Prohetic headlines of the Day

* Iraq set for anti-US protests Protests are expected to get under way in Iraq against a deal between Baghdad and Washington over the US's long-term military role in the country.

* Europe fuel protests spread wider Fuel protests triggered by rising oil prices have spread to more countries across Europe, with thousands of fishermen on strike.

* Report: Iran, al-Qaeda holding clandestine talks In recent months there have been secret contacts between the Iranian government and the leadership of al-Qaeda.

* World Bank unveils $1.2bn food plan The World Bank has announced a $1.2bn program to respond to the current global food crisis.

* Olmert, Abbas due to meet next week The Prime Minister's Office requested a meeting between Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

* Isolated tribe spotted in Brazil One of South America's few remaining uncontacted indigenous tribes has been spotted and photographed on the border between Brazil and Peru.

* Germany honors Israel's 60th The German parliament recognized Israel's 60th Independence Day Thursday, and honored the occasion with a speech given by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

* EU plans 'political MySpace' Plans are being developed to launch a social networking site for MEPs and MPs.

* Israel, Syria said to have made progress in talks In their latest round of indirect talks, Israel and Syria made progress on the contentious issues of water, security, borders and normalization of relations.

* French deputies uphold anti-Turkey referendum clause The lower house of the French parliament on Thursday (29 May) approved an amendment to constitutional reforms.

Prophetic Headlines of the Day

* Iraq 'stepping back from abyss' UN chief Ban Ki-moon has praised progress in Iraq at a UN forum in Sweden on the situation in the country.

* Olmert: I have no intention at all of resigning Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed Wednesday not to quit after Defense Minister Ehud Barak called on him to "detach himself from the day-to-day leadership of the country".

* UN warns about higher food costs Higher food prices may be here to stay as demand from developing countries and production costs rise, says an influential report.

* Rice says Bush administration was upfront about Iraq war US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday rejected allegations from a former White House spokesman who says the Bush administration misled the American public.

* Pressure grows on Israel's Olmert Israeli PM Ehud Olmert's party should prepare for possible elections, his party deputy has said, amid calls that he step down over corruption claims.

* Netanyahu: Elections needed to safeguard Golan Heights "I believe that the way to protect the Golan Heights and the Jordan Valley is to go to early elections," Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu said.

* US suspects Syria hiding nuclear facilities While American efforts to defuse the nuclear crisis with Iran have yet to bear fruit, the Bush administration now appears to be focusing on another nuclear program.

* Trying to head off an Arctic 'gold rush' Five states bordering on the potentially energy-rich Arctic Ocean have met in Greenland in an attempt to head off a new "gold rush" in the high north.

* UN: Balkans no longer hotbed of crime The Balkans, a hotbed of crime and violence during the Yugoslav wars and the chaotic transition from communism, has become one of the safest areas in Europe to live.

* EU leaders unsure how to handle fuel crisis Fuel price protests threaten to spread around Europe in the run-up to the weekend following earlier action in the UK, France and Bulgaria.

A gathering of world leaders meeting in Sweden for the second such conference on the rebuilding of the war torn country of Iraq has been praising the progress of the Iraqi people and its government as highlighted by the remark from the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon who said that Iraq had stepped back from the abyss but warned that the situation is still very fragile.

Nearly one hundred countries are taking part in the forum which is aimed at supporting Iraq's efforts to restore stability and rebuild a functioning economy. Iraq's PM Maliki said that Iraq is not a poor country, it possesses tremendous human and natural resources but the debt, which is government inherited from Saddam Hussein, has hampered the reconstruction process.

The Watching Warden says "The progress reported by world leaders, related to the rebuilding of the war torn nation of Iraq, is a precursor to an End Time scenario for Iraq that is found in Bible prophecy.

Iraq's PM Maliki has called on neighboring countries to forgive debts and waive payments for wars fought under Saddam Hussein. This plea from Maliki coming at the meeting in Sweden where world leaders have praised the progress already made, but warn that the road ahead is still very fragile. The aim of this second conference on the rebuilding of Iraq is to help the Iraqi people to become a secure and prosperous nation. This is a goal that fits right into the prophetic scenario for Iraq as found in Bible prophecy.

The ancient Jewish prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Zechariah and the Apostle John wrote of a future for Iraq which is actually Biblical Babylon. Revelation 18 reveals that Babylon, modern day Iraq, will be the international headquarters for a one-world, economic, political, governmental system headed up by the Antichrist and that it will be destroyed prior to the return of Jesus to the Earth, Isaiah 13:14, Jeremiah 50-51 and revelation 16:17-20.

Before Babylon, modern day Iraq, is destroyed, it must be rebuilt. That plan is operation today."