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Thursday, 10 September 2015 21:12
Myanmar: Website launch ahead of elections
A website has been launched dedicated to Wirathu, a controversial Mandalay monk, and his hardline Buddhist monk group, Ma-Ba-Tha, dedicated to the primacy of all things Buddhist in Myanmar. Buddhist nationals could powerfully impact Myanmar’s November…
Thursday, 10 September 2015 21:11
Syria: IS issues list of rules for Christians
‘Our entire ancestral homelands have been completely taken and now they won't even allow us to sustain our religious faith in one God and His Son Jesus Christ.’ IS has issued a ‘safety contract’ for Christians…
Thursday, 10 September 2015 21:10
Saudi Arabia: Hajj 21 to 23 September
The Hajj is an annual pilgrimage for Muslims to go to Mecca in Saudi Arabia and seek forgiveness for their sins. Young Khaled wanted to be prepared for the prayers he would pray on the Hajj.…
Thursday, 10 September 2015 21:01
Nigeria: 500 days since Chibok abductions
The president of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria said that 176 of the girls kidnapped from Chibok by Boko Haram last year are from families in his denomination. Reverend Samuel Dali’s revelation coincided with…
Thursday, 10 September 2015 21:00
Global: Prayer Week for refugee crisis
This week 24-7 Prayer International are inviting the global church to pray in one-hour slots, wherever they are, for the refugee crisis. The prayer week is running from midday Monday 7 until midday Monday 14 September.…
Thursday, 27 August 2015 18:35
British hostage freed as Al Qaeda gains ground in Yemen
Al Qaeda militants took control of a western district of Yemen's main port city of Aden on Saturday night, residents said, in another sign that the group is drawing strength from five months of civil war.…