Originally published in BreakingIsraelNews He said: Hashem came from Sinai; He shone upon them from Seir; He appeared from Mount Paran, And approached from Ribeboth-kodesh, Lightning flashing at them from His right. — Deuteronomy 33:2 (The Israel Bible™) Saudi Arabia’s warming of ties with Israel appears to be extending to […]
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US Christian leaders meet with Saudi crown prince
Originally published in CBN News.com Now might not be the best time to visit Saudi Arabia, but a delegation of US evangelical leaders felt it was a risk worth taking. They met with controversial Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and other Saudi leaders. It was filled with both political controversy […]
Saudi textbooks still teaching hate, says US Commission
Originally published in CBN News Despite a highly publicised reform movement in Saudi Arabia, Saudi school textbooks still include violent and intolerant content, according to a new study. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) found passages praising jihad against non-Muslims, calling for the execution of apostates and those […]
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is dead
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post King Abdullah ibn Abdilazīz of Saudi Arabia, known in the kingdom as the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has died at an estimated age of 91. The cause of his death was not immediately released by the state. The new king is Crown […]
Saudi Arabia sentences men to lashes over convert to Christianity
Originally published by Reuters A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced two men to lashes and prison terms for converting a woman to Christianity and helping her flee the conservative Islamic kingdom, the Saudi Gazette reported on Monday (May 13) . A Lebanese man was sentenced to six years in […]
Two men to stand trial over conversion of Saudi woman
Originally published in barnabasaid Two men, one Lebanese and one Saudi, will stand trial next month accused of helping a Saudi woman convert to Christianity and flee the strict Islamic country. The young woman’s father filed a police complaint against the two men, with whom his daughter worked in Al-Khobar, […]
Grand mufti of Saudi Arabia says all churches must be destroyed
Originally published in WND World A Muslim leader in Saudi Arabia is calling for the destruction of all Christian churches in Kuwait because he believes that is what Islam demands, according to a report. In an article published by the Middle East Forum, Raymond Ibrahim, a Shillman Fellow at the […]