There is no question that Christians are one one of the most persecuted religious groups in the world.  For accuracy sake, let’s define Christian persecution as any hostility experienced as a result of identification with Christ.  In some cases this persecution is expressed in very moderate ways such as social

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Sunday to bring peace and safety to Iraq and areas in Syria not under Turkish control and said terrorist organizations in those areas would be eliminated. Turkey, which has backed some rebel groups in Syria, has been working with Russia, which supports Syrian President Bashar

Where is the line that we all agree not to cross?  What is the limit of evil, the amount of death, the level of human pain that we agree not to exceed in the name of humanity.  The answer, unfortunately, when it comes to political power and rule is that

published Sep 24, 2017, 7:08:47 PM, by Terrence Dopp and Toluse Olorunnipa (Bloomberg) —President Donald Trump ordered restrictions or suspensions on travel to the U.S. from eight countries, replacing his ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority nations that had been limited by court challenges. “I must act to protect the

published Jan 29th 2017, 4:25 pm, by Robert Hutton and Andrew Atkinson (Bloomberg) —The Trump administration moved to reassure the U.K. over the impact of its immigration ban, saying only people traveling from seven Muslim-majority countries will be hit by it. Prime Minister Theresa May ordered her top diplomat, Boris

published Sep 19th 2016, 4:48 pm, by Leonid Bershidsky (Bloomberg View) — What looked like a promising U.S.-Russian deal in Syria has collapsed amid mutual recriminations. Throughout the failed truce, Russia behaved as though it didn’t attach much value to it, and it probably doesn’t want an agreement with the

©2016 Bloomberg News O41UB96KLVRO (Bloomberg) — Russia said it will start withdrawing forces from Syria in a surprise move that puts pressure on its ally President Bashar Al-Assad, as well as opposition groups, to reach a deal at the peace talks that got under way hours earlier in Geneva. Russian

©2015 Bloomberg News NYLJRJ6JTSE8 (Bloomberg) — Paris will become the nexus of diplomacy on Syria this week as leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin use the opportunity of United Nations climate talks to discuss the regional conflict that has become the global epicenter of Islamic State terrorism and the refugee

©2015 Bloomberg News NSJX1A6K50XW (Bloomberg) — Russia is pushing for a broad coalition to fight Islamic State, including Iraqi and Syrian government forces, and rejects continuing pressure from the U.S. and its allies for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said air strikes conducted by