Jul. 01
France took over the EU’s six-month rotating presidency, Tuesday. The country’s agendas for the bloc — including boosting EU military capabilities — have been overshadowed by the Irish No vote on the Lisbon Treaty.
Jul. 03
At the European Socialist Party Conference on the Middle East, EU high representative Javier Solana said “time is short” for making peace.
Jul. 03
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Jul. 05
Facing circumstances beyond your control? Take heart, God wants you to know something that could change that wild ride into the ride of your life.
Jul. 06
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas met with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Syria, Sunday to discuss the Middle East peace process.
Jul. 08
France will push ahead with its plans to build an EU military, despite the Irish rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, said France’s foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, at an EU-NATO conference held in Paris on Monday. The conference addressed strengthening the relationship between the EU and NATO.
Jul. 08
Jul. 09
Syrian president Bashar Assad left open the possibility of meeting with Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert on the sidelines of a conference next Sunday in Paris that will launch the Mediterranean Union — a new organization of EU and Mediterranean nations.
Jul. 10
France plans to deliver a solution for the EU impasse by the end of the year, said French president Nicholas Sarkozy, Thursday, at a meeting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
Jul. 11
Jul. 13
Leaders from 44 European and Mediterranean states will gather in Paris, Sunday, to launch the ‘Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean.’ The new union ‘underlines the EU’s continued commitment and political will to realise the ambitions of the Barcelona Declaration,’ said EU commission president Jose Manuel Barroso.
Jul. 14
The Union of the Mediterranean, launched Sunday, is designed to bring peace to the Middle East. EU high representative Javier Solana said the union could bring “new impetus” to the peace process, but won’t play a role in negotiations.
Jul. 14
U.S. presidential hopeful Barak Obama will visit the Middle East next week, meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Obama said, if elected president, he will work for peace in the region by supporting the creation of a Palestinian state.
Jul. 15
Syria must make progress in its relations with Israel before it can sign an Association Agreement with the European Union and reap the benefits of participation in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), according to EU high representative Javier Solana.
Jul. 15
Jul. 16
The World Conference on Dialogue kicked off in Spain on Wednesday — a three-day interfaith event sponsored by Saudi Arabia. About 250 religious and social leaders are attending the conference, including Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Middle East Quartet envoy Tony Blair and U.S. civil rights figure the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Jul. 16
Jul. 17
Did we enter the 70th Week of Daniel on Jan. 1, 2007? Let’s look at what’s happened in the past year and a half and see if this theory still holds up.
Jul. 19
Sure, we’ll ask God for help when we’re in over our heads. But what about the rest of the time? Should we bother God with any prayer request lower than DEFCON 1?
Jul. 20
Barack Obama’s nuclear policy advisor, Joseph Cirincione, told an Iranian news agency, on June 30, that the reason nuclear negotiations with Iran are failing is because the United States is not cooperating with EU high representative Javier Solana, who is leading the talks.
Jul. 21
Alliance of Civilizations high representative Jorge Sampaio said the Union for the Mediterranean, launched July 13, and Alliance of Civilizations share the same goal: raising “a barrier against intolerance, religious fundamentalism and extremism.” He said the two entities should be “developed in close collaboration.”
Jul. 22
“Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to work for a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations ‘starting from the minute I’m sworn into office.’”
Jul. 24
On Jan. 2, 2007 — a day after the possible start date of the 70th Week of Daniel — FP founder Herb Peters wrote about the false expectations many Christians have about the end times.
Jul. 26
Dreading that date with destiny? Relax. God is in control even if it seems He’s nowhere to be found.
Jul. 28
What did early Christians believe about the Antichrist and whether the Church will be persecuted by him? This four-part series looks at what they had to say.
Jul. 30
What did early Christians believe about the Antichrist and whether the Church will be persecuted by him? Part 2 of this four-part series looks at what Justin the Martyr had to say.