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Israel: Trump win prompts building spree
25 Nov 2016
Jerusalem municipality will authorise the construction of 1,400 apartments in the Ramat Shlomo neighbourhood in the wake of Donald Trump’s election. Previously they said that fears of antagonising Washington delayed their approval of wider construction plans…
Trump’s comments on Middle East
18 Nov 2016
Donald Trump has told the Wall Street Journal, ‘As a deal-maker, I’d like to do the deal that can’t be made - and do it for humanity’s sake.’ He hopes to orchestrate ‘the ultimate deal’ between…
South Sudan: unity or upheaval?
18 Nov 2016
Vice-president Riek Machar and his supporters fled Juba in July after fighting broke out between government forces and his own. He is a Nuer, and President Salva Kiir is a member of the Dinka. Tribal rivalries…
Iraq: Mosul battle and prayers
18 Nov 2016
It is expected that most Christians will wait for the Nineveh plain to be safe and 'IS-free' before returning. This now seems likely to be a matter of months, not weeks. Mission agencies are monitoring the…
Central African Republic: child refugees
18 Nov 2016
Yesterday officials in Brussels were searching for ways to fund their programmes in Central African Republic (CAR). UNICEF reported on Wednesday that over 850,000 people, half of them children, are still on the move - either…
Afghanistan: mission update
18 Nov 2016
A mission co-ordinator writes, ‘Our team leader from the North is planning his next trip into the mountains soon. It has already begun to snow in this area, so pray for good weather conditions and for…