An Egyptian Christian human rights defender has been pardoned by the country’s president just a day after being sentenced to years behind bars. In a surprising turn of events, Patrick George Zaki was pardoned by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on
Iranian security services have initiated a series of arrests and detentions targeting the Christian community. At least 51 individuals remain in detention across Iran. Iran has long-been an unsafe country for Christians, with converts regularly accused of propaganda against the
International News will not be published next week due to editorial staff being away on ministry. Normal publication will resume on Monday 7th August. Source: Australian Prayer Network [print-link]
There are now an estimated 735 million people worldwide facing hunger, and Africa remains the most at-risk region when it comes to the global hunger crisis, according to the latest “State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World” report
Americans’ trust in institutions continues to flounder near record lows as less than a third say they have confidence in the Church or organized religion and about a quarter has confidence in public schools. The Gallup survey was based on
Global brands have come together in Downing Street to discuss and share ideas on being faith-friendly employers. The first “Faith and Work” summit the government has held, was hosted by Chief Secretary to the Treasury, John Glen MP, who is
After 13 weeks of ethnically based violence in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur, the European Parliament in Strasbourg is holding an emergency debate. But opposition to holding votes on the resolutions has come from India, through lobbyists employed in Europe
The Dutch prime-minister Mark Rutte has tendered the resignation of his government to the King of the Netherlands, after two of his coalition partners rejected his proposals over asylum-seekers. The ‘Christen Union’ (CU) grouping together with the socially liberal D66 party,
Inspired by the movie “Jesus Revolution”, thousands of people came from all across America and the world over to take part in a “Jesus Revolution Baptism” at the now-famous Pirates Cove in Newport Beach, California. Harvest Christian Fellowship Snr. Pastor
It was a normal Wednesday commute, crawling across the 14th Street Bridge with thousands of other frustrated D.C. drivers — until out the corner of my eye, I saw the metro glide across the tracks next to us. There, suspended
