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Wednesday, 29 July 2015 17:27
Lebanon: Reaching ‘an unreached people-group’
Deaf children in the Middle East are neglected because of their impairment. They miss out in family life, education and economic opportunities. Many Muslim parents believe deaf children bring shame to the family. There are an…
Wednesday, 29 July 2015 17:26
Mexico: Women rally against rampant domestic violence
Congresswomen and activists demonstrated in front of Mexico's Interior Ministry in Mexico City by lying on the ground, imitating a crime scene, with chalk outlines around their bodies and chanting ‘gender alert in the State of…
Wednesday, 29 July 2015 17:25
Liberia / Sierra Leone: Ebola orphans
Ebola has left 18,000+ children in West Africa without one or both parents. Many are destitute because of the stigma attached to Ebola. One team of charity workers in Liberia found almost 200 children abandoned and…
Wednesday, 29 July 2015 17:24
Israel: IS reach Jerusalem
Stories are breaking of a group linked to IS distributing anti-Christian leaflets in the east of Jerusalem. Part of an English translation of the original leaflet reads, ‘Our people, Muslims, salute your resistance and your jihad…
Wednesday, 29 July 2015 17:23
Ukraine: US general backs lethal weapons
The United States should ‘seriously consider’ providing Ukraine with lethal weapons and putting US air strike controllers near combat areas in Iraq, said General Mark Milley (who is nominated to be the next US Army chief…
Wednesday, 29 July 2015 17:22
Greece: First bailout instalment on 17 August
If the expected timeline runs on schedule, Greece could be seeing the first instalment of the 86 billion euros of bailout money on 17 August. Bloomberg reports that an official ‘with knowledge’ said that negotiations between…