Middle East

Iran arrests more than 3 000 citizens accused of cooperating with Israel, steps up hangings of dissidents

Originally published in Harbinger’s Daily and Worthy News Iran’s judiciary announced that more than 3 000 citizens have been arrested in recent months on suspicion of cooperating with Israel, marking one of the regime’s broadest internal crackdowns since anti-government protests erupted earlier this year. Judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir told Tehran’s […]

Iranian believers feel ‘deeply disappointed,’ ‘stabbed in the back’ with US-Iran deal

Originally published in All Israel News Iranian believers have expressed feelings of “deep disappointment” and being “stabbed in the back” regarding the “peace deal” made last Friday by US President Donald Trump. “From what I’m hearing, many Iranians feel deeply disappointed and, frankly, a bit stabbed in the back,” Iranian […]

Researchers get go-ahead to carry out extensive scientific probe on possible Noah’s Ark site

Originally published in Relevant Magazine For decades, a boat-shaped geological formation in eastern Turkey has fuelled speculation that it could be connected to one of the Bible’s most famous stories: Noah’s Ark. Now, the team behind a project called Noah’s Ark Scans says it has received official permission from Turkish […]

Urgent, high-level Christian gathering in Israel will address antisemitism, replacement theology

By David Parsons, ICEJ senior vice president and spokesman See also: SA sends largest-ever faith delegation to Jerusalem for global summit on antisemitism This week, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem is hosting the Jerusalem Summit, an emergency gathering to address the global rise in antisemitism since October 7 and the […]

ICEJ helps more Ethiopian Jews reach Israel, but thousands still stranded amidst conflict

Originally published by ICEJ As Israel recently marked the festival of Shavuot, 27 new Ethiopian Jewish immigrants landed at Ben-Gurion Airport, among them a 92-year-old grandfather who had waited a lifetime to reach the Promised Land. The group arrived on flights sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ), in […]

Best-preserved early image of Jesus unearthed in Turkey

Originally published in The Christian Post Archaeologists working across Turkey have uncovered a series of discoveries that are offering new insight into the earliest centuries of Christianity, including what researchers describe as the best-preserved early image of Jesus ever found. The discoveries, made in recent years throughout Anatolia — modern-day […]