The International Voice of Prophecy.

How Arab believers are being equipped to spread the Gospel. Colossians 1:28 was the theme for our seminar this year: “Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.” Through the prayers and gifts from our friends, we were able to offer a training course for Arab brothers and sisters in the faith again at the Maranatha House in Dübendorf. Participants traveled from the US, Egypt, Sweden, Italy, Lebanon, Germany, Kuwait,...

The unprecedented shutdown of five of Israel’s six desalination plants has exposed what water-policy and national-security experts say is a growing strategic vulnerability: the country’s near-total dependence on large coastal facilities for drinking water. Large-scale desalination facilities already supply around 80 percent of Israel’s municipal drinking water, a share set to rise sharply under government plans to expand production in the coming decades. “Desalination is supposed to...

Alongside geopolitical instability, the increased adoption of artificial intelligence has reshaped the global high-tech industry, changing how companies hire and invest. Israel’s technology sector has not been immune to these changes, although their impact has not necessarily been negative. The strengthening of the shekel against the US dollar has created another challenge for the country’s export-dependent high-tech industry. According to data released by the Israel Innovation Authority,...

The Dutch central bank (DNB) has confirmed that billions of dollars in gold has been taken out of North America and relocated to London, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest.” DNB said that 86 tons of gold had been removed from the US and Canada in a complex operation that took several months. It is now being held by the Bank of England, where the precious metal can be traded more easily “in a crisis situation.” DNB did not confirm what it was referring to with its mention of “geopolitical...

“In God We Trust.” It is a well-known slogan that has become an accepted colloquialism almost everywhere, both in America and in other nations. On the other hand, it is also true that it is generally frowned upon to post this statement in public places or promote it in government-run schools. Yet, it is stamped on perhaps billions of US coins. Few people seem to mind. In fact, even atheists rarely object that the slogan, “In God We Trust” might touch their palms frequently. Why this apparent...

About 2 million people are facing emergency levels of food insecurity, more than double the number recorded last year, according to Plan International, which has provided assistance to more than 200,000 people in Somalia this year. Somalia is highly vulnerable to extreme weather and has experienced repeated cycles of prolonged drought followed by destructive flooding. The shocks have eroded livelihoods, displaced communities, contributed to disease outbreaks and worsened food insecurity. Data...