IPC: Connections
Uncertainty in Lebanon and the Middle East
Many people from around the world are contacting us to ask about the situation in Lebanon. Lebanon is living under uncertainty; many people are living in fear and news of an imminent war is the talk of the town. On the 4th of November the Lebanese prime minister surprisingly presented…
Shakings on the Borders of Iraqi Kurdistan
As we write, reports are still coming in of a large earthquake (7.3 on the Richter scale) which struck during the night on the border between Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran. The quake, centered just southwest of the Kurdish town of Halabja, was felt throughout the Middle East, including Israel. News…
Prayers for the future of Kurdistan, Iraq
An independence referendum for Iraqi Kurdistan was held on 25 September 2017, with results showing approximately 93 percent of votes cast in favour of independence. The autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) claimed that this result triggered the start of state building and negotiations with Iraq about this. But the opposite…
China’s surging military prowess
The Washington Free Beacon reports China is developing an array of advanced, high technology weapons designed to specifically defeat the U.S. in a future conflict. “China is pursuing a range of advanced weapons with disruptive military potential,” states the annual report of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. That…
