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Iran, Iraq resume shipping line
October 1, 2018
Iran, Iraq resume shipping line
Iraqi Ministry of Transport in a statement announced that after a three-year pause, the passenger shipping line has been resumed between Iran and Iraq through Shatt al-Arab-Arvand, IRNA reported. Iraqi Ministry of Transport in a statement announced that after…
Saudi allies in Yemen cut cooperation with UN mission
October 1, 2018
Saudi allies in Yemen cut cooperation with UN mission
Saudi Arabia and its allies in Yemen have strongly criticized a UN human rights mission as its mandate has been renewed over what they called a biased report on “war crimes” in the country. Saudi Arabia and its allies…
74-year-old illiterate woman memorizes Quran
October 1, 2018
74-year-old illiterate woman memorizes Quran
An illiterate woman in Jordan has managed to learn the entire Quran by heart. While she cannot read and write, this did not prevent her from pursuing her dream. An illiterate woman in Jordan has managed to learn the…
Three terrorists of Lashkar-E-Jhangvi arrested
September 29, 2018
Three terrorists of Lashkar-E-Jhangvi arrested
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Bahawalnagar Friday arrested three terrorists of banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) near on Haroonabad Road in Punjab, Pakistan. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Bahawalnagar Friday arrested three terrorists of banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) near on…
UN Human Rights Council renews mandate of investigators on Yemen
September 29, 2018
UN Human Rights Council renews mandate of investigators on Yemen
The UN Human Rights Council has extended the mandate of Yemen war crimes investigators, despite attempts by Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies to bully their way out of accountability for abuses in an atrocious military campaign against…
Saudi forces kill 3 activists in Shia-populated Qatif
September 29, 2018
Saudi forces kill 3 activists in Shia-populated Qatif
Three Shia activists were reportedly killed in a Wednesday raid by the Al Saud regime forces on a house in the Shia-populated Qatif region in the east of the Arab kingdom, as the Riyadh regime continues its brutal crackdown on…
New US airstrike kills 10 Afghan children, 2 women in Wardak province
September 27, 2018
New US airstrike kills 10 Afghan children, 2 women in Wardak province
An air strike conducted by US forces appears to have claimed lives of a dozen members of an Afghan family, most of them children, in the country’s east-central province of Maidan Wardak. An air strike conducted by US forces…
Save the Children warns against rising civilian casualties in Hudaydah
September 27, 2018
Save the Children warns against rising civilian casualties in Hudaydah
Save the Children has voiced alarm over a “dramatic” rise in civilian casualties in Yemen’s Hudaydah since June, when the Saudi-led coalition of invaders launched an offensive to seize the lifeline port city. Save the Children has voiced alarm…
Saudi regime forces raid Shia-populated Qatif, 7 injured
September 27, 2018
Saudi regime forces raid Shia-populated Qatif, 7 injured
At least seven people have sustained injuries when Saudi regime forces carried out an operation in the kingdom’s oil-rich Eastern Province as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its brutal clampdown against pro-democracy campaigners and political dissidents. At least…
Bahrain nabs 15 Shia activists for allegedly trying to cause ‘chaos’ during Ashura
September 27, 2018
Bahrain nabs 15 Shia activists for allegedly trying to cause ‘chaos’ during Ashura
Bahrain’s police have arrested 15 Shia activists for allegedly trying to “cause chaos” during mourning ceremonies held by Shia Muslims that culminated last Thursday. Bahrain’s police have arrested 15 Shia activists for allegedly trying to “cause chaos” during mourning…