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Originally published in Morning Star News A judge sentenced a Christian to life in prison under Pakistan’s blasphemy statutes for a social media message that relatives say was posted using a phone stolen from him, sources said. Fanson Shahid, 56, had been beaten in his home in Lahore when arrested in March […]
Originally published in allisrael news A few weeks ago, Israel learned that South Africa and Algeria have been working to revoke Israel’s observer status in the African Union. On the Reshet Bet morning show with Aryeh Golan on Tuesday, it was reported that during the African Union convention on Tuesday, […]
Originally published in CBN News Lawmakers in the UK have largely voted against a “conversion therapy” ban that would penalise anyone who attempts to help people seeking freedom from unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion. The Conversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill was scheduled for a second […]
South Africa returned to the International Court of Justice on Tuesday with an urgent request that the court consider whether Israel’s plan to extend its military operations in Gaza to the southernmost city of Rafah requires additional emergency measures to protect Palestinians. Last month, in a case in which SA […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, spent nearly three hours in an air-raid shelter on Wednesday morning during a missile attack on Ukraine. The Russian attack, which happened during Archbishop Welby’s five day trip to Ukraine, left at least four people killed and dozens injured. […]
Originally published in CBN News Deep in the capital of Lebanon, thousands of Christians recently gathered together to praise Jesus in a first-of-its-kind, one-night worship experience that organisers say became “a beacon of hope and joy” for the Middle East. “Beirut 2024” was an ecumenical musical event that brought together […]
Originally published by Juicy Ecumenism Advocacy group International Christian Concern (ICC) has made available to the public its report on the worst persecutors of the church in the year 2023. The report assumes a similar approach to the US State Department in its list of Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) and Special Watch […]
Originally published in God Reports A former sharpshooter Muslim and aide to Yassar Arafat, Taysir “Tass” Abu Saada strongly believes a revival will break out after the Israel Hamas war. “We are looking at a good revival going on already in the Gaza Strip due to what has happened,” Tass told CBN. […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A 48-year-old Vietnamese Montagnard Christian, Nay Y Blang, has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for conducting prayer meetings in his home. A member of the Central Highlands Evangelical Church of Christ, Blang was convicted on January 26 without access to legal representation. […]
Originally published in allisraelnews The International Court of Justice in The Hague elected a new president with a worrying past of anti-Israeli comments, the court announced on Tuesday. Lebanese Judge Nawaf Salam was elected by his 14 peers to preside over the “World Court” for the next three years. Salam became a […]