Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa during a joint press conference following their meeting at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
04-16-2025

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking more influence in the Middle East by increasing his presence in Syria. Experts believe Erdogan will continue his desire for control as part of a much broader vision, and that could be a major issue for Israel.

Iran threatens Israel and its forces pose an imminent threat to Iraq's Christians.
04-16-2025

While the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks go on, Israelis are concerned the Iranian regime is stalling for time. Iran is also encroaching on an ancient Christian stronghold in Iraq, putting thousands of Christians' lives at risk.

Chris Mitchell's 8-day Holy Week journey through Jerusalem. Photo Credit: CBN News.
04-15-2025

Join CBN’s Chris Mitchell for an 8-day Holy Week journey through Jerusalem, reflecting on Jesus’ final days—from the Mount of Olives to the Garden Tomb—and the hope of the Resurrection.

This photograph released by the U.S. Navy shows a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter hovering over the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier while operating in the Middle East on April 12, 2025. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Jordan/U.S. Navy via AP)
04-15-2025

President Donald Trump is warning Iran that it can't slow-walk negotiations that would force it to abandon nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, in Gaza, Hamas has stalled out negotiations to end the war with Israel and free the hostages.

Omani security personnel watch a convoy believed to be carrying U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff in Muscat, Oman, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
04-14-2025

The U.S. and Iran met for the first time on Saturday for direct negotiations on ending Iran's nuclear program. The outcome of the talks may shift the future of the Middle East.

Homes in Judea and Samaria area of Israel.
04-11-2025

For thousands of years, Jewish people around the world have re-told the story of the Exodus from Egypt on Passover as God commanded them to do in the Bible. This year, Rabbi Tuly Weisz, Founder and Director of Israel365, is encouraging Jews and Christians who celebrate Passover to highlight an element that connects the story to the reality of today.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather to collect water from a spring to make matzoh, a traditional handmade unleavened bread for the holiday of Passover, at a mountain spring outside Jerusalem, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
04-11-2025

On the day before the start of the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, Israelis are preparing to celebrate Passover, the holiday of the ancient Israelites' deliverance from Egypt. At the same time, concern is growing about when and what kind of an Iranian nuclear deal could be made that would bring security.

Lishay Miran-Lavi and her children look at a poster of Omri.
04-10-2025

Omri Miran is an Israeli man who is still being held hostage by Hamas. CBN News is honored to publish this public letter on behalf of his wife ahead of his birthday this weekend.

Tehran's nuclear research reactor is seen at the headquarters of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Sept. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
04-10-2025

The battle over Iran's nuclear program is reaching a critical point. With Iran nearing nuclear capability, U.S. forces massing in the region, and pivotal talks between the U.S. and Iran two days away, the stakes have rarely been higher.

President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
04-09-2025

Fresh off his second meeting with President Donald Trump and days before critical talks between the U.S. and Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summed up his White House visit. He said the U.S. and Israel talked extensively about Iran's nuclear program.

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