BREAKING NEWS: Iran Releasing Two Christians From Prison
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Iran has released two devoted Christians from one of Tehran's most notorious prisons amid mounting pressure on the country's recently elected president to make good on his promises to respect minority rights, rights activists said.
BREAKING NEWS: Al-Qaida Fighters Force Christian Villagers To ‘Convert’; Several Killed
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (BosNewsLife)-- Muslim rebels linked to terror group al-Qaida are forcing Christians in a besieged historic Christian town to convert to Islam or face death, residents confirmed Wednesday, September 11.
BREAKING NEWS: Al-Qaida Fighters Capture Syrian Christian Town
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (BosNewsLife)-- Rebels linked to terror group al-Qaida captured the Christian town of Maaloula on Sunday, September 8, as part of a campaign to take control of strategic mountains near the capital Damascus, opposition representatives said.
Iran Government Campaign To Halt Spread Of Christianity
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Iran's Islamic leadership has launched a public campaign to halt the rapid spread of Christianity among Iranians, BosNewsLife learned Monday, September 2.
Iran Launches New Crackdown On Christians, Activists Say
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights activists say they are alarmed by a reported new government crackdown on devoted Christians in Iran under the recently elected President Hassan Rouhani.
BREAKING NEWS: Syria Christian Leaders Warn Against Military Intervention
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
DAMASCUS/BEIRUT (BosNewsLife)-- Syrian Christian leaders and aid workers warned the West on Wednesday, August 28, that a planned military action against their country's government "would be disastrous" with "unintended consequences" for the already endangered Christian community.
BREAKING NEWS: Anglican Leader Urges Biblical Calm As Dozens Are Killed In Syria, Iraq
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- An influential Anglican leader in Iraq said Saturday, August 24, he was thinking of the Bible's warning not to be alarmed amid warfare as dozens of people were killed nearby in the capital Baghdad, while neighboring Syria was rocked by apparently new chemical weapons attack revelations.
Israel Investigating Firebomb Attack On Monastery
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- Israeli police were investigating on Wednesday, August 21, a fire bomb attack on a a Roman Catholic monastery, which also involved anti-Christian graffiti.
NEWS ALERT: Iran Sentences Evangelist To Prison and Exile
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- An Iranian court has sentenced a young evangelical Christian to one year imprisonment and two years exile to a remote border town for his involvement in evangelism and house churches, Iranian Christians told BosNewsLife Tuesday, August 20.
Egypt Christians Worship In Torched Church Amid Death Threats
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Egypt have begun to worship in a church that was destroyed by Islamists in violence that killed at least over 700 people nationwide.