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UN: No fewer than 90,000 Afghans displaced by conflict in 2017

UN: No fewer than 90,000 Afghans displaced by conflict in 2017

The ongoing conflict in Afghanistan has forced 88,481 people to leave their homes since the beginning of 2017, according to a United Nations report.   The ongoing conflict in Afghanistan has forced 88,481 people to leave their homes since the…
Saudi forces raid Shia-populated city in Qatif, kill civilian

Saudi forces raid Shia-populated city in Qatif, kill civilian

Saudi forces shot dead a youth during a raid on the village al-Awamiyah in Saudi Arabia’s Shia-populated Qatif region.   Saudi forces shot dead a youth during a raid on the village al-Awamiyah in Saudi Arabia’s Shia-populated Qatif region. Nimr…
‘Ansar Imam Hussein’ military division begins Holy Karbala operations

‘Ansar Imam Hussein’ military division begins Holy Karbala operations

Ansar Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, or Imam Hussein’s Supporters Military Division announced that 2500 soldiers from the Popular Mobilization Units aretaking part in securing Imam Hussein’s beloved pilgrims.    Ansar Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, or Imam…
HRW: UN forum in Saudi slap in the face for persecuted activists

HRW: UN forum in Saudi slap in the face for persecuted activists

The International rights groups Human Rights Watch (HRW) says a UN-sponsored forum recently held in the Saudi capital Riyadh amounted to a “slap in the face” for persecuted Saudi activists jailed across the kingdom.   The International rights groups Human…
WHO: Yemen cholera outbreak kills 25 people in a week

WHO: Yemen cholera outbreak kills 25 people in a week

A cholera outbreak in Yemen killed 25 people this week, the World Health Organization said, as two years of war continues to wreak havoc on the impoverished country’s health and sanitation system.   A cholera outbreak in Yemen killed 25…
Four civilians killed in ISIS rocket attack on western Mosul

Four civilians killed in ISIS rocket attack on western Mosul

At least four civilians have lost their lives when members of the Takfiri ISIS terrorists launched a rocket attack against a commercial district in Mosul as government forces, backed by fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, are trying to drive the…
MSF: 570 suspected cholera cases treated in three weeks in Yemen

MSF: 570 suspected cholera cases treated in three weeks in Yemen

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says more than 570 suspected cases of cholera have been treated in Yemen during the past three weeks, some seven months after the outbreak of the infectious disease was declared in the conflict-plagued impoverished Arab country.…
Afghan Taliban takes district near northern Kunduz in spring offensive

Afghan Taliban takes district near northern Kunduz in spring offensive

Taliban militants captured a district just outside the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, officials said, pointing to renewed pickup in fighting after the insurgents announced their annual spring offensive last week.   Taliban militants captured a district just outside the…
Saudi forces raid Shia home in Awamiyah, arrest three family members

Saudi forces raid Shia home in Awamiyah, arrest three family members

Saudi Arabia’s security forces attackedthe Shia district of al-Awamiyah, raiding the home of a Shia citizen and arresting three of his family members.   Saudi Arabia’s security forces attackedthe Shia district of al-Awamiyah, raiding the home of a Shia citizen…
Egyptian artist hopes for record with 700-meter Quran

Egyptian artist hopes for record with 700-meter Quran

An Egyptian artist who educated himself after dropping out of school has spent three years creating what he hopes is the world’s biggest Holy Quran.   An Egyptian artist who educated himself after dropping out of school has spent three…
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