The Lebanese group Hezbollah is rebuilding its weapons and forces, despite a cease-fire deal with Israel. Reports from Israeli and Arab officials say Hezbollah is bringing in rockets, anti-tank missiles, and artillery from outside the country. Some weapons come through smuggling routes in Syria and Lebanese ports, and some are made inside Lebanon. The cease-fire [...]
Tensions flared up in Gaza after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered strikes following attacks on the country's forces and partial returns of hostage remains by Hamas. The strikes hit Gaza City, Deir al-Balah, and near Shifa Hospital, while Hamas denied firing at Israeli troops and criticized the attacks as a ceasefire violation. A ceasefire, [...]
Jordan has deployed a new medical team to its field hospital in Gaza, continuing its humanitarian mission to provide life-saving care to Palestinians. The hospital includes surgery, pediatric, orthopedic, obstetric, and ICU units, along with a mobile prosthetic limb facility for amputees. The outgoing Jordanian team treated over 61,000 patients, performed nearly 3,000 surgeries, [...]
Human Rights Watch has condemned Iraq’s newly amended Personal Status Law, calling it discriminatory and a setback for women’s rights. The amendment lets people choose between civil or religious regulations for family matters like marriage, divorce, and inheritance. Under the Shiite “Jaafari Code”, a husband can change his marriage contract to religious law without [...]
Protests erupted across at least five major Iranian cities as pensioners, nurses, and oil sector workers demanded fair wages and payment of long-overdue benefits. Retirees from Iran’s Telecommunications Company rallied in cities including Tehran, Shiraz, Tabriz, Isfahan, and Khoy, denouncing corruption and unpaid allowances. In Kermanshah, nurses protested over more than a year of [...]
Muslim Iran probably has the fastest-growing church in the world. The people are tired of forced spirituality coming from hypocritical clerics. Soon after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, another revolution began to brew. This other revolution, based on winning, equipping, and sending people for the cause of Christ, was led by groups like SAT7 PARS and [...]
King Abdullah II of Jordan and Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid met in Amman to strengthen economic, trade, and investment cooperation between their nations. Discussions at Basman Al-Zaher Palace focused on advancing joint electricity projects, improving trade flow, and easing cross-border movement of goods and people. Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to regional stability, [...]
Christians in Türkiye are facing increasing challenges and discrimination. Many foreign Christians who have lived in the country for years are being banned or deported, often labeled as “national security threats” without any evidence. One example is Kenneth Wiest, an American Protestant who lived in Türkiye since 1985 but was denied reentry and marked as [...]
Christians in Syria are facing a deep crisis as the Church struggles to survive after years of war and instability. Archbishop Jacques Mourad of Homs said that the Church is “dying,” with many Christians leaving the country to find safety and a better life. Before the war, more than two million Christians lived in Syria, [...]
