Journalist and editor of WORLD magazine, Mindy Belz, has reported on the ground in the Middle East for more than a decade. She speaks to Christian Today about the plight of Christians in Iraq.
Almost 50 people are dead and dozens more wounded after ISIS militants hit the Syrian city of Qamishli with a deadly truck explosion on Wednesday morning.
The head of the Syriac Orthodox Church has condemned the spread of "hatred" and thanked God for his protection after being targeted for assassination in Syria last week.