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India resumes flights to Iraq after 30 year gap
February 16, 2019
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. Air India resumed flights to Iraq on Thursday after a 30 year gap, when…
Iraqi forces discover, destroy 11 Daesh cross-border tunnels into eastern Syria
February 14, 2019
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…
Fresh Saudi-led airstrikes kill 8 Yemeni fishermen near Hudaydah
February 14, 2019
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. Warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition waging war on Yemen…
Quran manuscripts repair plan begins in Sudan
February 13, 2019
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. Implementation of a national project to repair and restore old manuscript copies of the Quran has started in Sudan. According…
India to launch direct Air India flights to holy city of Najaf
February 12, 2019
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. Indian government has decided to launch a direct Air India flight to the holy city of Najaf in Iraq. The…
UN: grain stores in Yemen’s Hodeidah ‘at risk of rotting’
February 11, 2019
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”. The UN special envoy…
Taliban attacks kill 23 policemen in Afghanistan
February 11, 2019
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. At least 23 security men were killed in different attacks by Taliban terrorists…
Afghan lawmaker says airstrikes kill 21 civilians
February 11, 2019
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. Airstrikes in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province have killed 21 civilians, including women and children, a lawmaker from the…
Grisly killing of child bares brutal nature of Wahhabism
February 11, 2019
Grisly killing of child bares brutal nature of Wahhabism
The killing of a six-year-old boy in broad daylight in Saudi Arabia has generated a wave of shock and revulsion and drawn attention to the brutal nature of Wahhabi school of thought which governs the kingdom. The killing of…
Bahraini forces destroy signs marking martyrdom anniversary
February 11, 2019
Bahraini forces destroy signs marking martyrdom anniversary
Bahrain’s security forces have destroyed signs marking the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatima Zahra, the daughter of Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him and his pure progeny). Bahrain’s security forces have destroyed signs marking the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat…