Mission Network News - Middle East

<p>Israel/Gaza (MNN) — Israel <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/israeli-troops-launch-brief-ground-054114580.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>begins ground strikes</strong></span></a> on Hamas targets in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin <span style="t...

<p>Holy Land (MNN) — W<span style="font-weight: 400;">idespread trauma, grief, and fear arise from nearly three weeks of war in the Holy Land. Global leaders repeat calls for a ceasefire, fearing the conflict could soon morph into a regional war.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christians throughout the Middle East and...

<p>Israel/Gaza (MNN) — Hamas <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-peter-welch-says-israel-ground-invasion-exacerbate-conditions-gaza-grave-concerns" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>releases more hostages</strong></span></a> as Israel intensifies its...

<p>Middle East/North Africa (MNN) — In the Western world, “professional development” often involves a series of online courses you take to earn credit. Or, you might attend workshops at an industry conference.</p> <p>This approach doesn’t work for Christian leaders in the Middle East/North Africa region.</p> <p>Fadi Sharaiha with <a href...

<p>Israel (MNN) — Israel’s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/22/us/politics/us-hostages-israel-gaza.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">pending ground offensive</span></strong></a> into Gaza and growing tensions with other neighboring countries...

<p>Iran (MNN) — The Iranian government was quick to condemn a hospital bombing in Gaza Wednesday, accusing Israel of the deadly explosion. Various agencies say somewhere between 400 and 1,000 people were killed.</p> <p>The Israeli government reports the hospital bombing was from a misfired rocket in Gaza. American President Joe Biden says US intelligence also shows Israel d...

<p>Israel (MNN) — Russian-speaking Jews who escaped to Israel from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine now face another warfront.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">But God is raising up these Jewish believers to reach those fleeing from Gaza and other dangerous areas with the hope of Jesus.</p> <p>“These are churches that are planted by past and curre...

<p>Iran (MNN) — Global concern grows as Iran <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://www.mnnonline.org/news/iranians-are-collateral-damage-of-iran-hamas-partnership/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threatens increased involvement</a></strong></span> in the Israel-Hamas war. Meanwh...

<p>Israel (MNN) — In the Middle East, senior diplomats scramble to de-escalate the Israel-Hamas war.</p> <p>The U.N. secretary-general is <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/03eef745-6821-4a3d-a428-231f1f90c252" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly traveling&...

<p>Iran (MNN) — If Israel continues its offensive on Hamas in Gaza, Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian is <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-threatens-to-open-new-fronts-if-israel-continues-war-against-hamas-in-gaza/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span style="text-decoration: und...

<p>Middle East (MNN) — Along with <a href="https://www.mnnonline.org/news/600000-flee-as-israel-gaza-war-escalates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>war</strong></span></a>, the Middle East is <a href="https://www.eurasiareview.com/16032023-christians...

<p>Palestine (MNN) — Romans 12:15 encourages Christians to “weep with those who weep.” Rev. Dr. Jack Sara is the President of <a href="https://www.mnnonline.org/mission_groups/bethlehem-bible-college/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bethlehem Bible College</span&gt...

<p>Israel (MNN) — Egypt reopened its border crossing with Gaza <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egypts-president-sisi-talks-get-aid-gaza-presidency-says-2023-10-15/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>on Sunday</strong></span></a>, allowing muc...

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lebanon (MNN) — World leaders are eyeing rapidly rising tensions between Israel and its neighbors. In <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syria-state-tv-says-israeli-attack-targets-aleppo-damascus-airports-2023-10-12/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span style="t...

<p>Israel (MNN) — The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/hamas-attack-israel-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">death toll</span></strong></a> continues to rise from <a href="https://www.mnnonline.org/news/analysts-fear-multifront-war-in-is...

<p>Israel (MNN) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken is <a href="https://apnews.com/live/israel-hamas-war-live-updates#0000018b-1b0b-d549-a7eb-5f9fd7430000" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>heading to Israel</strong></span></a> to “deliver a message of solida...

<p>Lebanon (MNN) — The 2023-24 academic year is well underway in the United States and most Western nations. Lebanon is another story.</p> <p><a href="https://www.arabnews.com/node/2382716/middle-east" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>As described here</strong&gt...

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Iran (MNN) — In September of last year, </span><a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/09/21/1124237272/mahsa-amini-iran-women-protest-hijab-morality-police"><b>Mahsa Amini died while in the custody of Iran’s morality police</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. It was a tr...

<p>Israel (MNN) — Israel orders a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-airstrikes-hostages-4377e096f62bf535bebcdff38cf16049" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>“complete siege”</strong></span></a> of Gaza and calls up th...

<p>Middle East (MNN) — Disasters at sea have become routine over the past decade. Since 2014, <a href="https://www.mei.edu/publications/impossible-choices-and-routine-tragedies-syrian-refugee-crisis-13" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>more than 27,000 people</strong><...

<p>Iran (MNN) — Opposition groups <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/05/armita-geravand-iran-cctv" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>demand to see security footage</strong></span></a> after an attack by Iran’s morality police leaves <a...

<p>Syria (MNN) – Unrest continues to leave Syrians without access to basic needs. Samuel* from Redemptive Stories says that despite hardships the church has seen growth.</p> <p>Syria is currently in its <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1140647" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;&qu...

<p>Middle East (MNN) – According to <a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/migration/overview">The World Bank</a>, 286 million people live in another country than where they were born. If international migrants formed a nation, it would have the fourth largest population in the world, following India, China, and the United States.</p> <p>As migran...

<p>Syria (MNN) — <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/captagon-the-little-white-pill-fueling-syrias-drug-trade/a-66814328" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>A new report says</strong></span></a> militant groups linked to Bashar Al Assad’s regime increasingly us...

<p>MENA (MNN) — Ministry today in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) looks very different than it did 25 years ago. The impacts of the Arab Spring, the Syrian civil war, and COVID-19, for example, are still felt in the region today.</p> <p>Through it all, the <a href="https://www.mnnonline.org/mission_groups/lsesd/" target="_blank" rel="noop...