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(CBN News) In Hebrew, it's called "Aliyah", the Jewish people returning to the Promised Land. Just before COVID-19 hit, CBN News traveled from Israel to Ukraine for a close-up look at this prophetic story in action.   In the early morning, more than 130 Ukrainian Jews landed in Tel Aviv to begin a new life.   Many see the moment when these new immigrants step onto the tarmac at … [Read more...] about Prophecy Fulfilled: Ukrainian Jews Return to Israel After Thousands of Years in Exile

(The Christian Post) Authorities in the Borno state of Nigeria said Wednesday that at least 81 people were killed in an attack on a nomadic community believed to have been carried out by militants aligned with the Islamic extremist groups Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa Province.  The Borno government in northeast Nigeria released a statement Wednesday … [Read more...] about At Least 81 Killed in Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria; Civilians Shot, Bodies Run Over

(Christian Headlines) Allahu Akbar became a near-constant sound in the prison cell. It’s part of the Muslim call to prayer, and each man repeated it incessantly over the course of the day, one hundred times each time they prayed. Confined in the tiny room, I watched my cellmates bow and listen to the words from the Koran. In the midst of all the murmuring voices and repetitious … [Read more...] about ‘When They Struck My Right Cheek, I Offered Them My Left’: Christian Shares What it Was Like to Be Imprisoned with ISIS

(Gatestone Institute) Islamic terror attacks that target Christians in Turkey have been noticeably on the rise. During Christmas in 2011, for instance, a large-scale al-Qaeda plot to bomb "all the churches in Ankara" was exposed. Before Christmas 2015, ISIS issued death threats to at least 20 Protestant churches, and warned that "Koranic commandments... urge us to … [Read more...] about “You Are Finished!”: Turkey’s Growing War on Christians

(Open Doors) Although Vietnam lifted its nationwide COVID-19 lockdown on April 23, the government still provides support countrywide—especially to those who are poor, have low incomes or have lost their jobs during the pandemic. Some of the people who were supposed to receive this assistance are 18 Christian families in a part of northern Vietnam, near the border with … [Read more...] about Open Doors Partners Harassed by Authorities While Delivering COVID-19 Aid in Vietnam