ten people have been killed and ten others wounded in an explosion

At least ten people have been killed and ten others wounded in an explosion that struck the Afghan capital city of Kabul.

According to media sources, the blast occurred after a bomber blew his explosives up in the line of people waiting to enter a local police office in the Dehmazang area of Kabul.

No group or individual has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but the government blamed the Taliban for the raid.

40 others were injured in three terrorist bombings that rocked al-Sayeda Zainab town in Damascus

 Egypt has decided to close Imam Hussein Mosque in Cairo to bar Shia Muslims

Three rights groups in Bahrain have condemned recent jail term extensions

bomb and shooting attack at a Shia mosque in the region of al-Ahsa

report confirmed the emergence of “further evidence of the torture and mistreatment of detainees” from Bahrain

Sources in Yemen said that several Shia families had been forced to go into hiding

At least 15 people were killed and many others wounded on Tuesday by two explosions

Chief Mullah Fazlullah has reportedly been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan

Syrian pro-government forces captured a strategic southern rebel town close to the Jordanian border

Saud’s first year in power has seen the country’s human rights record deteriorate markedly

The picture, which was taken by an amateur photographer, provoked ire among social media activists in Saudi Arabia

The Syrian army continued its military advances in Sheikh Meskeen region

Iraq summoned Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Baghdad over his remarks

Iraq summoned Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Baghdad over his remarks against the participation of Iraqi popular forces in the fight against Takfiri terrorists and his disrespectful comments about the Shia Religious Authorities and Sheikh Nimr.

Thamer al-Sabhan, who is the first Saudi ambassador to Baghdad in years and had just submitted his credentials to Iraqi officials on January 14, in unconsidered comments on Saturday said Shia volunteer forces are not welcome in Iraq’s Sunni and Kurdish areas.

He also claimed that the presence of Shia forces in the fight against ISIS Takfiri terrorists has worsened sectarian tensions in Iraq.

Al-Sabhan in his comments also insulted the Shia Religious Authorities, saying "Anyone who listens toFriday prayer sermons delivered would recognize the danger of Shia knowledge."

He also described prominent Shia cleric Sheikh NimrBaqir al-Nimr, who was executed by the Riyadh regime on baseless charges earlier this month, as "a terrorist."