major factor that decides what happens in the region in 2016, from dealing with so-called Islamic State (IS) to determining the future of Syria, says Middle Eastern Christian TV broadcaster SAT-7 in its Middle East Forecast for 2016. This rapidly-changing face of the Middle East is already apparent, […]
Christians in Lebanon: living near a volcano
Beirut National Evangelical Church pastor Revd Dr Habib Badr tells Wazala why he sees “quality Christian presence” as the key to future peace and inclusion in a fragile and volatile country. A wall of coiled razor wire stands guard over the entrance to Evangelical Church Road in Central Beirut. It’s there not to protect the church but to control access […]
Middle East Christians – more visible than ever before
The presence and beliefs of Christians in the Middle East are now more visible and more accessible to the region’s people than ever before, according to the founder and Executive Director of Christian TV network SAT-7, Dr Terence Ascott. Christians in Algeria are willing to appear on SAT-7 in televised worship services and testimony programmes Despite the percentage of the […]
Iran and Saudi Arabia: piety or politics?
What is driving the growing tensions between these two major Gulf powers and what part does religion play? Simon Mabon brings some clarity. The execution by Saudi Arabia of the prominent Shi’a cleric Nimr al-Nimr on the 2nd January, along with the 46 others found guilty of terrorism by a Saudi court, has seen the already tense relationship between the […]
Envision travel and costs
Conference Costs No charge is being made to attend Envision 2016, however, attendees will need to cover their own travel costs. There will be an opportunity to make gifts on the day or alternatively donations can be made in advance to the SAT-7 UK office or online. Getting to Envision 2016 St Aldate’s Church, Oxford OX1 1BT Envision is being […]