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Iran: Three Azeri Christians arrested
11 Aug 2016
Three Christian tourists from Azerbaijan visiting their Christian friends in Tehran were arrested by Iranian intelligence police at a residential house, believed to be a house church. They were immediately transferred to an unknown location. They…
USA: meeting Jesus inspired ex-congressman
11 Aug 2016
Former congressman Tom DeLay encountered Jesus over 30 years ago and the transformation he underwent inspired him to write a book, jointly with Baptist pastor Wallace Henley, calling America back to its godly heritage. He spoke…
The announcement by Jabhat al-Nusra that it was severing ties with al-Qaeda signals the terrorist organisation’s desperation. Russian and Iranian-backed Syrian forces are working together; Jabhat al-Nusra and its allies have instituted brutal Sharia rule, as…
USA: Pentagon probes civilian deaths
11 Aug 2016
The Pentagon has said it is investigating what could be its deadliest strike on civilians in Syria since its anti-IS campaign began two years ago. Syrian opposition groups and monitors said a strike on 19 July…
Israel: Message of peace to Arab citizens
05 Aug 2016
Prime Minister Netanyahu reached out to the Arab citizens of Israel in a video message in Hebrew, English and Arabic and encouraged them to take on a greater role in Israel’s success. Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed…
Pray for Pakistan
05 Aug 2016
A missionary writes, ‘We must look at Pakistan in a new way. One out of 13 unreached people groups are in Pakistan. On the persecution scale the situation in Pakistan is increasing. In 2003 Pakistan was…