Clarion Project By Ryan Mauro Qatar’s Arab neighbors are out of patience for its support of theMuslim Brotherhood. Three Gulf countries have withdrawn their ambassadors. The Qatari government will no longer be permitted to straddle both sides of the aisle. It must choose. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain recalled their ambassadors in what the New York … [Read more...]
Christians Under Attack
On March 3, Raymond Ibrahim was interviewed on In the Market with Janet Parshall discussing the worsening plight of Christians in the Middle East -- from constant attacks on Christians in Libya, to a formal pact of dhimmitude for the Christians of Syria. Click here for the interview which begins at the 9:21 mark. … [Read more...]
The Demise of Christianity in the Middle East and Africa
Times of Israel by Mike Lumish The tidbit below was written by Raymond Ibrahim and published at the Gatestone Institute: The rise of endemic Christian persecution in the Middle East was noted in November when Roman Catholic Pope Francis declared “We will not resign ourselves to imagining a Middle East without Christians” and stressed the importance of “the universal right to … [Read more...]
Syrian Rebels Kidnap Nuns and Orphans
Christian Voice by Robin Phillips A group of nuns and orphans remain missing after their abduction at the hands of Syrian rebels. Over two months have now elapsed since Mother Superior Pelagia Sayyaf and at least 11 other nuns were kidnapped on 2 December from their Convent of St. Thecla, Maaloula, Syria. The orphans who lived in the monastery were also taken captive. A … [Read more...]
Putin Winning Egypt
Breitbart.com by William Bigelow Russia's President Vladimir Putin is winning a big chip in the worldwide game of poker that Russia plays against the U.S.: Egypt. Putin said this week that Field Marshal Sisi, 59, who is likely to run for the presidency in Egypt and is in Moscow to negotiate a $2 billion arms deal with Russia, has his backing if he runs. Putin said he was … [Read more...]