New leader of Middle East Council of Churches says the quality of believers preserves their witness, if not their numbers.

Longstanding foreign policy tool impacts national economies. But evangelicals from US to Syria and Iran differ on who deserves blame.

How Christians are celebrating the holiday in the town of Jesus’ birth—and across the broader Middle East.

Whether COVID-19 or ISIS, believers from Iraq, Syria, and Egypt know “neither plague nor persecution can snuff out the church of Christ.”

In Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, can believers offer Shiites better support than the assassinated military leader?

From Homs to Harvard Divinity to Fuller Seminary, Tony Amoury Alkhoury trusts God to “bring life out of deadly events.”

Middle East believers say the enemies of their enemies are not necessarily their friends.

Preemptive Love’s Jeremy Courtney says despite the Turkey deal, “This crisis shows no sign of letting up, and we can’t either.”

Christianity is spreading in the majority Sunni community. But what will the violence mean?

While Trump defends US withdrawal, advocates fear “Turkey will complete the work that ISIS tried to do, in eradicating Christians from this region.”

After surviving a civil war and ISIS attacks, the Christian minority fears a Turkish takeover in Kurdish border region.

Two new books consider the personal, practical, and theological sides of welcoming the stranger.

Perplexed by America on Syria, Russian evangelicals and Middle East Christians debate if Moscow really cares.

Oklahoma Supreme Court says membership matters most in tortured ex-Muslim’s lawsuit.

Kurds and Christians both want security and autonomy as minorities in Iraq. But one’s dream could dash the other’s.

The Christian political theologian continues to inspire—and confound—those on the right and the left.

Syria and Lebanon celebrate the historic ordination of a pair of faithful clergy.

Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against convert tortured in Syria after Tulsa church publicized his conversion online.

White House softens executive order; Andy Stanley joins evangelical leaders urging compassion.