YemenYemen: Update on Christian foreigners abducted and killedSaturday, December 17th, 2011“Monday… [marked] two and a half years since the kidnapping of nine foreigners in Saada, north-west Yemen, three of whom were murdered shortly afterwards… There continues to be no news of Johannes and Sabine (a German couple), Simon (their son, aged 3) or of Tony (a British man),” Middle East Concern reports. Political Islam poised to dominate the new world bequeathed by Arab springMonday, December 12th, 2011“[Political Islam] may prove to be one of the most lasting legacies of the Arab spring,” The Guardian reports. Yemen prayer update on Christian foreigners abducted and killedSunday, June 12th, 2011“12th June 2011 marks the second anniversary of the kidnapping of nine foreigners in Saada, north-west Yemen, three of whom were murdered shortly afterwards,” Middle East Concern reports. Prayer update: status of foreigners abducted and killed in YemenSaturday, January 15th, 2011On June 12, 2009, nine Christian foreigners were kidnapped in Saada, Yemen. Three were murdered soon after, and two were released unharmed on May 17, 2010. Middle East Concern reports that four foreigners are still missing and asks for prayer on their behalf. Yemen prayer update on foreigners abducted and killedThursday, November 18th, 2010Middle East Concern mobilizes prayer for three Christian foreigners still believed to be held hostage after the kidnapping of nine foreigners in Saada, Yemen on June 12th, 2009. Days after the kidnapping, three were found murdered, and on May 17th, 2010 two were released. Continue to pray for those still missing. Girls aged six and four fly home from Yemen kidnap ordealFriday, May 21st, 2010Young Christian girls Lydia and Anna Hentschel were flown back to Germany after living for nearly a year as hostages in northern Yemen before being rescued by Saudi security forces. The fate of their parents, who served at a Protestant-run hospital before the kidnapping, is still unknown. Christian Girls Kidnapped in Yemen Are RescuedWednesday, May 19th, 2010"Saudi Arabian and Yemeni security forces rescued two German girls yesterday, 11 months after the two young sisters, their parents, brother and four other Christians were taken hostage in Yemen," reports Compass Direct News. Praise Report: Two Young Christian Hostages Freed in YemenTuesday, May 18th, 2010Two German Christian girls held hostage in Yemen’s northern mountains have been rescued by Saudi security forces. Update on Kidnapped Christians in YemenMonday, March 22nd, 2010Middle East Concern gives update and requests prayer for the nine foreigners kidnapped in Yemen. Yemeni kidnappers demand 2 million dollars for freeing hostagesFriday, January 15th, 2010"Yemeni tribesmen have demanded two million U.S. dollars for releasing a German family of five and a Briton whom have been held since June 2009." Yemen Negotiates Release of Christian HostagesWednesday, January 13th, 2010Government Claims to Know Whereabouts of German Family and British Engineer Islam’s Agenda: Domination of the World and Implementation of Sharia LawMonday, January 11th, 2010"The agenda of Muslim leaders [is] to impact every part of Western society with Islamic doctrine and the implementation of shari'a Law." Yemen: Christians vulnerable in failing stateSunday, January 10th, 2010A call to pray for Christians in Yemen Yemen: Abducted Christians AliveFriday, January 8th, 2010Six Christian hostages in Yemen are reportedly alive. Yemen: Ray of Hope for Abducted ChristiansThursday, January 7th, 2010"In the last 15 years at least 200 foreigners have been kidnapped in Yemen." Yemen: Relatives of Kidnapped Christian Aid Workers Plead for their ReleaseSunday, July 19th, 2009Relatives of the kidnapped Christian aid workers pleaded for their release. Please pray for the release of all the aid workers who were kidnapped in northern Yemen. Christians Denied Funerals in YemenFriday, July 17th, 2009Officials in Yemen don’t allow for burial of Christians in the country. Names of deceased Christians must be changed to Muslim names before burial. Slaughter of Foreigners in Yemen Bears Mark of Former Gitmo Detainee, Say ExpertsMonday, June 22nd, 2009According to experts, Al Qaeda is responsible for slaughtering of three Bible school students in Yemen. Yemen Christian Expatriates Review Security Following KillingsThursday, June 18th, 2009Please pray for Christian expatriates in Yemen who are worried about their security following the recent killings of foreigners in the country. Bible School Students Murdered in YemenThursday, June 18th, 2009Two Germany Bible school students are among foreigners kidnapped and murdered in Yemen. |
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