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An Open Doors spokesperson warns that misleading reports online of a ‘slaughter of Christians’ in Syria could leave Syrian believers in danger. Open Doors supporters are among many around the world who are steadfastly praying for Syria, in the wake of recent violence. More than 1,500 people were killed in recent hostilities in Syria’s coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus, which began last Thursday (6 March). Most of those killed are civilians. The church in Syria is asking for urgent prayer as the country faces further turmoil. There have been reports on social media that Christians are particularly targeted in...

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is demonstrating an appalling ignorance on the Iranian nuclear issue and the threat it poses to world security. In fact, several times during the recent GOP debates he blamed the animosity against the U.S. in the Middle East on America's foreign policy. Paul recently argued on "Fox News Sunday" that sanctions should be removed altogether to get Iran to act differently and that the U.S. response to Iran's nuclear pursuit was an "overreaction." He added that Iran does not pose a threat to either the U.S. or the region. The congressman from Texas insists that...

The Houthi rebels in Yemen announced on Tuesday evening that they will attack any ship that violates the group's ban on Israeli vessels passing through the Red and Arabian seas, the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden, effective immediately. The "ban on the passage of all Israeli ships" will continue "until the crossings to the Gaza Strip are reopened and aid, food, and medicine are allowed in," said the Houthis’ military spokesperson, Yahya Saree. Earlier on Tuesday evening, Al-Arabiya reported that the United States attacked Houthi radar facilities and weapons storage sites in the port of Al-Hudaydah in...

"The terrorists are killing everyone. Children, women, teenagers, old people — just killing," a Syrian Christian said in a video posted to X today. "Please, please, please — the media is not showing you anything." The slaughter isn't limited to Christians, as members of the Alawite faith are also being murdered by the forces in control of most of post-Assad Syria. To be fair, the whole sordid mess seems to have kicked off last week as Assad regime dead-enders (the Assad family is Alawite, a syncretic religion with Muslim, Christian, and other elements) with attacks that "included killings and mass...

[Manama] Officials from Arab nations approved Egypt’s $53 billion plan to rebuild Gaza on Tuesday. The plan, which Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi presented at the extraordinary summit in Cairo, aims to provide an alternative to US President Donald Trump’s plans to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and take US control over the enclave

The news out of Syria is nothing short of horrific, and it provides a fresh illustration of what a catastrophic failure the Obama strategy ... “hundreds of Christians, including Greek Orthodox, and Alawites have been killed after clashes broke out on Thursday in the Latakia and Tartous regions on Syria’s Mediterranean coast ... That death toll may be a tragic underestimation . ... the death toll could be as high as 1,800, mostly Alawites, but also Christians.” The perpetrators are members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Islamic jihad group that toppled the Assad regime and took control of Syria several...

This visit signaled a strategic shift in alliances, focusing on Hezbollah’s influence, Israel’s withdrawal, and Lebanon’s economic recovery, highlighting Riyadh’s growing role in the region Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia has sparked discussions on Lebanon’s shifting political landscape, economic recovery, and the evolving balance of power in the region. With Saudi Arabia asserting itself as a key diplomatic player under the Trump administration, Aoun’s outreach to Riyadh is seen as a strategic effort to secure Lebanon’s stability amid ongoing regional tensions. The meeting: Political backing and economic prospects Aoun’s visit, though brief, carried significant symbolic weight....

The ground is shifting in real time. Israel is partnering with other persecuted minorities in the region to defeat the jihad armies. The Druze, with the support of Israel, now fully control the southern Syrian region of Sweida, the first overwhelmingly non-Muslim state in the Middle East since Israel. A new country is emerging in the Middle East. The Druze, with the support of Israel, now fully control the southern Syrian region of Sweida. ... Sweida has almost half a million people. Over 85% are Druze and nearly 10% are Christian. It’s BY FAR the safest area for Christians in...

A liberal City Council member known for anti-Israel remarks funneled more than $149,000 of taxpayer money to various Arab immigrant groups tied to her husband, The Post has learned. Brooklyn Councilwoman Shahana Hanif (D-39) used her discretionary funding to pay various nonprofits where her husband is involved, including Arab American Association of New York, The Arab American Family Support Center and the New York Immigration Coalition. And the pro-Palestinian lawmaker increased or decreased the amount she gave away to several groups depending on her husband’s involvement, according to public records. Hanif’s husband, Abdullah Younus, joined the board of the Arab...

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah became depressed and was emotionally changed by Israel’s exploding pager attack on his operatives as well as by strikes that decimated the group’s leadership, his family told Lebanese media. His son said Nasrallah was noticeably no longer the same man, and his daughter revealed that he cried after the beeper attack. Nasrallah’s son, daughter, and three grandchildren spoke to Al-Manar television for interviews that were broadcast on Friday. On September 17, 2024, thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah across Lebanon suddenly exploded, killing dozens of operatives and maiming thousands, marking the beginning of Israel’s escalation against...

A leading Reform rabbi told his congregants during Shabbat services yesterday that the murder of Shiri Bibas and her young children Kfir and Ariel caused him to "snap" and reject the Two-State Solution, the Jewish News Syndicate reported. "Something snapped in me this week," said Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, the senior rabbi at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City. "After 16 months of keeping it together, my heart finally cracked. The plight of the Bibas family struck me so deeply, that I do not even know where to place all of these emotions running rampant inside of me."...

Iran has said it will carry out another military operation against Israel, according to state media agencies.Brigadier General Ali Fazli of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), said that a third operation against Israel, known as "True Promise III," will be carried out "on schedule."...On April 13, 2024, Iran launched a large-scale missile attack on Israeli targets, "True Promise I," marking Iran's first direct military engagement with Israel in decades. The strikes followed the April 1 Israeli bombing of Iran's diplomatic mission in Syria, which killed several Iranian officials and military officers.Iran expanded its operations with a second round of...

Conflict of interest.. Out of the three federal judges who staged a judicial coup and demanded that the Trump administration do whatever they say, two, Judge Loren AliKhan, a Pakistani Muslim, and Judge Amir Hatem Mahdy Ali, an Egyptian Muslim, are Muslims. All three are highly unqualified and extremist Biden nominees who do not belong on the bench. Judge Amir Ali’s order that Trump must disburse foreign aid is particularly egregious since Ali’s ancestral Egypt remains a major beneficiary of that aid. USAID has funneled $30 billion to Egypt since 1978. Today US aid to Egypt last year was $1.5...

Over the weekend, Hezbollah held a long-delayed public memorial service to its former chief terrorist, Hassan Nasrallah. The terror network filled a stadium in Beirut nearly five months after the Israeli Defense Forces killed him in an airstrike, that coming after decapitating much of the rest of Hezbollah in Operation Grim Beeper. The IDF also made a surprise appearance at the event, startling Nasrallah's sycophants:It appears that the terrorists burying Nasrallah were so surprised by the @IDF flyover & dropped the scumbags coffin.One can only assume that the @khamenei_ir representatives were also scurrying like mice for cover.😜😜 pic.twitter.com/de1PciBpAV— Maurice Hirsch,...

TBN Israel's Yair Pinto reports on the Israel-Hamas War. Pinto reports on rising tensions as Egypt issues an unusual threat as the IDF prepares for renewed fighting in Gaza, and Hezbollah faces growing internal pressure in Lebanon. Meanwhile, new U.S. weapon shipments arrive in Israel, negotiations over hostages hang in the balance, and the IDF intensifies operations in northern Samaria. As the regional conflict evolves, Israel navigates complex diplomacy and military strategy to secure its borders and defend its people. Stay up-to-date with the latest developments here on TBN Israel. .....

Marking 500 days since Hamas launched a war against Israel, Ella Yechiel, a midwife at the Assuta public hospital in Ashdod, sends a message to Hamas in Arabic. In a video filmed in the delivery rooms at the hospital, Yechiel sent a message to Hamas noting that since October 7th, 2023, 8,910 babies have been born at Assuta in Ashdod – new lives born in the face of the destruction and devastation that the terrorist organization tried to wreak. She ended her message in Hebrew: "Am Yisrael Chai."

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to “finish the job” against Iran with the support of US President Donald Trump. Netanyahu was speaking alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is visiting Israel in his first official trip to the region since assuming the role. “Over the last 16 months, Israel has dealt a mighty blow to Iran’s terror axis. Under the strong leadership of President Trump… I have no doubt that we can and will finish the job,” Netanyahu said. Rubio said that there “could never be a nuclear Iran.”

Amid a charged atmosphere in Gaza's Khan Younis, Hamas staged a public release of Israeli hostages in front of thousands. The crowd erupted with chants and banners targeting Trump’s controversial Gaza plan, while masked militants stood guard. Watch live coverage

What we know Freed hostages Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Alexander Troufanov and Iair Horn have crossed into Israeli territory after Hamas transferred them to Red Cross custody in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip More than 300 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were set to be freed during this the sixth exchange under the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. Before today, a total of 16 Israeli and five Thai hostages had been released from Gaza, and hundreds of Palestinians set free from Israeli detention. Earlier this week, the truce appeared close to breaking down after Hamas said it was suspending today’s...

"So let me tell you at the outset, the president is using the term ‘Iron Dome’ as a metaphor," rocket scientist Ari Sacher said during an interview on FOX Business' "Mornings with Maria" Monday. "It's perfect for defending Israel from Gaza, Lebanon, it is not something that the United States needs very much." In President Trump's first few weeks in office, he signed a slew of executive orders, with one focused on the construction of an American Iron Dome. The order addressed the need for the implementation of a next-generation missile defense shield to protect the homeland "against ballistic, hypersonic,...