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Thursday, 25 May 2023 23:36
Global: day of prayer for Jerusalem and the nations
Dr Jason Hubbard, the director of International Prayer Connect, invites us to Pentecost 2023 - a Global Day of Prayer for Jerusalem and the nations. On 27 and 28 May, a coalition of believers in Israel…
Thursday, 25 May 2023 23:34
Syria: Assad welcomed by Arab League
President Bashar al-Assad joined the Arab League summit in Jeddah and was embraced by the Saudi crown prince. A decade ago, the Saudis funded anti-Assad militias; now they want to remake the Middle East and need…
Thursday, 25 May 2023 23:31
USA: school district may ban Bibles
Under a new Utah law that gives parents the right to challenge or report materials considered indecent, one parent wants the Bible removed from Davis School District, for its ‘pornographic’ content. If a book includes descriptions…
Thursday, 25 May 2023 23:28
Myanmar: cyclones, camps, and conversions
Cyclone Mocha tore through Myanmar last week with 175 mph winds, making it the strongest cyclone on record in the North Indian Ocean. It ripped trees and crushed homes, killing dozens and doing the most damage…
Thursday, 25 May 2023 23:24
Global: Tearfund action in Paris
Next week Tearfund staff and campaigners from communities most affected by plastic pollution will be in Paris for the second round of negotiations on a UN global plastics treaty. The talks - known as INC-2 (Intergovernmental…
Thursday, 25 May 2023 23:21
Israel: threat to Al-Aqsa Mosque from Muslims?
Bassam Tawil, a Muslim Arab based in the Middle East writes, ‘If anyone has been desecrating al-Aqsa Mosque, it is Muslims who have been rioting and using rocks and fireworks to attack police officers and Jewish…