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Friday, 16 September 2016 12:18

Getting scriptures to the lost

In thirty years over 100 million Bibles have been printed to keep up with global demand. Yet in the UK 90% of people don’t read it. One third of 15-year-olds don’t know that the nativity story…
Friday, 16 September 2016 12:17

European Council meeting today

A European intercessor writes, ‘Today the heads of state who make up the European Council will meet in Bratislava (Slovakia holds the EU presidency). This meeting is important because the Council must find a way forward…
Friday, 16 September 2016 12:15

IS recruiting desperate jihadists

Many IS terrorists originate from Europe and North America, with recruiters taking advantage of the economically marginalised. In Tunisia, 90% of recruits are from marginalised neighbourhoods. Over half of the Tunisian population is aged under 30,…
Friday, 16 September 2016 12:13

Syria: tenuous cease-fire starts

The US/Russia-brokered cease-fire for Syria came into effect on Monday and will end at midnight on Sunday. Nations hope the truce can lead to the revival of peace talks between Assad’s government and the rebels battling…
Friday, 16 September 2016 12:12

Global famine report - 30 August 2016

The nutrition situation in Borno and Yobe states in NIGERIA is extreme. The Boko Haram conflict has contributed to large-scale population displacement, limiting market activity, and restricting normal livelihoods. Other areas of highest concern are ETHIOPIA:…
Friday, 16 September 2016 12:10

Iraq: tragedy for Christians

IS has spread from Syria to Iraq; giving Christians the ultimatum - convert, submit, or die. In Basra and Baghdad Christian women are threatened in the workplace and forced to wear headscarves. Many have been driven…