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RIVAL ECONOMIC CORRIDOR LINKING INDIA TO EUROPE, VIA MIDDLE EAST, PLANNED
By Alex Pollock
On Saturday, 9 September, in a sideline meeting during the G20 summit, several countries agreed to the creation of a multinational rail...
HOPE PREVAILS IN SYRIA’S NEW DAWN
By Jeremiah Goddard
12/12/2024
On the 8th of December, in a shocking and historic moment for the Middle East, Syrian rebels seized control of Damascus, forcing...
EXPULSION FROM TUNISIA LEAVES HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS TO WANDER THE DESERT
By Alex Pollock
Hundreds of mainly black, sub-Saharan African migrants are being rescued from the elements of the Sahara Desert between Tunisia and Libya following...
4 WAYS TO REMEMBER THE ROHINGYA – DEFENDING THE FORGOTTEN!
By Gigi Kotze
In Bangladesh's Rohingya refugee camps, thousands of people, including some forcibly recruited, are being drawn into Myanmar's ongoing civil war. Groups like...
AS INDIA’S ELECTIONS ROLL ON, WHAT’S AT STAKE FOR THE CHURCH?
By Isolde Doubell
Throughout 2024, 4.2 billion people in 65 countries will be eligible to participate in governmental elections. Almost one billion of those (more...
UKRAINE’S HOPE HAS TO BE IN GOD, NOT MAN
By Isolde Doubell
28/08/2025
On Sunday, 24 August, Ukraine celebrated Independence Day, marking its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. In his address...
THREE WAYS TO PRAY FOR HONG KONG’S BELIEVERS IN A SHIFTING LANDSCAPE
By Isolde Doubell
19/09/2024
Earlier this month, Chu Kai-pong, a 27-year-old Hong Kong man, pleaded guilty to one count of “doing acts with seditious intent.” He...
AMINI ANNIVERSARY EMBOLDENS THE CRY FOR CHANGE IN IRAN
By Jeremiah Goddard
16 September 2023 marked the one-year anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody after allegedly violating the mandatory headscarf law. The...
CRUCIAL ROLE OF DIPLOMACY AS CALLS FOR A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE GROW
By Donnelly McCleland (with contributions from Gustav Krös and Gigi Kotze)
Today, 30 November, Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement to extend their six-day...
BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT THWARTS COUP, HIGHLIGHTING NATIONAL STRUGGLES
By Alexandra Nyoni
On Wednesday, 26 June, Bolivian President Luis Arce thwarted a coup attempt by military General Juan Jose Zuniga. General Zuniga and his...
