Asia
Christians persecuted in 3 of 4 nations globally
'Have been harassed in more countries than any other religious group' There are some 197 countries around the world. And in 144 of them, Christians are persecuted, according to a report commissioned by…
Pakistan: Prayer Update
Pray for something so big and dramatic to happen in Pakistan that can only be explained by it being the work of God. Missionary Visas Missionaries are still being thrown out of the…
IRAN: Believers targeted amid US-Iran tensions
Iran (MNN) — Tensions rise between the United States and Iran amid sanctions, threats, and fights over missiles, nuclear deals, oil stores, and shipping routes. Last week, Iran tested ballistic missiles as the…
Israel: Iran recruiting spies via social media
On 24 July Shin Bet (the Israeli security agency) reported that Iran has been trying to recruit a wide network of agents in Israel via social networking sites. A joint Shin Bet /…
Saudi Arabia: US troops return after 16 years
In 2003 the Americans left Saudi Arabia, but now hundreds of American troops will deploy to an airbase outside Riyadh as tensions spike between Iran and its allies and the Trump administration and…
South Korea: jets fire at Russian aircraft
South Korean F-15 fighter jets, sent to intercept a Russian surveillance plane, fired 360 machine-gun rounds to prevent it from entering the airspace over the disputed Dokdo/Takeshima islands, occupied by South Korea but…
Persian Gulf: Another oil tanker seized
Iran's state TV said on 18 July that the Revolutionary Guard had seized a foreign oil tanker with 12 crew members accused of smuggling one million litres of fuel in the Lark Island…
Syria: Bombs outside church
IS claimed responsibility for detonating a car bomb in front of a church in the city of Qamishli, which is held by the Kurdish YPG militia, injuring at least eight people. Earlier that…
Mongolia: corruption and Christianity
In March Parliament made it possible for judges, prosecutors and others to be fired by the National Security Council. Since then the head of the Supreme Court, the director and deputy director of…
Hong Kong: migrants join protests
Demonstrations in Hong Kong have drawn in the youth, parents, first-time protesters and the church, while migrant workers have quietly and consistently participated since the beginning. Migrants distrust the Chinese justice system. In…