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Friday, 03 June 2016 10:03
Israel and the WCC
The World Council of Churches is still complaining about the interrogation and treatment of its staff and professional colleagues at Ben Gurion International Airport a month ago. Some were interrogated repeatedly for up to eight hours,…
Friday, 03 June 2016 09:52
South Sudan leaders discuss peace agreement
For the first time since the formation of a transitional government of national unity on 29 April, the South Sudan leaders have met to review the implementation of the August 2015 peace deal. On Tuesday in…
Friday, 27 May 2016 10:04
A Messianic perspective on reconciliation
A Messianic Jew writes, ‘Jews and Arabs, and even Messianic Jews and Palestinian Christians, don’t mix. I am not saying that we don’t attend each other’s congregations or pray together at conferences. Of course we do.…
Friday, 27 May 2016 10:01
USA: pray for peace in Baltimore
A Baltimore police officer has been acquitted of assault and other charges in the arrest of Freddie Gray, a young black man who died a week after he was critically injured in police custody. A judge…
Friday, 27 May 2016 10:00
Egypt: air crash investigations continue
European companies are being hired to find EgyptAir 804’s flight recorders, which are the best chance of finding out what happened on the flight from Paris to Cairo. Egyptian authorities believe terrorism is a more likely…
Friday, 27 May 2016 09:58
Ramadan: 1.7 billion fasting and praying Muslims from 7 June
Muslims welcome Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, as a period of fasting, self-evaluation and spiritual growth. 1.7 billion people (25% of the Earth’s population) will pray and fast during daylight hours. In the…