31/12/2011 : DAILY NEWS

Struggle for Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:3; Luke 21:20)

•  Osirak Redux: Will History Repeat Itself?
•  PLO Plans to 'Disengage' From Israel
•  IAF Reports 'Direct Hit' on Gaza Rocket Cell 
•  Israel kills al Qaeda-linked chief in Gaza strike
•  Gantz: Iran threat can be overcome with global alignment 
•  War In Gaza: Sooner Rather Than Later?

Damascus, Syria (Isaiah 17:1-3)

•  Syrian information controversy: who to trust?
•  Syrian Troops Filmed Firing on Protesters 
•  More deaths, protests in Syria
•  Hundreds of thousands rally in Syria as 32 reported killed
•  Assad can force end to Syria crisis but wishes to avoid bloodshed, Lebanon official says
•  'Syria attack will entail long-lasting war'
•  Death toll up as Syria forces fire nail bombs; U.N. wants ‘unhindered’ observer access

Middle East (Psalm 83:1-4) (Rev 9:16) (Rev 16:12)

•  Bahraini protesters torch US flag
•  Kingdom says US arms deal 'defensive'
•  Jordanian hold mass rally in Amman 
•  Panetta calls Egypt’s military chief over NGOs; EU says raids ‘demonstration of force’
•  Al-Qaeda trying to recruit fighters in Libya: report

Babylon, Iraq (Jeremiah 50:9, 13) (Jeremiah 51:6, 29, 37, 55, 64) (Revelation 18)

•  Hundreds of Iraqis cheer departure of US forces
•  Iraq War: Not Over and Danger Ahead

Arab Nations (Ezekiel 38-39)

•  Imperial overdrive: Red alert over Iran
•  Iran to Fire Long-Range Missiles During Naval Drill
•  IDF Chief: Nuclear Iran a threat to entire region, not just to Israel
•  Strait talking: Iran gets tough as US fleet looks on
•  ‘US not ready for all-out conflict with Iran’
•  Slip-Sliding to War with Iran
•  US arms sale to Saudis sends message to Iran
  

The Revived Roman Empire / Rise of European Superstate (Dan 2:40-44) (Rev 17:17)

•  Architects of EU disasters in charge again

The Rise of the East(Isaiah 49, Revelation 19:16-18) 

•  India to revamp its submarine fleet admist rising naval tensions in the region
•  Analysis: N.Korea's missile-maker seen in key role in new regime

Decline of United States (Hosea 4-14) 

•  'Obama ignorant of Americans' poverty'
•  The decline of the American empire

Global Pestilence: Drought (Rev 6:6) Floods (Luke 21:25) Earthquakes (Mat 24:7) 

•  Deadly Cyclone Thane hits southern India 
•  Mystery foam engulfs seaside town in northwest England

The Gospel Preached (Mat 24:14)

•  Egypt’s military rulers vow to protect churches in Coptic celebrations
•  The geopolitical events of 2011 seem to indicate prewritten history found in the Bible could well be fulfilled in 2012