Petition against diplomatic downgrade

Pastors in South Africa have been asked to help mobilise Christians to sign a petition opposing the recent downgrading of the country’s diplomatic relations with Israel.

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Palestinian Party accepts Israeli rule

A new Palestinian party has been launched advocating the acceptance of Israeli rule – a ‘one-state solution’ – because “people want economic stability”, according to founder Ashraf Jabari.

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$10 billion offer rejected

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reportedly offered Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas $10 billion to accept President Trump’s much-awaited Middle East peace plan, to be unveiled following the conclusion of Ramadan on June 4. But the offer was apparently … Read More

‘Divine deed’ to land

Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon dramatically held up the Bible as the ‘deed’ to their land during a special session of the United Nations Security Council.

Tasked with the job of proving the case for Jewish connection to the Holy … Read More

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Christians and Jews are both in the firing line

Why I sense that God is speaking to both Christians and Jews, telling us we’re in this together

by Charles Gardner

With Israelis recently bombarded by 700 rockets within the space of a single weekend in May, courtesy of terrorist neighbours Hamas, it is well to recall that – 80 years ago – it was the British government pulling the trigger. Read More

MPs ‘devastated’ at persecution

Open Doors UK and Ireland CEO Lisa Pearce talks to MPs about persecution around the world

AFTER MPs were briefed on the horrific persecution of many Christians globally, they rushed to voice their shock.

Revealing this year’s World Watch … Read More

Life and death on the Nile

As Egypt’s Christians are targeted by Islamist extremists and rats bite off the ears of slum-dwelling Christian children, Wilfred Wong reports on this country that has long played a mysterious part in God’s purposes Meet Egypt’s Mother Teresa Nominated for the Nobel … Read More

Kidnapped girl found

Another fresh start for an uncertain Christina on her way home to Dohuk

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God’s Perfect Timing

The awesome wonder of how the Creator came to live among us

By Charles Gardner, Special to ASSIST News Service

BETHLEHEM, JUDEA (ANS – December 21, 2017) – Whatever you may think as harassed shoppers or parents, Christmas does not come too soon. It’s an example of God’s perfect timing, though I appreciate that the Messiah’s actual birthday was more likely to have been during the Feast of Tabernacles. Read More

Plot to blow up Egyptian church fails

Egyptian police have prevented a terrorist attempt to bomb a Coptic church in northeast Egypt.

The Mar Girgis (St George) church in El-Arish, which was also attacked during anti-Christian violence in August 2013, was saved by state security forces outside … Read More