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Every year, Pakistan government and its provinces governments had to arrange extraordinary security preparations to those who observe Muharram rituals to commemorate the Martyrs of Karbala and their leader the infallible Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, the grandson of…

The death toll in a suicide bombing among a group of people protesting a local police commander in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 68, up from 32, provincial officials Wednesday.   The death toll in a suicide bombing among a…

The ongoing aggression by the Saudi-led coalition has devastated Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Middle East. The war is estimated to have cost the Saudis upwards of $100 billion, eroded the international image of the kingdom and…

On the outbreak of the sorrowful month of Muharram, the Saudi authorities demolished a number of Husseini foundations, locally known as Husseiniyat.   On the outbreak of the sorrowful month of Muharram, the Saudi authorities demolished a number of Husseini…

A total of 275,000 people have been displaced by drought in western Afghanistan — 52,000 more than the number uprooted by conflict this year — with over two million threatened by the effects of water shortages, the United Nations said. …

Bahraini forces have arrested five children during raids across the besieged Shia village of Diraz..   Bahraini forces have arrested five children during raids across the besieged Shia village of Diraz.. Troops raided the village outside the capital Manama in…

The United Nations human rights boss Michelle Bachelet has called on Saudi Arabia to hold to account the perpetrators of deadly airstrikes on civilians in Yemen.      The United Nations human rights boss Michelle Bachelet has called on Saudi…

At least twelve civilians, all members of a single family, were killed or wounded in a mortar attack in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.   At least twelve civilians, all members of a single family, were killed or wounded in…

Iraqi security forces have disbanded a terrorist group in the southern part of the country’s oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk as government troops, backed by allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, are trying to purge the war-ravaged Arab country of…

A Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia has called for Shia citizens’ cooperation with security forces for the mourning rituals on the day of Ashura, marking the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him.   A Shia cleric in Saudi…