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Hazaras continue protest on 5th day, refuse to bury slain miners despite PM’s request
January 7, 2021
Hazaras continue protest on 5th day, refuse to bury slain miners despite PM’s request
Despite Prime Minister Imran Khan’s request to move ahead with the final rites of the slain miners and an assurance that he would visit them “very soon”, Balochistan’s Shia Hazara community continued to protest for a fifth straight day on…
Bahrain: Six months of enforced disappearance of Shia cleric due to religious rites
January 7, 2021
Bahrain: Six months of enforced disappearance of Shia cleric due to religious rites
The family of political prisoner Sheikh Zuhair Ashour has complained that they haven’t heard any news about him since July last year.Sheikh Zuhair Ashour faces an unknown fate as he was subjected to enforced disappearance.Ashour and others were placed in…
Military forces arrest three terrorists in Samarra
January 7, 2021
Military forces arrest three terrorists in Samarra
The Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate announced the arrest of three terrorists in Samarra, Salah al-Din province.The directorate stated in a statement, that “among its tasks is to pursue the remnants and sleeper cells of ISIS, and with accurate intelligence information…
German arms exports to Middle East worth more than a billion in 2020
January 6, 2021
German arms exports to Middle East worth more than a billion in 2020
The German government in 2020 approved arms exports worth more than a billion euros to countries involved in the conflicts in Yemen and Libya.For Egypt alone, exports of weapons and military equipment worth 752 million euros (913 million dollars) had…
Iraq: Three ISIS terrorists killed in armed clashes in the western regions
January 6, 2021
Iraq: Three ISIS terrorists killed in armed clashes in the western regions
A security leader in Anbar Province, Qatari Al-Obeidi, stated that three ISIS terrorists were killed in armed clashes in western Anbar.Al-Obeidi said in a statement, that a security force from the army clashed during the implementation of a security duty…
Norwegian traveler visits the two holy shrines in Karbala
January 6, 2021
Norwegian traveler visits the two holy shrines in Karbala
The Norwegian traveler, Jorn Bjorn, visited the holy shrines of Imam Hussain and his brother al-Abbas, peace be upon them, as part of his tour around the world.Bjorn toured the historical and religious monuments in and around the two holy…
Iraq announces visa facilitations for pilgrims
January 6, 2021
Iraq announces visa facilitations for pilgrims
The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers in Iraq announced facilitations for visa requests to pilgrims visiting the holy shrines, in addition to regular, multiple and emergency entry visas.The Council said in a statement, received by the Shiawaves, “The…
Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands: We should take Muslims’ feelings more into account
January 6, 2021
Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands: We should take Muslims’ feelings more into account
The former Dutch Prime Minister, Dries van Agt, stressed the need to take into account the feelings of Muslims, after the insult against the personality of the Noble Messenger, peace be upon him and his progeny.Agt said in a statement…
Three Afghan police killed in an armed attack in Ghazni state
January 5, 2021
Three Afghan police killed in an armed attack in Ghazni state
Three Afghan policemen were killed in an armed attack targeting a checkpoint in Ghazni state, north of the country.A spokesman for the State Security Directorate, Ahmed Khan Siirt, told reporters that unknown assailants launched an attack on a police checkpoint,…
American police kill young Muslim man and raid his house, claiming to search for weapons
January 5, 2021
American police kill young Muslim man and raid his house, claiming to search for weapons
Last Wednesday, the US police killed a young American Muslim of Somali origin, in the parking lot of a gas station, for allegedly possessing a weapon.The Hennepin County police in Minnesota published a video of the storming of the house…