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Multiple terrorist bomb attacks kill 15 people in Damascus
October 4, 2017
Multiple terrorist bomb attacks kill 15 people in Damascus
At least 15 people have been killed and scores injured after multiple terrorist explosions hit a southern neighborhood of Syria’s capital Damascus, state media say. At least 15 people have been killed and scores injured after multiple terrorist explosions…
Thousands of Bahrainis gather in Manama to commemorate Ashura
October 4, 2017
Thousands of Bahrainis gather in Manama to commemorate Ashura
Despite the tightened security measures imposed by the Bahraini government to prevent mourners from commemorating Ashura, thousands of Bahrainis gathered in Manama to commemorate the religious occasion. Despite the tightened security measures imposed by the Bahraini government to prevent…
Saudi airstrike kills at least 5 people in southwestern Yemen
October 4, 2017
Saudi airstrike kills at least 5 people in southwestern Yemen
At least five people have been killed as Saudi Arabia’s warplanes conducted an airstrike on a road in Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta’izz. At least five people have been killed as Saudi Arabia’s warplanes conducted an airstrike on a…
Amnesty deplores Saudi Arabia’s ‘execution spree’
October 4, 2017
Amnesty deplores Saudi Arabia’s ‘execution spree’
A Saudi Arabian citizen has been executed in Riyadh, bringing to 100 the total number of the people beheaded by the kingdom since the beginning of the year. A Saudi Arabian citizen has been executed in Riyadh, bringing to…
Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi forces retake 18 villages near Hawijah
October 4, 2017
Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi forces retake 18 villages near Hawijah
Iraqi fighters from Popular Mobilization Units have regained control over more than a dozen villages near town of Hawijah as they engage in joint military operations with army troops to purge Daesh Takfiri terrorists from their last bastion in the…
Nigerian police disrupt Muharram ceremonies, arrest mourners in Sokoto
October 3, 2017
Nigerian police disrupt Muharram ceremonies, arrest mourners in Sokoto
Nigerian police have disrupted Muharram ceremonies in the northern city of Sokoto, arresting at least six of the participants. Nigerian police have disrupted Muharram ceremonies in the northern city of Sokoto, arresting at least six of the participants. A…
New humanitarian aid convoy arrives in Syria’s Deir Ezzor
October 3, 2017
New humanitarian aid convoy arrives in Syria’s Deir Ezzor
A 6-truck humanitarian aid convoy provided by the Monastery of Mar Yakub (St James) the Mutilated arrived in the city of Deir Ezzor on Sunday. A 6-truck humanitarian aid convoy provided by the Monastery of Mar Yakub (St James)…
Bahraini regime forces attack mourning Shia Muslims on Ashura
October 3, 2017
Bahraini regime forces attack mourning Shia Muslims on Ashura
Bahraini regime forces have attacked dozens of Shia Muslims commemorating the occasion of Ashura, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, the third Shia Imam, as the regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown against…
Night of sorrow revived at Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s house
October 3, 2017
Night of sorrow revived at Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s house
Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, delivered a speech on the revival of the eleventh night of Muharram in the holy city of Qom. Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong his…
Millions of pilgrims flocked to Karbala on Ashura amid tight security
October 3, 2017
Millions of pilgrims flocked to Karbala on Ashura amid tight security
Over 6 million Pilgrims flocked to the holy city of Karbala, to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. Over 6 million Pilgrims flocked to the holy city of Karbala, to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary…