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Iraq announces visa facilitations for pilgrims
January 6, 2021
Iraq announces visa facilitations for pilgrims
The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers in Iraq announced facilitations for visa requests to pilgrims visiting the holy shrines, in addition to regular, multiple and emergency entry visas.The Council said in a statement, received by the Shiawaves, “The…
Three Afghan police killed in an armed attack in Ghazni state
January 5, 2021
Three Afghan police killed in an armed attack in Ghazni state
Three Afghan policemen were killed in an armed attack targeting a checkpoint in Ghazni state, north of the country.A spokesman for the State Security Directorate, Ahmed Khan Siirt, told reporters that unknown assailants launched an attack on a police checkpoint,…
Bahrain Press Association: Increasing cases of infringement of freedoms since 2011
January 5, 2021
Bahrain Press Association: Increasing cases of infringement of freedoms since 2011
The Bahrain Press Association issued its annual report for the year 2020, which documented violations by the Bahraini authorities and their attacks on press and media freedoms.In its report, the Association emphasized the increasing incidence of violations by the Bahraini…
Shia Rights Watch condemns the massacre in Pakistan and holds the international community responsible
January 5, 2021
Shia Rights Watch condemns the massacre in Pakistan and holds the international community responsible
Shia Rights Watch condemned the killing of 11 miners in the southwestern province of Balochistan, Pakistan, while it held the international community responsible for the genocidal war targeting Shia Muslims.The organization stated in a statement that it strongly condemns the…
Martyrdom anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahraa commemorated in Bamiyan, Afghanistan
January 5, 2021
Martyrdom anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahraa commemorated in Bamiyan, Afghanistan
The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, continues the Fatimid mourning ceremonies in the city of Bamiyan, Afghanistan.The ceremonies come on the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahraa, peace be upon…
Pakistan: Gunmen kill 11 minority Hazara coal miners in Baluchistan
January 4, 2021
Pakistan: Gunmen kill 11 minority Hazara coal miners in Baluchistan
Attackers in southwestern Pakistan have killed at least 11 workers at a remote coal mine, officials said Sunday.The victims were from the minority Shia Hazara community, Khalid Durrani, a government official, told French news agency AFP.ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility…
International Nonviolence Organization calls for transparent investigation on the Aden airport bombings
January 3, 2021
International Nonviolence Organization calls for transparent investigation on the Aden airport bombings
The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the deaths and injuries of a number of International Red Cross employees as a result of the bombings that hit Aden Airport in Yemen.The organization said in…
Pakistani authorities arrest leader of a terrorist group accused of financing terrorism
January 3, 2021
Pakistani authorities arrest leader of a terrorist group accused of financing terrorism
Pakistani authorities have arrested a terrorist who leads a terrorist group accused for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.A Pakistani counterterrorism official said that the terrorist also financed terrorism in the country.A spokesman for Punjab’s counterterrorism department said, “Zaki Rahman was arrested…
At least 37 soldiers killed in ISIS bus ambush in Syria
January 3, 2021
At least 37 soldiers killed in ISIS bus ambush in Syria
ISIS terrorists killed 37 soldiers when they ambushed a bus Wednesday in one of the deadliest attacks since the fall of their “caliphate” last year, a monitor said.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack in the eastern province…
Perpetrator of Kabul University attack sentenced to death
January 3, 2021
Perpetrator of Kabul University attack sentenced to death
Mohammad Adil, the mastermind behind the gruesome Kabul University attack which happened on 2 November last year, was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court, TOLOnews reported. Four other suspects were also sentenced to various jail terms.The Interior Ministry confirmed…