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The Imam of a mosque was assassinated on Thursday by unidentified gunmen in Mudiyah city of Abyan province, southern Yemen.According to local sources in the city, gunmen shot the imam of the Sunnah Mosque, Hafedh Ba’azab, and killed him on…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, called on the United Nations to take its supposed role in resolving international conflicts and take serious action to stop the bloodshed in Yemen and Syria.The organization stated in a statement received by Shiawaves,…

The Indonesian ambassador to Iraq, Elmar Iwan Lubis, visited the al-Kafeel Museum of Treasures and Manuscripts at al-Abbas Holy Shrine, where a number of museum officials informed him of the latest developments in terms of displaying and preserving the artifacts.Mr.…

Gunmen killed 36 people in two attacks in northern Nigeria on Wednesday, a day after insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades amid worsening security facing Africa’s most populous nation, officials and residents said.The series of attacks by armed bandits occurred over the…

A notorious Iraqi preacher said to be ISIS’ de facto leader in Germany was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison by a German court on Wednesday.The 37-year-old Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah Abdullah, better known as Abu Walaa, was…

Mark Lowcock, a United Nations aid official, urged Gulf states to take action to prevent widespread “man-made” famine in Yemen, by raising $ 3.85 billion for humanitarian operations.He added, “If the United Nations does not get the funds it needs…

Reprieve, the anti-death penalty organization, launched an electronic petition calling for a moratorium on executions issued in Bahrain against activists whose confessions were extracted under torture.The organization noted the escalation of executions in Bahrain, pointing out that since 2012, all…

The Imam Ali Islamic Center, peace be upon him, in the German capital Berlin, is organizing a virtual event titled ‘Imam Ali and Social Justice’.This online event is held on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Imam Ali, peace…

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stressed the need to work to combat racism and intolerance against Muslims and minorities in the world.Guterres tweeted on his official Twitter account: “When we allow the denigration of any of us,…

A mosque in the Mont Lavelle region, north of the French capital, Paris, has won a case after long legal confrontations with the extremist National Front party.Abdul Aziz Al-Jawahiri, the supervisor of the mosque, said that the idea of building…