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Thursday, 02 November 2023 21:14
Saudi Arabia: football, human rights, nuclear programme
News that Saudi Arabia is on course to host the 2034 football World Cup is grim. The country might not win the cup, but its capacity for state murder is world class: 112 killed this year…
Thursday, 19 October 2023 22:00
Israel / Gaza: Al Ahli hospital’s Christian ethic
Founded by CMS, Al Ahli hospital was run by the Baptist Church until 1982 when it became part of the Episcopal diocese of Jerusalem, offering care to all, regardless of ethnicity, religion, or political affiliation. The…
Thursday, 19 October 2023 21:56
Egypt: hopes of reopening border crossing to Gaza
Machinery to repair roads has been sent through the Rafah border crossing from Egypt into the Gaza Strip in preparation for the delivery of some of the aid stockpiled in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, two security sources…
Thursday, 19 October 2023 21:51
USA: healthcare clinic challenging pro-abortion law
A Catholic healthcare clinic is challenging a Colorado law that forbids giving women a natural hormone to reverse the effects of the abortion pill and save a baby's life. Mother and daughter nurse practitioners Dede Chism…
Thursday, 19 October 2023 21:48
Sudan: UK describes ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Darfur
Recent analysis of satellite and social media data reveals that at least 68 villages in Darfur have been set on fire by Sudanese armed militias since the civil war began in April. The UK minister for…
Thursday, 19 October 2023 21:45
Pakistan: jail sentence for murdering a Christian woman
A court in Pakistan has sentenced a Muslim man to 25 years in prison for killing a Christian woman who rejected his marriage proposal. Muhammad Shahzad, also known as Shani, was sentenced in Islamabad for killing…