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Afghan forces and Taliban suffer casualties in Sar-e-Pul clashes
February 3, 2019
Afghan forces and Taliban suffer casualties in Sar-e-Pul clashes
The Afghan forces and Taliban militants suffered casualties during a clash in northern Sari-e-Pul province of Afghanistan late on Thursday night. The Afghan forces and Taliban militants suffered casualties during a clash in northern Sari-e-Pul province of Afghanistan late…
Bahraini court gives death sentence to activist, life terms to nearly two dozen others
February 3, 2019
Bahraini court gives death sentence to activist, life terms to nearly two dozen others
A court in Bahrain has sentenced a Shia activist to death and passed life imprisonment against nearly two dozen other political dissidents as the ruling Al Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on pro-democracy protesters in the Gulf…
We are losing a generation of children in Yemen: UNICEF
February 3, 2019
We are losing a generation of children in Yemen: UNICEF
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern about the humanitarian conditions of Yemeni children, warning about the formation of a “lost generation”. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern about…
Nearly 20 Taliban, ISIS-K militants killed during the operations of Afghan, Coalition Forces
January 31, 2019
Nearly 20 Taliban, ISIS-K militants killed during the operations of Afghan, Coalition Forces
Nearly twenty militants affiliated with the Taliban and ISIS Khurasan (ISIS-K) groups have been killed during separate operations of the Afghan and Coalition Forces in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan. Nearly twenty militants affiliated with the Taliban…
‘Globalization of Islamic Arts’ course in Egypt
January 31, 2019
‘Globalization of Islamic Arts’ course in Egypt
A specialized course on ‘globalization of Islamic arts’ has been held at the Islamic Arts Museum of Cairo, Egypt. A specialized course on ‘globalization of Islamic arts’ has been held at the Islamic Arts Museum of Cairo, Egypt.…
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorists torturing opponents in northwestern Syria: HRW
January 31, 2019
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorists torturing opponents in northwestern Syria: HRW
Human Rights Watch has accused the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group of using “torture” against those opposing its rule in Syria’s militant-held northwestern province of Idlib. Human Rights Watch has accused the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)…
Balochistan suffers another deadly attack on Pakistani police
January 30, 2019
Balochistan suffers another deadly attack on Pakistani police
At least five people have been killed and more than two dozen others have been injured in an attack by militants on a police office in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan. At least five people have been killed and…
Families hunger strike for missing Shia Muslims at Karachi Press Club
January 29, 2019
Families hunger strike for missing Shia Muslims at Karachi Press Club
Missing Shia Muslims’ families, including elderly parents and children observed hunger strike outside the Karachi Press Club in protest against enforced disappearance of their bread-earners. Missing Shia Muslims’ families, including elderly parents and children observed hunger strike outside the…
Familiarity with recitation helps enrich Quran calligraphy
January 29, 2019
Familiarity with recitation helps enrich Quran calligraphy
An Afghan Quran reciter and calligrapher said familiarity with recitation of the Holy Book helps to enrich a Quran calligrapher’s work. An Afghan Quran reciter and calligrapher said familiarity with recitation of the Holy Book helps to enrich a…
Six killed, over a dozen injured in bomb and gun attacks across Iraq
January 29, 2019
Six killed, over a dozen injured in bomb and gun attacks across Iraq
Iraqi security officials and medical sources say at least six people have lost their lives and more than a dozen sustained injuries when separate bomb and gun attacks struck the country’s northern provinces of Salahuddin and Nineveh as well as…