Originally published in Agenzia Fides An Egyptian appeals court has rejected the appeal of Imam Ahmad Abdullah Mahmoud against his imprisonment and sentencing for burning a Bible. This was announced by Egyptian sources consulted by Fides Agency. The Salafi preacher’s appeal, however, has had the effect of reducing the sentence […]
Middle East
New constitution gives Egyptian Christians the right to build churches
Originally published in Urban Christian News Egypt’s Christians will have more freedom under the new constitution currently being drafted, according to a Protestant leader who sits on the Constitutional Committee. According to Christianity Today, the new document is less biased towards Islam and gives Egypt’s high court the power to […]
Syria: Calls for missing nuns to be released
Originally published in Christian Today Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is calling for the release of 12 nuns and three young women who were taken from a convent in the Syrian town of Maaloula by Islamist rebels on Monday. The majority of the town’s Christian population fled when it was invaded […]
Iran nuclear deal ‘not finalised’
By Joel C Rosenburg “Iran is currently enjoying a ‘window’ of time before the six-month deal signed in Geneva early Sunday goes into effect, during which it is not bound to take any credible steps toward disabling its ability to produce a nuclear weapon, the State Department acknowledged Tuesday,” reported the […]
Messianic girl shocks israeli customs officials
Originally published in Israel Today Customs officials at Israel’s ports of entry have seen all kinds of attempts and heard all kinds of excuses from passengers trying to sneak by without paying taxes on their purchases made abroad. But this week they were left stunned when a young girl asked […]
Thousands come to faith in Egyptian desert
By Open Doors From November 14 to16 the huge “Count it Right” evangelistic festival took place in Egypt, 112 kilometres north of Cairo in the middle of Wadi el Natroun desert. It was one of the largest evangelistic events that took place in Egypt this year. It was another festival […]
Christian Israeli-Arab wants to build Rio-style Jesus statue near Nazareth
Originally published in Jerusalem Post Bishara Shlayan, a Christian Arab from Nazareth, is hoping to build a huge statue of Jesus on Mount Precipice, near his home city. Shlayan told The Jerusalem Post in an interview that he has already begun fund-raising for the project and that he is getting […]
US pastor imprisoned in Iran allowed rare visit from family members
Originally published in Urban Christian News An Idaho pastor who is being detained in a notorious prison in Iran has been allowed to visit members of his family, a development that human rights groups attribute to international pressure calling for his release. The American Center for Law & Justice said […]
Israel warns US that bad nuke deal with Iran could lead to war
Originally published in Fox News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that a “bad deal” between Iran and international negotiators seeking to prevent Tehran from being able to assemble an atomic weapons arsenal could lead to war. Addressing Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said continued economic pressure on […]
Radical Islamists ‘control much of northern Syria’
By World Watch Monitor A new survey of Syrian towns by CNN suggests that much of northern Syria has come under the control of radical Islamist groups. CNN claims that Islamist militants, led by a group called the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), are attempting to impose a […]