Middle East

Christian news from the Middle East and around the world.

Nineveh near Mosul

What is Nineveh called today?

In the Bible, Nineveh is called a 'great city; (Jonah 1:2). 'Nineveh was an exceedingly great city', says Jonah 3:3. At the time prophet Jonah visited the city, it had a population of 120,000.

Israel strikes Hamas sites to retaliate rocket fire attack

Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned that Hamas was walking a thin line, and should rocket fire continue there are many military options.
Mike Pompeo

Mike Pompeo makes surprise visit to West Bank, Gaza

The visit is significant because it is the first such visit by a top US official. Pompeo later paid a similar visit to the occupied Golan Heights.

Palestinian Authority says will resume coordination with Israel

Palestinians said the annexation plan would make a two-state solution impossible. Interim peace accords signed in the 1990s envisaged the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel.

We can work with Joe Biden for Israel’s benefit: Josh Reinstein

If Joe Biden becomes President I believe the IAF is uniquely positioned to affect US policy in the Middle East. The Congressional Israel Allies Caucus which is one of the 45 Israel Allies Caucuses in our network is the only bi-partisan pro- Israel caucus on Capitol Hill. It is chaired by three Republicans and three democrats and its membership is almost evenly split.

Sudan normalizes ties with Israel

Israel and Sudan on Friday agreed to normalize relations in a deal brokered with the help of the United States, making Sudan the third Arab country to set aside...
Top 50 Allies of Israel

Franklin Graham, John Hagee, David Jeremiah among top 50 allies of Israel

The IAF is an umbrella organization that coordinates 44 Israel Allies Caucuses worldwide to mobilize political support for Israel based on shared Judeo-Christian values.

Israeli military pounds Gaza after rocket strike

Israeli forces carried out strikes against what they called “Hamas terror targets” across the Gaza Strip, after an earlier rocket attack that destroyed a family home and wounded seven people in a neighbourhood north of Tel Aviv.

US recognises Israeli control of Golan Heights after 52 years

The president said it was time for the US to take the formal step after 52 years of Israeli control of the highlands located on the Syrian border.

Significant Biblical Archaeological Discoveries of 2018

From potentially finding the location of the Ark of the Covenant to finding the oldest known manuscript of the Gospel of Mark, scientists have put their best feet forward in the quest to finding artifacts from way back.
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.