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Morocco announces the opening date for mosques months after the closure
July 8, 2020
Morocco announces the opening date for mosques months after the closure
Mosques in Morocco will reopen their doors next week, after they have been closed since last March, in the context of measures to tackle the Corona pandemic, with the continued closure during Friday prayers. Mosques in Morocco will reopen their…
Egypt partially reopens Al-Hussein Mosque
July 8, 2020
Egypt partially reopens Al-Hussein Mosque
Egypt has partially reopened Cairo’s iconic Al-Hussein Mosque as of 7 July following a few days of closure over worshippers’ non-compliance with the new coronavirus precautions. Egypt has partially reopened Cairo’s iconic Al-Hussein Mosque as of 7 July following a…
Human rights organization criticizes Italy on human rights in Bahrain
July 7, 2020
Human rights organization criticizes Italy on human rights in Bahrain
Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain has condemned an oral intervention under the sixth item of the universal periodic review of Italy. Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain has condemned an oral intervention under the sixth…
Gunmen kill 15 farmers in northern Nigeria: police
July 7, 2020
Gunmen kill 15 farmers in northern Nigeria: police
Gunmen on Monday killed 15 farmers in Nigeria’s northwest Katsina state, police said, in the latest violence by cattle thieves in the restive region. Gunmen on Monday killed 15 farmers in Nigeria’s northwest Katsina state, police said, in the latest…
Belgium: Thousands denounce university headscarf ban ruling in Brussels
July 7, 2020
Belgium: Thousands denounce university headscarf ban ruling in Brussels
Some 1,000 people took the streets in the Belgian capital on Sunday to advocate for the right to wear headscarves at universities. Some 1,000 people took the streets in the Belgian capital on Sunday to advocate for the right…
UK imposes sanctions on 20 Saudi human rights abusers
July 7, 2020
UK imposes sanctions on 20 Saudi human rights abusers
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the UK’s new and independent sanctions system on Monday, targeting around 50 human rights abusers in Saudi Arabia, Russia, Myanmar, and North Korea. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the UK’s new and independent…
New mass grave of Shia prisoners killed by ISIS discovered in Mosul
July 7, 2020
New mass grave of Shia prisoners killed by ISIS discovered in Mosul
Iraqi forces found a new mass grave for Shia prisoners in the village of Humaydat, near Badoush district, west of Mosul, three years after the city was liberated from ISIS. Iraqi forces found a new mass grave for Shia prisoners…
Letter of Imam al-Shirazi Foundation on the anniversary of the Twentieth Revolution: A Hundred Years of Sacrifices
July 7, 2020
Letter of Imam al-Shirazi Foundation on the anniversary of the Twentieth Revolution: A Hundred Years of Sacrifices
The Imam al-Shirazi World Foundation sent a message to the afflicted Iraqi people, calling for adherence to the teachings of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, and the need for solidarity and synergy to overcome the affliction that The Imam…
Dozens of raids by the Saudi coalition on several Yemeni provinces
July 6, 2020
Dozens of raids by the Saudi coalition on several Yemeni provinces
Saudi Arabian warplanes launched dozens of air strikes on a number of Yemeni provinces. Saudi Arabian warplanes launched dozens of air strikes on a number of Yemeni provinces. According to press sources, in Ma’rib Governorate, coalition warplanes launched 21 raids…
New Quran barcode service for smart devices in the Prophet’s Mosque
July 6, 2020
New Quran barcode service for smart devices in the Prophet’s Mosque
The Agency for the Affairs of the Prophet’s Mosque announced the provision of a service to read the Holy Quran via smart devices, for mosque goers. The Agency for the Affairs of the Prophet’s Mosque announced the provision of a…