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Saudi-Led Coalition admits killing children in attack on Yemeni school bus
September 2, 2018
Saudi-Led Coalition admits killing children in attack on Yemeni school bus
A Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Saturday it accepted that an air attack last month that killed dozens of people, including children traveling on a bus, was unjustified and pledged to hold accountable anyone who contributed to the error.…
Exhibition in Tehran features manuscripts about Imam Ali
September 2, 2018
Exhibition in Tehran features manuscripts about Imam Ali
An exhibition of manuscripts about Imam Ali, peace be upon him, the first Shia Imam, has been launched in Tehran. An exhibition of manuscripts about Imam Ali, peace be upon him, the first Shia Imam, has been launched in…
Man in Germany sentenced to 10 years in jail for attacking mosque
September 1, 2018
Man in Germany sentenced to 10 years in jail for attacking mosque
A German man who used a homemade bomb to attack a mosque in the eastern city of Dresden was on Friday sentenced to nearly 10 years in jail for what prosecutors called a xenophobic crime. A German man…
Amnesty calls on Nigeria to account for missing Shias
September 1, 2018
Amnesty calls on Nigeria to account for missing Shias
Amnesty International has accused Nigeria’s government of carrying out unlawful arrests and practicing “enforced disappearance,” calling on Abuja to clarify the fate of hundreds of Shia activists taken into custody. Amnesty International has accused Nigeria’s government of carrying…
UN calls on China to free 1 million Uighurs from alleged re-education camps
September 1, 2018
UN calls on China to free 1 million Uighurs from alleged re-education camps
United Nations’ human rights experts have voiced alarm over alleged Chinese political re-education camps for Muslim Uighurs and called for the immediate release of those detained on the grounds of what China describes as “countering terrorism”. United Nations’…
Bahraini attorney general charges 13 anti-regime activists with terrorism
September 1, 2018
Bahraini attorney general charges 13 anti-regime activists with terrorism
Bahrain’s attorney general says officials have charged 13 Shia activists with terrorism offenses as the ruling Al Khalifah regime does not shy away from its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the tiny Gulf kingdom. …
Yemen: 19 fishermen missing after Saudi airstrike
September 1, 2018
Yemen: 19 fishermen missing after Saudi airstrike
As many as 19 fishermen have reportedly gone missing after a Saudi Arabian airstrike on fishing boats off Yemen’s western coastline, which has come under an unrelenting Saudi-led offensive. As many as 19 fishermen have reportedly gone missing…
Militants suffer heavy casualties during separate clashes in Ghazni
August 30, 2018
Militants suffer heavy casualties during separate clashes in Ghazni
The armed militants suffered heavy casualties during separate clashes in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, the 203rd Thunder Corps of the Afghan Military said Thursday. The armed militants suffered heavy casualties during separate clashes in southeastern Ghazni province…
Pakistani protesters call for expulsion of Dutch ambassador over blasphemous plan
August 30, 2018
Pakistani protesters call for expulsion of Dutch ambassador over blasphemous plan
Muslims in Pakistan have called for the expulsion of the Dutch ambassador as a protest was launched against a far-right Dutch politician’s plan for a blasphemous cartoon competition depicting Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny. …
Top women Quran activists honoured in Iraq
August 30, 2018
Top women Quran activists honoured in Iraq
The Al-Zahra, peace be upon her, Center of Quranic Sciences affiliated to the holy shrine of Imam Hussein’s, peace be upon him, in Karbala, Iraq, honored a number of top Quranic members of the center. The Al-Zahra, peace…