Middle East

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Stefan J. Bos with BosNewsLife Middle East Service TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- The wife of a prominent evangelical pastor in Iran was free Monday, October 18, after four months of detention, but her husband still faced the death penalty for abandoning Islam, the Church of Iran said.

By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Jerusalem Bureau Chief reporting from Israel JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- Religious Jews from across Israel calling themselves 'Anti-Missionaries' were to meet Tuesday, September 14, in Jerusalem to discuss the "growing problem" of Christian missionaries and Messianic churches in the Jewish state.

By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Senior International Correspondent MASHHAD/JERUSALEM (BosNewsLife)-- Three Christians are being threatened with the death penalty if they do not renounce their Christian faith and revert back to Islam, a well-informed Christian network reported Monday, September 13.

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife WASHINGTON/KABUL/JAKARTA/JERUSALEM (BosNewsLife)-- Minority Christians in strict Islamic countries remained anxious about their safety Friday, September 10, amid deadly protests against plans by an American pastor to burn copies of the Koran, although it remained uncertain whether the bonfire would go-ahead.

By Joseph C. DeCaro, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- An organization dedicated to reportedly persecuted Christians worldwide warned Thursday, September 9, that life for minority Christians in Iraq will get worse as American troops are redeployed back to the United States

By Joseph C. DeCaro, BosNewsLife International Correspondent/BosNewsLife Middle East Service TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- A house church in the Iranian city of Ahvaz expressed concerns Sunday, September 5, about the whereabouts of one of its members, who they said has not been heard from since his arrest nearly six weeks ago.

By Joseph C. DeCaro, BosNewsLife Special Corespondent CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Nearly a dozen injured Egyptian Christians, known as Copts, were recovering Monday, August 23, after they were attacked by an angry Muslim mob in the village of Shimi, a church leader and local Christians said.

By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Senior Special Correspondent KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Fighters of the militant group Taliban have killed an international team of eye medics, including eight Christian aid workers, in a remote mountainous area of Afghanistan, officials confirmed Monday, August 9.