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Iran's clerical court bars family of Ayatollah Sayyed Hussein al-Shirazi from meeting him and arrests some of them

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A private source said on Wednesday that security men at the Iranian clerical court had banned the family of Ayatollah Sayyed Hussein al-Shirazi, the son of the Supreme Religious Authority Grand Ayatollah SayyedSadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, who had been arrested three days ago and taken to an unknown location.

Tortured activist loses memory in Saudi Arabia

Bahraini sources say an activist, who had been deported recently to Saudi Arabia, has lost his memory after he was subjected to torture in the kingdom’s prisons. Wednesday, 07 March 2018 16:59

Police officer assassinated by unknown gunmen in Iraq’s Tuz Khurmatu

A police officer was assassinated Sunday in Tuz Khurmatu district in Salahuddin as unknown gunmen continue to target security men and citizens in retaliation for the country’s victory over terrorism last year, a security source was quoted as saying. Wednesday, 07 March 2018 16:53

A Shia young man embraces martyrdom in terrorist attack in Quetta

Another Shia Muslim youth was martyred due to an attack of notorious takfiri terrorists of banned outfit in Quetta, provincial capital city of Balochistan province, Pakistan. Tuesday, 06 March 2018 16:04

Four Islamic State militants killed in clashes with pro-govt troops in Diyala

Four ISIS militants were killed in clashes with Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) on a border area between Diyala and Salahuddin provinces, local sources told Basnews website Monday. Tuesday, 06 March 2018 16:00

Pakistani police arrest most wanted anti-Shia terrorist 'Ahsan Mehsud' in Karachi

Police said a "most wanted" militant linked with the banned Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) who at one point remained a close aide to the convicts of the Safoora Goth carnage. Monday, 05 March 2018 17:17

3 Yemeni civilians killed in Saudi air strikes

A Saudi air attack on Taiz, south-western Yemen claimed the lives of at least 3 civilians and injured scores of others. Monday, 05 March 2018 17:13

Pakistani mosque’s Quran Gallery opens to public

A new gallery featuring some rare handwritten copies of Holy Quran as well as rare collection of Ahadith and books on Fiqh has been opened to general public at Bahria Town’s Grand Jamia Masjid in Pakistan. Sunday, 04 March 2018 14:34

Shia Muslim teacher martyred in a terrorist attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Notorious takfiri terrorists shot dead another Shia Muslim in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan where the government has reportedly formed an alliance with Taliban and provide funds to their seminary from exchequer. Sunday, 04 March 2018 14:27

Foreigners among 13 ISIS militants killed in Jawzjan airstrikes

At least thirteen Daesh (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in the airstrikes conducted in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan. Sunday, 04 March 2018 14:21

Bahraini prisoners of conscience continue to endure abuses in Jaw Prison

The family of a detainee in Bahrain’s Jaw Prison, who wished to remain anonymous, reported on Saturday that prisoners of conscience at the facility are still being subjected to abuses. Sunday, 04 March 2018 14:13

Saudi Arabia's 'humanitarian aid plan' for Yemen ‘tighten the blockade and monopolise access to aid’

Presented as a great humanitarian effort, the Saudi-led coalition's new aid plan for Yemen essentially aims to tighten the blockade and monopolise access to aid in the hands of the aggressors. Sunday, 04 March 2018 14:05

Anniversary of Shia massacre in Kohistan observed

Martyrdom anniversary of 25 Shia Muslims was observed who were massacred on way from Rawalpindi to Gilgit-Baltistan on February 28, 2012 near Kohistan. Saturday, 03 March 2018 16:28

United Nations 'an utter and abject failure' on Yemen: Rights group

A human rights group has described the United Nations as “an utter and abject failure” on the ongoing crisis in Yemen, stating that the Security Council is under the sway of some bulling powers. Saturday, 03 March 2018 16:23

Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’abi fighters discover Christian mass grave near Mosul

Iraqi fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have found a mass grave in the country’s northern province of Nineveh containing the bodies of dozens of Christians believed to have been executed by Daesh Takfiri terrorists. Saturday, 03 March 2018 16:17

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