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Thursday, 30 April 2015 01:00
Uzbekistan: Short-term jailing, fines and harassment
Doniyor Akhmedov - a Baptist - was one of three Protestants in Uzbekistan known to have been imprisoned for between seven and fifteen days in March and April. He was held after offering a religious leaflet…
Thursday, 30 April 2015 01:00
Nigeria: Buhari declares Boko Haram a fraud and 300 hostages are rescued
Nigeria's President-elect Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday, ‘The fraud called Boko Haram can be defeated by denying it a recruitment base. No religion allows for the killing of children in school dormitory, in markets and places…
Thursday, 23 April 2015 01:00
South Africa: A call for prayer amid ‘tit-for-tat’ measures
South African President Jacob Zuma called churches to lead the nation in praying for peace and friendship following xenophobic violence in Durban, Johannesburg and other parts of the country. ‘The majority of South Africans believe in…
Thursday, 23 April 2015 01:00
Egypt: Record-length smuggling tunnel discovered
Tunnels are gates for terrorism and facilitate external terrorist support between Gaza and Sinai. On April 12 an Egyptian law was issued, maximising the penalty of digging tunnels linking Egypt’s border to any other state to…
Thursday, 23 April 2015 01:00
Yemen: Ramifications 1 - US to block Iranian arms shipments to Yemen
The USS Theodore Roosevelt and her escort ship, a guided-missile cruiser, are sailing towards the Arabian Sea. This massive ship carries F/A-18 fighter jets and will be a show of force in the region amid reports…
Thursday, 23 April 2015 01:00
Yemen: Ramifications 2 - Pakistan rebuffs Saudi kingdom proposal
Pakistan’s Prime Minister rejected Saudi Arabia’s request to join its military campaign in Yemen. He believes ‘if the Saudis enter into a ground war in Yemen - with or without Pakistani forces - it will become…