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Call for Christians to return home to Iraq: Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi.

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August 16, 2020

Christians are the “original children of the country,” said the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa Al-Kazemi.
Al-Kazemi encouraged Christians who left Iraq in recent years to return to their homeland, Vatican News said, citing a report in the Assyrian International News Agency.

Al-Kazemi on Sunday met with Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako, the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch, and a number of other bishops in Baghdad. The patriarch said there are a large number of Christians who want to return.

“The Church supports Al-Kazemi’s steps towards achieving security and stability throughout Iraq,” said Patriarch Sako. “Christians are proud of their Iraqi identity, and they feel more reassured, in light of the serious handling of the Al-Kazemi government with the Christian file.”

According to a government statement, the prime minister said that “Iraq is the country for everyone, and that Christians are the original children of the country, and there is no difference between the people of the same country, as everyone is a partner in building the future of Iraq.” AINA reported that he said he was serious about providing assistance to Christian families and solving their problems.

“We are glad that Christians will return to Iraq and contribute to its reconstruction. Iraqis of all sects are yearning for a new Iraq that believes in peace and rejects violence,” said the prime minister, who assumed office May 7.

The Christian community in Iraq has been under pressure for years, but the invasion of the Islamic State group in 2014 made things even worse. Aid to the Church in need recently issued a report warning that the Christian population could dwindle to 23,000 in the next four years. Many fear that ISIS is planning a comeback and are hesitant to return to their homes.

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പന്ത്രണ്ടര ലക്ഷം കിലോഗ്രാം സ്വര്‍ണം ; ലോകത്തെ എറ്റവും വലിയ സ്വര്‍ണ്ണഖനി തുറക്കാനൊരുങ്ങുന്നു

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October 29, 2020

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ലോകത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ സ്വര്‍ണ്ണ ഖനി തുറക്കാനൊരുങ്ങി റഷ്യ. സൈബീരിയയിലാണ് ലോകത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ സ്വര്‍ണ്ണ ഖനിയായ സുഖോയ് ലോഗ് തുറക്കാനൊരുങ്ങുന്നത്. ലോകത്തില്‍ ഏറ്റവും അധികം സ്വര്‍ണ്ണ നിക്ഷേപമുള്ള ഖനിയാണ് ഇതെന്നാണ് വിലയിരുത്തപ്പെടുന്നത്. റഷ്യയിലെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ സ്വര്‍ണ്ണ ഖനി കമ്പനിയായ പോളിയസാണ് ഈ ഖനിയുടെ ഉടമസ്ഥാവകാശത്തിനായി ശ്രമിക്കുന്നത്. 540 ദശലക്ഷം ടണ്‍ അയിര് നിക്ഷേപം ഈ ഖനിയില്‍ ഉണ്ടെന്നാണ് കണക്കാക്കപ്പെടുന്നത്. 40 മില്യണ്‍ ട്രോയ് ഔണ്‍സ് സ്വര്‍ണ്ണം ഇവിടെ നിന്നും ലഭിക്കുമെന്നാണ് അധികൃതരുടെ വിലയിരുത്തല്‍.

ലോകത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും വലുതും പുതിയതും സജീവമായതുമായ സ്വര്‍ണ്ണ ഖനിയാണ് സുഖോയ് ലോഗ്. 2020 മെയ് 31 ലെ കണക്ക് പ്രകാരം 540 ദശലക്ഷം ടണ്‍ അയിര് നിക്ഷേപം ഈ ഖനിയിലുണ്ട്.

റഷ്യയിലെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ സ്വര്‍ണ്ണ ഖനി കമ്പനിയാണ് പോളിയസ്. 2019 ല്‍ 2.8 ദശലക്ഷം ഔണ്‍സ് സ്വര്‍ണ്ണം കമ്പനി ഉത്പാദിപ്പിച്ചിരുന്നു. 2020 ലും അത്രത്തോളം സ്വര്‍ണ്ണം ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുക എന്നതാണ് കമ്പനി ലക്ഷ്യമിടുന്നത്.

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Pastor in Sri Lanka Forced to Close Ministry Following Threats and Intimidation

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October 28, 2020

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Sri Lanka– According to Barnabas Fund, a pastor in Sri Lanka has been forced to close his ministry after being detained by police and threatened by Buddhist monks.

On Sunday, October 18, police arrived at the pastor’s house in Bakamuna, located in the Polonnaruwa district of Sri Lanka. Police ordered the pastor, whose identity Barnabas Fund has kept secret for security reasons, to immediately report to the local police station.

Following the police’s instructions, the pastor went to the police station. At the station, he was taken into an office crowded with Buddhist monks. With the pastor’s church attendance list in their possession, the monks went on to issue a series of threats against the pastor and demanded his ministry be closed.

According to Barnabas Fund, the pastor’s church has endured similar threats in the past five years. However, in light of these most recent threats, the pastor has decided to close down his ministry.

Barnabas Fund reports that Christians make up 8% of Sri Lanka’s total population and face frequent persecution and local opposition. Barnabas Fund notes that this persecution and opposition is often led of Buddhist monks.
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