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Turkish prosecutor launches probe into ex-CHP deputy’s anti-headscarf remarks
January 4, 2021
Turkish prosecutor launches probe into ex-CHP deputy’s anti-headscarf remarks
The Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into a former Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker for inciting public hatred following the ex-official’s recent anti-headscarf comments, reports said Monday.The remarks were made during a TV appearance by ex-main opposition…
Pakistan: Gunmen kill 11 minority Hazara coal miners in Baluchistan
January 4, 2021
Pakistan: Gunmen kill 11 minority Hazara coal miners in Baluchistan
Attackers in southwestern Pakistan have killed at least 11 workers at a remote coal mine, officials said Sunday.The victims were from the minority Shia Hazara community, Khalid Durrani, a government official, told French news agency AFP.ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility…
Niger: More than 100 dead civilians in village attacks
January 4, 2021
Niger: More than 100 dead civilians in village attacks
Attackers on motorbikes swept through two villages in western Niger, leaving scores dead in each, a local mayor said on Sunday.The attacks, on the villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye in the jihadi-plagued Tillaberi region, are only the latest in…
United Nations: We seek to prevent escalation in the Hodeidah
January 4, 2021
United Nations: We seek to prevent escalation in the Hodeidah
The United Nations said that it is monitoring the military situation in the coastal city of Hodeidah, in western Yemen, and is seeking to stop the escalation.This came in a tweet by the United Nations mission to support the Hodeidah…
Martyrdom anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahraa commemorated in Madagascar
January 4, 2021
Martyrdom anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahraa commemorated in Madagascar
The Ahlulbayt Center, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, revived the martyrdom anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahraa, peace be upon her.Tens of Ahlulbayt followers attended and participated in the event.A mourning ceremony was also…
UNESCO launches an international architectural competition to rebuild Al-Nouri mosque
January 3, 2021
UNESCO launches an international architectural competition to rebuild Al-Nouri mosque
UNESCO calls on talents around the world to participate in an exclusive International Architectural Competition for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Al-Nouri Mosque Complex in the Iraqi city of Mosul.The competition calls for a conceptual design, which includes the…
International Nonviolence Organization calls for transparent investigation on the Aden airport bombings
January 3, 2021
International Nonviolence Organization calls for transparent investigation on the Aden airport bombings
The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the deaths and injuries of a number of International Red Cross employees as a result of the bombings that hit Aden Airport in Yemen.The organization said in…
Pakistani authorities arrest leader of a terrorist group accused of financing terrorism
January 3, 2021
Pakistani authorities arrest leader of a terrorist group accused of financing terrorism
Pakistani authorities have arrested a terrorist who leads a terrorist group accused for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.A Pakistani counterterrorism official said that the terrorist also financed terrorism in the country.A spokesman for Punjab’s counterterrorism department said, “Zaki Rahman was arrested…
After objections to forced cremation, Sri Lanka allows Muslims to bury the Covid-19 dead
January 3, 2021
After objections to forced cremation, Sri Lanka allows Muslims to bury the Covid-19 dead
The Sri Lankan Doctors Association has set conditions for burying the bodies of the dead due to the Coronavirus, following objections by Muslims and Christians to the forced burning of bodies in the country.A report prepared by a committee consisting…
At least 37 soldiers killed in ISIS bus ambush in Syria
January 3, 2021
At least 37 soldiers killed in ISIS bus ambush in Syria
ISIS terrorists killed 37 soldiers when they ambushed a bus Wednesday in one of the deadliest attacks since the fall of their “caliphate” last year, a monitor said.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack in the eastern province…