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Artsakh Exodus: Armenians Mourn as 100,000 Flee Christian Homeland
Azerbaijani offensive shatters 33-year effort at nation-building, depopulating majority of enclave from fear of genocide. Despite depression, Bible Society leader says, “God will not abandon us.”
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Why ‘Persecuted’ Is Not the Best Way to Describe Christians in the Gulf
While restrictions on religion remain, most Arab nations pass the tolerance test enough for Christian ministry to continue.
![Pope Francis meets with King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (second from right) at the Sakhir Royal Palace on November 3, 2022.](https://www.christianitytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/131787.jpg?w=602)
Pope Francis in Bahrain: A Royal Reminder of Religious ‘Freedom of Choice’
The pontiff esteemed the welcome given to Christian migrants in the Gulf’s island kingdom, while discreetly calling for wider application.
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Sunday Worship Comes to the Gulf
Economic reforms in the UAE tilt toward secularism and shift Christian services from Friday, the Muslim day of prayer.
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Died: Labib Madanat, Who Showed the Bible to Palestinians and Israelis in Word and Deed
Son of Jordanian missionaries organized the Holy Land’s Bible societies and demonstrated the gospel’s love and forgiveness amid war and terror.
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Biden’s Armenian Genocide Stance Pleases Christians, Angers Turkey
(UPDATED) Armenian evangelicals praise first US president to formally use word to describe 1915 massacre by Ottoman Turks.
![Turkish Cypriot police stand before a portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on November 15, 2020 in the disputed coastal quarter of Varosha in Famagusta, during his state visit to the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of North Cyprus.](https://www.christianitytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/123302.jpg?w=602)
Bibles Get American Pastor Tangled Up in Turkish Politics
In Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus, another Andrew Brunson-style case is brewing.
![The Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia](https://www.christianitytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/119967.jpg?w=602)
Turks and Armenians Reconcile in Christ. Can Azeris Join Them?
Confessing the genocide, Turkish evangelicals seek forgiveness on behalf of their nation. With ongoing war in Nagorno-Karabakh, is there a path forward also with Azerbaijan’s believers?
![The flags of Israel and the UAE line a road in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya on August 16, 2020.](https://www.christianitytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/118935.jpg?w=602)
Can ‘Abraham’ Bring Peace to the Middle East?
Christians in the Gulf hope historic UAE-Israel normalization might also lead to a deal with Palestinians.
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Vulnerable Gulf Migrants Offered ‘God’s Karuna’ in Bible Society Outreach
In prayer, aid, and employment, Christian ministries struggle to adapt to the new coronavirus norms.