An engraved copy of the Holy Quran was the most expensive item sold in the 3rd Baran Auction in Tehran.
Engraved Quran copy fetches 77bln Rials at Tehran auction
Taliban IED planter arrested in Herat province
A Taliban militant who was planting Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was arrested during an operation of the Afghan security forces in Herat, Afghanistan.
3000 films from 120 countries to participate in largest film festival in Iraq
The preparatory committee of Alnahj 5th International Film Festival has announced that 53 films will participate in the film competition.
Rights activist Rashid Rizvi tortured and arrested in Karachi
Karachi Police brutally tortured and arrested renowned rights activist Sayyed Rashid Rizvi when he was leading a peaceful protest in Old Rizvia Society by families of Shias who were subjected to enforced disappearance.
Seminary teacher tortures a minor boy to death in Lahore, Pakistan
The postmortem report of a six-year-old Junaid, a boy who died at a religious seminary in Baghbanpura a week ago, mentioned that the body bore several torture marks in Lahore, Pakistan.
SRW issues a report on Bahraini Uprising
Shia Rights International Organization SRW has issued a report on the eight anniversary of the Bahraini Uprising that was observed with massive protests across the country.
India resumes flights to Iraq after 30 year gap
Air India resumed flights to Iraq on Thursday after a 30 year gap, when a plane carrying Shia pilgrims landed in the city of Najaf.
Iraqi forces discover, destroy 11 Daesh cross-border tunnels into eastern Syria
Iraqi border guards have uncovered and destroyed nearly a dozen long tunnels apparently used by members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group to sneak through the desert areas of the country’s western province of Anbar into Dayr al-Zawr province in neighboring Syria.
Fresh Saudi-led airstrikes kill 8 Yemeni fishermen near Hudaydah
Warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition waging war on Yemen have targeted a fishing boat in the waters off the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah, killing at least eight fishermen.
Quran manuscripts repair plan begins in Sudan
Implementation of a national project to repair and restore old manuscript copies of the Quran has started in Sudan.
India to launch direct Air India flights to holy city of Najaf
Indian government has decided to launch a direct Air India flight to the holy city of Najaf in Iraq.
UN: grain stores in Yemen’s Hodeidah ‘at risk of rotting’
The UN special envoy to Yemen today said the urgency of accessing grain stores trapped in a frontline position in the port city of Hodeidah was increasing as the food was “at risk of rotting”.
Taliban attacks kill 23 policemen in Afghanistan
At least 23 security men were killed in different attacks by Taliban terrorists in three provinces of Afghanistan in last 24 hours, said officials on Sunday.
Afghan lawmaker says airstrikes kill 21 civilians
Airstrikes in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province have killed 21 civilians, including women and children, a lawmaker from the region said Sunday.