{"id":6752,"date":"2015-09-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/2015\/09\/24\/2015-middle-east-report\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T14:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T18:20:53","slug":"2015-middle-east-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/2015-middle-east-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Middle East Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/mideastreport2015_banner1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/mideastreport2015_banner1.jpg 557w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/mideastreport2015_banner1-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By any measure, it\u2019s been a difficult year in the Middle East, with hundreds of thousands of people facing extraordinary challenges. War, persecution, displacement and poverty have all taken a toll. But CNEWA has accompanied our brothers and sisters on this difficult journey, as they have fought to maintain their dignity, their hope, and their faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our regional directors in Amman, Beirut and Jerusalem have just sent us updates that help paint a clearer picture of what that work has entailed in the last year. 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