Parliament voted this week to downgrade the South African embassy in Israel in a move seen by critics as posturing that helps nobody and disqualifies SA from playing a constructive role in helping to revolve the Iraeli-Palestinian conflict. The resolution was proposed by the NFP which holds only two seats […]
Middle East
Iran releases house church leader Pastor Nadharkani after years behind bars
Compiled from reports in Worthy News and Premier Christian News Iranian evangelical house church movement leader Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani has been released as part of a national amnesty issued by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei to commemorate the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The Church of Iran pastor was […]
King Hezekiah inscriptions among most important archaeological finds ever, says Israeli professor
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 […]
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 […]