Long-standing Embrace friend, and volunteer, Jane (Lady) Green remembers what it was like living in Damascus in the early 1990s, when her husband Andrew (Lord) Green was Ambassador.

Embrace partner and friend Rev Dr Nadim Nassar, Director of the Awareness Foundation reflects on the urgent need for international action to save Syria, and the wider region, from humanitarian catastrophe and why sanctions only hurt the poor.

Ahead of her talk at Embrace Day 2021, Dr Alia Abboud explains how the Church provides a safety net for those who have lost everything.

This video, produced by LSESD, looks back at their vital work over the past year.

Today marks one year since the horrific port of Beirut explosion. Serop Ohanian, our friend and CEO of Embrace partner The Karagheusian Centre, reflects on how he and his team of healthcare workers find the motivation to carry on.

In our latest blog, BBC reporter and friend of Embrace Mike Thomson shares the amazing story of the secret library at Daraya, created while the city was under siege. It’s a remarkable example of human resilience and courage amid tragic loss and devastation.

This week, Muslims from across the Middle East (and elsewhere) will be participating in the Hajj – the annual pilgrimage to Makkah. They will also celebrate Eid Al-Adha or the ‘feast of the sacrifice’.

On Sunday 20th June 2021, the students of Harpur Memorial Nursing School in Menouf, Egypt, celebrated their graduation, adding twelve highly-trained nurses to Menouf’s medical arsenal. We would like to wish them a warm congratulations and the very best of luck for the future.

On 23 March 2021 Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party won more Israeli Parliament (also known as the Knesset) seats (30) than any other party.