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Tanker explosion kills 15 in northern Afghanistan
November 2, 2017
Tanker explosion kills 15 in northern Afghanistan
At least 15 people have been killed and dozens more wounded after a bomb attached to a fuel tanker exploded in northern Afghanistan. At least 15 people have been killed and dozens more wounded after a bomb attached to…
Army inflicts heavy losses upon ISIS terrorists in Deir Ezzor
November 2, 2017
Army inflicts heavy losses upon ISIS terrorists in Deir Ezzor
Army units, operating in Deir Ezzor, continued their operations against ISIS terrorist organization in the southern part of Deir Ezzor city and on the direction of al-Boukamal in the far eastern countryside of the province amid large collapse in the…
Over 13 million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance: UN
November 2, 2017
Over 13 million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance: UN
The top UN relief official has warned that over 13 million people in Syria need humanitarian assistance, with 6.3 million in “acute need” of aid due to the incessant violence in the country. The top UN relief official has…
Bahrain court gives life sentence to nearly dozen dissidents
November 2, 2017
Bahrain court gives life sentence to nearly dozen dissidents
A court in Bahrain has sentenced ten protesters to life imprisonment and revoked their citizenship as the ruling regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the Gulf kingdom. A court in Bahrain…
Syrian forces retake three districts in Dayr al-Zawr from Daesh
November 2, 2017
Syrian forces retake three districts in Dayr al-Zawr from Daesh
The Syrian army forces have recaptured three neighborhoods from Daesh Takfiri terrorists in the eastern city of Dayr al-Zawr. The Syrian army forces have recaptured three neighborhoods from Daesh Takfiri terrorists in the eastern city of Dayr al-Zawr. The…
SRW publishes its monthly report
November 2, 2017
SRW publishes its monthly report
Shia Rights Watch International Organization published its latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements in October 2017. Shia Rights Watch International Organization published its latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements in October 2017. The report includes terror attacks…
Seventh century manuscript of Quran to be displayed in UAE
November 1, 2017
Seventh century manuscript of Quran to be displayed in UAE
The autumn program for the UK-UAE 2017 Year of Creative Collaboration was announced in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, with a number of events, including a digital exhibition of the seventh century manuscript of Quran, found in Birmingham. The autumn…
Bahraini court gives jail term to activist’s family
November 1, 2017
Bahraini court gives jail term to activist’s family
A Bahrain court has sentenced three family members of a prominent activist living abroad to jail terms as the authorities presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown against opposition figures and pro-democracy activists in the Persian Gulf kingdom. A…
Millions of Yemenis in desperate health situation, warns MSF
November 1, 2017
Millions of Yemenis in desperate health situation, warns MSF
The international medical charity Doctors Without Borders has warned that millions of Yemenis face a “desperate” health situation on top of the ravages of war as Saudi Arabia continues its military aggression against its impoverished neighbor. The international medical…
Hashd al-Sha’abi continue to defend Iraq: PMU commander
November 1, 2017
Hashd al-Sha’abi continue to defend Iraq: PMU commander
A high-ranking member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) has brushed off calls by the US to lay down their weapons, stressing that they will continue to defend the country. A high-ranking member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU)…