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Car bomb kills 18 in southeast Afghanistan
May 28, 2017
Car bomb kills 18 in southeast Afghanistan
A car bomb attack targeting local police in Afghanistan’s southeastern Khost Province has killed at least 18 people and wounded a number of others, Afghan officials say. A car bomb attack targeting local police in Afghanistan’s southeastern Khost…
Families of slain Bahrainis want Manama to return bodies of loved ones
May 28, 2017
Families of slain Bahrainis want Manama to return bodies of loved ones
The families of the activists killed by Bahraini security forces last week have called on the Bahraini authorities to return the bodies of their loved ones. The families of the activists killed by Bahraini security forces last week…
Syrian army liberates Homs areas from ISIS grip
May 28, 2017
Syrian army liberates Homs areas from ISIS grip
The Syrian military says it has managed to regain control of areas in Homs Province and purge them of ISISTakfiri terrorists. The Syrian military says it has managed to regain control of areas in Homs Province and purge them…
Saudi-led airstrikes kill more Yemeni civilians
May 28, 2017
Saudi-led airstrikes kill more Yemeni civilians
Airstrikes by Saudi Arabia and a number of its vassal states on residential buildings in Yemen’s south have killed six civilians, including women and children. Airstrikes by Saudi Arabia and a number of its vassal states on residential buildings…
Riyadh court gives death sentences to 14 young activists from Qatif
May 28, 2017
Riyadh court gives death sentences to 14 young activists from Qatif
A Saudi court has given death sentences to over a dozen young Shia activists from the restive Qatif region, which has been the scene of peaceful protest rallies against the Saudi authorities in recent years. A Saudi court has…
Adam Center denounces the Bahraini authorities’ killing of civilians
May 28, 2017
Adam Center denounces the Bahraini authorities’ killing of civilians
Adam Center for Defending Rights and Freedom condemned the Bahraini authorities for committing a brutal massacre against civilians in Deraz area, which resulted in the death of six civilians and injury of dozens, in addition to the detainees, on sectarian…
Bahrainis continue protests in defiance of regime warning
May 27, 2017
Bahrainis continue protests in defiance of regime warning
Bahraini protesters have defied Manama’s warning against holding more public gatherings and stayed on the streets in a show of anger against the regime’s bloody crackdown on Diraz. Bahraini protesters have defied Manama’s warning against holding more public gatherings…
UN experts slam Riyadh for erasing ‘cultural heritage’ in Shia town
May 27, 2017
UN experts slam Riyadh for erasing ‘cultural heritage’ in Shia town
United Nations experts have slammed Riyadh over razing an old part of a Shia Muslim-majority town in eastern Saudi Arabia, saying the move has erased cultural heritage and violated human rights. United Nations experts have slammed Riyadh over razing…
Four civilians dead as blasts hit Syria’s Homs, Damascus
May 24, 2017
Four civilians dead as blasts hit Syria’s Homs, Damascus
Two explosions have rocked the Syrian cities of Homs and Damascus, leaving at least four civilians dead. Two explosions have rocked the Syrian cities of Homs and Damascus, leaving at least four civilians dead. Syrian state television reported…
Saudi forces raid Shia town as Riyadh welcomes Trump
May 24, 2017
Saudi forces raid Shia town as Riyadh welcomes Trump
The Saudi town of Awamiyah with historically Shia population has been effectively besieged by the government forces for over ten days following deadly clashes, with roadblocks blocking exits from the city and bulldozers razing homes, local eyewitnesses told RT. …