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UK far-right clash with police at anti-Islam London rally
June 11, 2018
UK far-right clash with police at anti-Islam London rally
Thousands of far-right protesters clashed with police in London on Saturday, following a violent demonstration in support of Tommy Robinson, the jailed founder of the anti-Islam English Defence League (EDL). Thousands of far-right protesters clashed with police in…
Afghanistan seizes 156 sacks of bomb-making material
June 11, 2018
Afghanistan seizes 156 sacks of bomb-making material
Afghan security forces have seized 156 sacks of ammonium nitrate from the back of a vegetable truck coming from Pakistan, local officials say. Afghan security forces have seized 156 sacks of ammonium nitrate from the back of a…
Iraqi security forces strike Daesh militant positions in Diyala
June 11, 2018
Iraqi security forces strike Daesh militant positions in Diyala
Iraqi security forces have launched a clean-up operation against the sleeper cells of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the country’s eastern province of Diyala as government troopers and allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units are trying to flush the…
U.N. pushes to avert ‘catastrophic’ U.A.E. attack on Yemen port
June 11, 2018
U.N. pushes to avert ‘catastrophic’ U.A.E. attack on Yemen port
The United Nations launched an urgent diplomatic effort to head off an expected United Arab Emirates assault on Yemen’s most important port in the coming days, fearing an attack could create a humanitarian disaster and derail the most promising push…
SRW calls Saudi authorities to rationality and justice in judgement
June 11, 2018
SRW calls Saudi authorities to rationality and justice in judgement
Shia Rights Watch International Organization, SRW, called on the Saudi authorities to rationality and justice in their judgement, stressing the need to re-consider the kingdom’s recent unjust verdicts. Shia Rights Watch International Organization, SRW, called on the Saudi…
Armed bandits kidnap at least 30 people, kill two in northern Nigeria
June 10, 2018
Armed bandits kidnap at least 30 people, kill two in northern Nigeria
More than 30 people have been abducted and two killed by armed bandits in several attacks on a highway in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state, local officials said Saturday. More than 30 people have been abducted and two killed…
Activists voice concern over incommunicado detention of Bahraini Shia youth
June 10, 2018
Activists voice concern over incommunicado detention of Bahraini Shia youth
Activists are reporting that another Bahraini youth is being subjected to incommunicado detention. Activists are reporting that another Bahraini youth is being subjected to incommunicado detention. There is growing concern over Hassan al-Moallem’s wellbeing nearly one month after he…
Iraqi civilian death toll has reportedly dropped by 80 percent
June 10, 2018
Iraqi civilian death toll has reportedly dropped by 80 percent
Two reports have suggested that civilian death toll from violence in Iraq has dropped significantly this year, a sign the country is emerging from years of militant-led bloodshed. Two reports have suggested that civilian death toll from violence in…
Takfiri terrorists attack besieged Shia towns in Syria’s Idlib: Monitor
June 10, 2018
Takfiri terrorists attack besieged Shia towns in Syria’s Idlib: Monitor
Takfiri terrorists have attacked the besieged Shia-majority Syrian towns of Kefraya and al-Foua, sparking deadly clashes with the Shia fighters, a UK-based monitoring group says. Takfiri terrorists have attacked the besieged Shia-majority Syrian towns of Kefraya and al-Foua, sparking…
Iraqi Nat’l Mushaf to be unveiled
June 10, 2018
Iraqi Nat’l Mushaf to be unveiled
A plan for writing a national manuscript (Mus’haf) of the Holy Quran in Iraq was implemented by the National Center of the Holy Quran Sciences affiliated to Iraqi Shias’ Awqaf (endowments) Office. A plan for writing a national…