Middle East

Christian news from the Middle East and around the world.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iranian leader Khamenei says Israel’s end nearing

“Their own officials continuously warn that their collapse is nearing. Their president says this, their former prime minister says this, their [military] chief says this and their defense minister says this. They all say it,” Khamenei said

Israeli police clash with worshippers at al-Aqsa mosque

Witnesses said Israeli tanks also shelled Hamas positions along the border fence in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Church of Sepulchre

Churches appeal to Israeli govt to safeguard Easter worship

Easter, which marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ in the Christian tradition, coincides again this year with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the Jewish festival of Passover.
Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel crisis worries business community

Some Israeli businesses worry that questions around taxation, worker rights, investor rights and other big issues could be decided by a supreme court that’s appointed by a right-wing government whose beliefs they don’t share.
Benjamin Netanyahu

I am unwilling to cut Israel into two: Netanyahu on overhaul pause

When there is a chance to prevent civil war through dialogue, I – as Prime Minister – will take a time-out for dialogue, Bibi said.
Isaac Herzog

The world is looking at you, warns Israeli president Isaac Herzog

"For the sake of the unity of the People of Israel, for the sake of the necessary responsibility, I call on you to halt the legislative process immediately," he emphasised.
Benny Gantz

Polls predict big boost for Benny Gantz’s party

The big winner appears to be National Unity party leader Benny Gantz, whose party would receive 23 seats according to Channel 12 and 21 seats according to Kan, soaring from the 12 it holds now.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin

US hits Iranian targets in Syria in retaliatory strikes

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said U.S. Central Command forces carried out "precision airstrikes" on installations in eastern Syria affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu halts bill targeting evangelical Christians

On Wednesday, Mr. Netanyahu announced on Twitter: “We will not advance any law against the Christian community.”
Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel’s Christian population registers growth

A report released by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) in December said the Christian population increased by 2% in 2021. Israel’s population is 9.6 million.
The suffering of Christ

The happiness of suffering

Suffering for our own mistakes tends to be a source of shame. But to suffer for the sake of righteousness (because we are followers of Jesus) is a cause for joy in the Lord.
Smith Wigglesworth

Have faith in God: Smith Wigglesworth

It is grand to see people believe God. God knew all about this leg and that it was broken in two places. I said to the woman, "When I pray, something will happen." Her husband was sitting there; he had been in his chair for four years and could not walk a step.

Churches petition Murmu to save Christians in Manipur

An estimated 35,000 Meitei Christians face “total cleansing and obliteration" in all the valley districts of the hilly state, according to their memorandum submitted to Murmu on June 26.