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Thursday, 03 February 2011 15:32
Iran: 33 Christians still in Prison
Elam Ministries have compiled an accurate report detailing the known cases of persecution over the last six months and ask us to use this to intercede and also to help spread the news of the increasing…
Thursday, 03 February 2011 15:31
Eritrea: Major crackdown on Christians
Over 100 Christians have been detained since December 30th in raids on churches in or near Asmara, and the town of Nakfa. In one case the entire congregation was taken in for questioning. The director of…
Thursday, 03 February 2011 15:30
Egypt: Rioting impact on Christians
It’s unclear what impact recent demonstrations will have on Christians in Egypt who complain that the government has not done enough to protect them. In one of the latest attacks an off-duty policeman boarded a train…
Thursday, 03 February 2011 15:29
Middle East: Democratisation
Larbi Sadiki, senior lecturer in Middle East Politics at University of Exeter made the following comments: Regions in N Africa have been preparing to fight radical Islam and were caught unawares by the millions of educated…
Wednesday, 26 January 2011 14:36
Afghanistan: The fight against fear
For British troops in Afghanistan - and soldiers everywhere - the first battle to win is with themselves, writes Captain Doug Beattie of 1 Royal Irish Regiment who won the Military Cross for bravery in Afghanistan.…
Wednesday, 26 January 2011 14:34
Iraq: Many killed in suicide bombing
A suicide bomber rammed an ambulance packed with explosives into a security headquarters in central Iraq, killing 13 people. Firaz al-Dulaimi, a hospital doctor, said a further 64 people were wounded in the attack, which targeted…