The Olive Tree Project is a powerful and practical way for UK Christians to stand in solidarity with Palestinians who are facing ever-increasing restrictions, land seizures and oppression due to…

What is child military detention and why are so many Palestinian children in the West Bank being arbitrarily detained? We explore Israel’s policy of systematic child detention in the West…

Many families in the informal settlement of Hay El Gharbeh in southern Beirut lack legal documents such as birth certificates or identity documents. This is more than the inconvenience of missing…

IN PICTURES – snapshots from life on the farm. It began as a small pilot project in 2021, with no guarantee of success; this year they are celebrating a bumper…

The Christian community in Syria is one of the oldest in the world. But today, the future of Syria’s Christians – and other minority groups – looks increasingly uncertain.

This month, Embrace joined with charities worldwide in a statement calling for a return to UN-led aid distribution in Gaza. In his latest piece for the Church of England Newspaper…

The Middle East is one of the areas of the world most affected by climate change. At a recent conference in Jordan, Christians came together to share the diverse ways…

The Chief Operations Officer at our Lebanese partner Thimar shares an update on what has been happening in Lebanon and Syria; how Thimar and their church partners have been responding;…

“I have recently returned from the West Bank, as well as Israel and Jordan, meeting some of Embrace’s partners, hearing from them and seeing their work. I have to say,…

This year, Easter for our sisters and brothers in Christ living in the West Bank and Jerusalem was once again overshadowed by the horrors of the conflict still unfolding in…

Little is known about the historical St George – but there are many stories and beliefs! Did you know that St George is said to have been Palestinian, that he was…

In the midst of suffering, hope can sometimes seem like a distant star in the night sky. For many of our brothers and sisters in the Middle East today, the…

From meeting an archbishop and visiting remote Christian villages, to seeing a state-of-the-art hospital and an innovative grass-roots project to tackle climate change – for Lana, her recent visit to…

Dr Hussein Ismail, the founder and director of Embrace’s partner the Learning Centre for the Deaf in Lebanon, tells us of the work of the centre, the impact of the…

Although the temporary ceasefire in Gaza has brought some relief, we must continue to raise our voices to call for a just and lasting peace. Embrace has been at the forefront…

The impact of President Trump’s suspension of USAID funding is being widely felt across the Middle East, including by Embrace’s partners – as Jamie Eyre, CEO of Embrace the Middle…