Concerns Over Kidnapped Christians In Yemen As Fighting Escalates
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
SAN'A,YEMEN (BosNewsLife)-- Intense fighting between government forces and Shi'ite Muslim rebels in northern Yemen is hampering international efforts to locate a kidnapped German Christian family and a British engineer, BosNewsLife established Saturday, September 5.
NEWS WATCH: Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls Muslims To Prepare For ‘Savior’
By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Senior Middle East Correspondent reporting from Israel
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Muslims around the world to mobilize their troops alongside Iran against Israel and the United States to prepare for the coming of the "Mahdi" seen as "the savior of Islam".
NEWS ALERT: Iran Detains 32 Christians
By Eric Leijenaar, BosNewsLife Senior Special Correspondent
TEHRAN/AMSTERDAM (BosNewsLife)-- Iran has detained dozens of Christians in the last two weeks, including former Muslims, and at least eight of them remain imprisoned, a well-informed advocacy group told BosNewsLife Wednesday, August 12.
BREAKING NEWS: Jailed Iranian Women Refuse Court Pressure To “Deny Christ”
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Two young Iranian women who may face the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity have told a court that they will not abandon their faith in Christ, despite harsh treatment in one of Iran's most notorious prisons, Christian trial observers confirmed to BosNewsLife Monday, August 10.
Jewish Christian Baker’s Food Ruled “Kosher”
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- Religious tensions remained in Israel Thursday, July 16, after the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that a Jewish baker's belief in Jesus Christ does not make her baked food unkosher.
NEWS ALERT: Militants Kill 11 Christians In Iraq, Somalia
By BosNewsLife News Center
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- At least 11 Christians were killed in Iraq and Somalia by suspected militants over the weekend, Christian rights investigators said Monday, July 13.
Concerns Over Detained Iranian Christians Amid Political Turmoil (BosNewsLife In-Depth)
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent, BosNewsLife
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- As the world focuses on the political turmoil in Iran, two detained Christian women are "in danger of being forgotten" amid concerns they may face execution, Iranian Christians said Tuesday, July 7.
Yemen Militants Kill Christian Aid Workers Over Mission Work
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
SANA'A/WOLFSBURG (BosNewsLife)-- Christian aid workers are believed to have been kidnapped and killed in Yemen by suspected Islamic militants because they were involved in evangelism among Muslims and had been warned to end their mission work, BosNewsLife learned Thursday June 25.
Egypt Christian Mother Wins Custody Of Twins; Loses Religious Battle
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian mother has won custody of her twins but Egypt's highest court ruled they can not be recognized as Christians, trial observers said in comments monitored by BosNewsLife Thursday, June 25.
Egypt Christians Detained After Rescue Kidnapped Coptic Girl
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- There was uncertainty Tuesday, June 23, about the situation of two Egyptian Christians who were detained for a month following a Muslim outcry over the rescue of a kidnapped Coptic Christian girl.