Middle East

Saudi Arabia overturns death sentence for Sri Lankan worker over social media post

Originally published in Worthy News Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence imposed on a 24-year-old Sri Lankan migrant worker over a social media comment deemed insulting to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, following diplomatic intervention by Sri Lanka and appeals from human rights advocates, officials said Wednesday. Sri Lanka’s […]

Israel marks three years since October 7 massacre with memorials, mourning and calls for accountability

Originally published in Worthy Christian News Israelis gathered across the country on Wednesday to mark three years since the Hamas-led October 7 massacre, pausing to remember the roughly 1,200 people killed and 251 taken hostage on the deadliest single day in Israel’s history. Commemorations began at 6:29am, the moment the […]

Israel celebrates return of heroes, passengers from Flight 1073 Sukkot ‘miracle’; terrorism suspected

Originally published in CBN News They boarded a routine flight to Israel and landed with new heroes among them. Now, as passengers from FlyDubai flight 1073 describe their miraculous survival, Israeli authorities are digging deeper into what may have been behind the attempted hijacking of the jet. As Prime Minister […]

‘I believe in the power of prayer’: son of Israeli-US ambassador fights for his life after Palestinian car-ramming attack

Originally published in Harbinger’s Daily Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter is abruptly returning to Israel ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) after learning that his son, IDF reservist Neria Leiter, was critically wounded in a Palestinian terrorist attack. The […]

Archaeologists begin core drilling in unprecedented study at alleged site of Noah’s Ark

Originally published in The Western Journal Noah’s Ark has survived a global flood, thousands of years, and countless retellings. What it hasn’t escaped is humanity’s enduring obsession with finding it. That obsession has sent explorers and researchers scouring mountains, analysing geological formations, and chasing tantalising clues for decades. Now, another […]

Iranian underground Church growing despite brutal crackdown on Christians

Originally published in Worthy Christian News Iranian authorities have killed or imprisoned dozens of Christians amid a widening crackdown on the country’s underground church, according to Iran Alive Ministries, a Texas-based Christian ministry with a network inside Iran. Iran Alive founder Hormoz Shariat told Baptist Press that at least 33 […]

Iran Christians fear isolation as parliament moves to criminalise foreign contacts

Originally published in Worthy News Evangelical Christians in Tehran fear they will become further isolated after Iran’s parliament advanced legislation that would increase punishments for Iranians who interact with foreign media outlets, organisations, or individuals. “Soon we will not be able to have contact with the outside world,” a devout […]

Afghan Christians at risk of ‘genocide’

Originally published in Christian Today Christians in Afghanistan are at risk of a “genocide” according to Martin Parsons, an expert in religious freedom and Islamic extremism and former aid worker to the country. Writing for The Critic, Parsons spoke of his experiences in the 1990s following the first takeover of power […]