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  Surge in attacks on Christians in Israel reported

  Christians have been the target of more than 88 incidents of harassment and assault in Israel so far this year, with 2026 on track to surpass last year’s record of 181 incidents, according to the Religious Freedom Data Center.

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  US, Iran reach preliminary ceasefire agreement to end war, reopen Hormuz strait

  The United States and Iran announced a preliminary agreement Sunday to end their months-long war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to global shipping, according to Reuters, though the deal leaves Iran's nuclear program and other contested issues to future negotiations.

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  Jordan marks 100 years of evangelical ministry; WEA head urges Arab leaders to engage global Church

  Churches and faith communities gathered at the Amman Baptist School on May 29 to mark a century of organized evangelical ministry in Jordan, with the World Evangelical Alliance's secretary general using the occasion to call on Arab leaders to build ties with the global evangelical movement.

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  Egypt legalizes 191 churches and affiliated buildings

  Christian leaders in Egypt were pleased with progress of a government effort to approve the existence of churches in the country following an executive order on May 19 legalizing 191 churches and affiliated buildings.

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  WEA, Jewish interfaith body relaunch formal dialogue on religious freedom, human dignity

  The World Evangelical Alliance and the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations have relaunched a formal dialogue program, bringing together theologians, scholars and church leaders for sustained engagement on shared concerns including antisemitism, religious freedom and human dignity.

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  From Islam to Christian media pioneer: Harun Ibrahim's story

  The latest episode of Faith Without Frontiers podcast features Harun Ibrahim, founder of Alhayat Ministries, an international Christian media ministry dedicated to sharing the message of Jesus with Muslim audiences around the world.

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  In gesture to evangelicals, Jordanian senator visits council left out of earlier meeting

  A senior Jordanian senator visited the country's Evangelical Council last week, offering a gesture of outreach after evangelicals were left out of an earlier parliamentary meeting with Christian church leaders.

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