Originally published in CBN News An Israeli ancient history professor says his recent translation of inscriptions describing the works of biblical Judean King Hezekiah in Jerusalem’s City of David is “one of the most important archaeological discoveries in Israel of all time”, Considering the pace of discoveries in Israel just […]
Middle East
Rome gathering of Abraham Accords nations commemorates Middle East turning point
Originally published in CBN News The 2020 signing of the Abraham Accords marked an historic turning point in the Middle East. At a gathering in Rome last week, leaders from several nations began working to spread the principles of the accords to other nations. The Rome event was called the […]
Hopes high for move of Holy Spirit in Qatar during World Cup
By Open Doors Christian leaders in Qatar are hopeful that the World Cup taking place in the wealthy Muslim nation from November 20 to December 18 provides opportunities to advance the Gospel in the nation which is rated by Open Doors as the 18th most dangerous country to be a […]
Netanyahu wins election as Israel’s prime minister 16 months after defeat
Originally published in The Christian Post Benjamin Netanyahu has once again become prime minister of Israel in the country’s fifth election in less than for years. Yair Lapid conceded defeat on Thursday after nearly all the votes were counted, allowing the 73-year-old Netanyahu to claim victory in the election. “The […]
Unprecedented anti-regime protests in Iran going strong after 7 weeks despite crackdown
Compiled from reports in CBN News, The Jerusalem Post and The Times of Israel Nationwide protests in Iran on a scale and nature unprecedented since the 1979 Islamic revolution are in their seventh week and showing no signs of abating despite a state crackdown in which at least 253 people […]
Archaeologists prove invasions of biblical Israel with Earth’s magnetic field
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Geomagnetic fields recorded in 21 archaeological destruction layers throughout Israel reconstructed by Israeli researchers have verified accounts related in the Hebrew Bible of the Egyptian, Aramean, Assyrian and Babylonian military campaigns against the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) […]
Iranian pastor unexpectedly freed from prison after eight killed in fire
Originally published in Premier Christian News An Iranian pastor has been released from prison after being pardoned by the Supreme Leader. Arrested alongside three Azerbaijani Christians in 2016, Naser Navard Goltapeh was due to serve 10 years in Evin Prison in Tehran for “acting against national security through forming and […]
First-known religious freedom document over 2 500 years old
Originally published in Persecution.org The Cyrus Cylinder was dedicated to the City of Babylon in 539 BC by its new king, Cyrus of Anshan. The cylinder is made of clay and is 22.86cm wide by 121.82cm tall. While its size is unimpressive, its inscription and the freedoms it granted are […]
ICEJ sponsors third flight in resumed airlift of Ethiopian Jews
Originally published in Charisma News On Tuesday this week, a specially chartered flight arranged by the Jewish Agency For Israel and sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem brought a group of 160 Ethiopian Jewish immigrants to Israel as part of the resumed airlift operation Tzur Yisrael (“Rock of Israel”). This will […]
Iran sentences Christian man to 10 years in prison for hosting house church
Originally published in The Christian Post The Revolutionary Court of Tehran has sentenced an Iranian-Armenian Christian man to 10 years in prison for establishing a house church, which the judge called “propaganda contrary to and disturbing to the holy religion of Islam,” according to reports. Branch 26 of the Revolutionary […]