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Taliban Arrest 35 More Afghans in Alledges Missionary Probe
Posted on Monday, September 10, 2001
Taliban authorities arrested 35 more Afghan aid workers over the weekend, bringing the total to more than 50 Afghans jailed by the strict Islamist regime since early August on suspicion of aiding covert Christian missionary work.
Bush Team Backs Israel, Set Conditions For Meeting Arafat
Posted on Monday, September 10, 2001
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has affirmed that Israel's use of American-supplied weapons in pre-emptive strikes against Palestinian terrorists is not a breach of the contractual terms of sale, while other Bush administration officials continue to stand…
Israel Jolted By String of Sunday Terror Attacks
Posted on Monday, September 10, 2001
It was a brutal start to the Israeli work week, as two suicide bombings and a drive-by shooting left 5 Israelis dead and 110 injured on Sunday. The spate of attacks hit the nation hard, as one of…
Military Assures White Christmas for Missionaries
Posted on Sunday, September 9, 2001
A high rank military official here who spoke on condition of anonymity told ASSIST News Service that American missionary couple Martin and Gracia Bunrham will have a white Christmas as they will have their freedom from their captors…
Parents See Detained Aid Workers In Afghanistan
Posted on Sunday, September 9, 2001
Parents of two American women have seen their daughters for the first time since they and 22 other aid workers were arrested August 5th on charges of spreading Christianity in Islamic Afghanistan. The Bakhtar News Agency (BNA) described…
Underground Church in Vietnam Ready to ‘Grow Forth’
Posted on Saturday, September 8, 2001
AgapePress) - The underground church in Vietnam is planning to plant some 10,000 new churches in the next five years. Joseph Lee is founder of Tribes and Nations Outreach based in Manila, Philippines. He tells Assist Communications that…
Red Cross Visits Christian Workers Faced With Execution
Posted on Friday, September 7, 2001
Members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have visited in Kabul eight Western and Sixteen Afghan aid workers, who face possible execution for allegedly spreading Christianity in war ravaged Afghanistan. The Sunday visit was the…
Children ‘dedicated’ as temple prostitutes
Posted on Friday, September 7, 2001
"When we came to the village, these little girls--only four or five years old--started pulling our hands, wanting us to go to their mothers," says Arun Massey, director of Rahab's Trust, an indigenous ministry in India that works…
Gospel “making a difference” in Uganda
Posted on Friday, September 7, 2001
Expanding from 14 churches in 1993 to 50 today, one native ministry in Uganda reports that the gospel of Jesus Christ is making headway in that central African nation.
Delayed Anointing and Laying of the Cornerstone
Posted on Friday, September 7, 2001
Due to the situation which currently exists in Israel, the Israeli authorities decided that the anointing and laying of the cornerstone for the Third Temple could not be performed on the 16th October as we had planned to…
Israel’s chief rabbi opposes shared Jerusalem or Temple Mount
Posted on Friday, September 7, 2001
JERUSALEM (BP)--In a development likely to intensify the debate surrounding the future of Jerusalem, Israel's chief rabbi has taken a stand against the idea of dividing or sharing sovereignty over the city, CNSNews.com reported Jan. 23.
A Synagogue on the Temple Mount?
Posted on Friday, September 7, 2001
Israel's Chief Rabbinate has appointed a special committee which is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to examine for the first time proposals for building a synagogue on the Temple Mount.
Arab Hatred Still Wrecking Durban Conference
Posted on Wednesday, September 5, 2001
After the US and Israeli exit on Monday from the UN conference on racism in Durban, European states emerged as the primary players crossing swords with the Arab/Islamic bloc over their disturbing agenda to condemn the Jewish State…
Putin Blasts Terrorism Against Civilians
Posted on Wednesday, September 5, 2001
ICEJ NEWS – 09/05/2001 On his three-day visit to Moscow, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, receiving some encouraging support in the battle against Palestinian terrorism, but…

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