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Friday, 19 May 2017 12:15
Israel: cars attacked, stone-thrower killed
Arabs are blocking a main road leading to Israeli communities and stoning cars as they pass through. Cars are sustaining heavy damage. One motorist, fearing for his life when attacked with cinder blocks, opened fire at…
Friday, 19 May 2017 12:07
Yemen: cultural capital of conflict
The city of Taiz has 2.4 million people, living in tragedy resulting from the two-year war. The city is important geographically, as it lies between the southern provinces, controlled by Hadi’s forces, and the northern provinces…
Friday, 12 May 2017 10:39
Global: preparing for Ramadan (27 May - 25 June)
Muslims are our neighbours, and Jesus said, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ (Matt. 22:39) Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to bring the faithful…
Friday, 12 May 2017 10:32
Global: 20 million close to starvation
In February Prayer Alert readers were told of 1.4 million children at risk of starvation in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia, and northeast Nigeria. The crisis has worsened. Millions of people are caught in conflicts within their…
Friday, 12 May 2017 10:30
Nigeria: Chibok girls - what awaits the ones set free?
The ordeal of being kidnapped by Boko Haram does not end with their release. It is the start of a long struggle back into family and community life. The Chibok ‘children’ who have been freed are…
Friday, 12 May 2017 10:28
Hamas' new leader
It was announced last Saturday that Ismail Haniyeh had won the movement’s internal elections, and that he is the new head of its political bureau. Haniyeh, who lives in Gaza, is widely popular among the Palestinians.…