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The Iraqi military has temporarily halted operations around the densely populated areas around west Mosul’s Old City to open safe passage for civilians.   The Iraqi military has temporarily halted operations around the densely populated areas around west Mosul’s Old…

Inspector General of Police A.D. Khowaja has said that the Sindh government has, on the recommendation of police, asked the federal government to put in the fifth or sixth schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) all the seminaries involved in…

A heavy explosion was reported in southeastern Khost province of Afghanistan late on Saturday leaving a number of the security forces and civilians dead or wounded.   A heavy explosion was reported in southeastern Khost province of Afghanistan late on…

The number of people fleeing Syria’s war into neighboring states and Egypt has passed the 5-million mark, data from the U.N. refugee agency showed.   The number of people fleeing Syria’s war into neighboring states and Egypt has passed the…

The so-called Islamic State (ISIS)seized 197 children and is using them as human shields, according to the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights.   The so-called Islamic State (ISIS)seized 197 children and is using them as human shields, according to the…

The Pakistani Taliban targeted a Shia imambargah with a powerful car bomb, killing at least 24 people and injuring nearly 100 others at a crowded market in northwest Pakistan’s restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan.   The Pakistani Taliban targeted a…

Eight children and two women have lost their lives in a fresh Saudi aerial attack on Yemen’s northwestern Sa’ada province.     Eight children and two women have lost their lives in a fresh Saudi aerial attack on Yemen’s northwestern…

A deal was reached that would allow civilians to evacuate the Shia besieged villages in Idlib governorate.     A deal was reached that would allow civilians to evacuate the Shia besieged villages in Idlib governorate. Meanwhile, residents of the…

Non-violence International Organization, Free Muslim, called on the United Nations to conduct an investigation over the Mosul airstrike.   Non-violence International Organization, Free Muslim, called on the United Nations to conduct an investigation over the Mosul airstrike. Medical sources revealed…

Holy shrines in Iraq, Syria, and Iran in addition to mosques, Husseiniyahs, and Islamic Centers in Islamic and non-Islamic countries are marking the birth anniversary of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, peace be upon him.   Holy shrines in Iraq, Syria, and…