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Saudi forces kill Three Shia Muslims in Qatif
July 16, 2017
Saudi forces kill Three Shia Muslims in Qatif
Saudi security forces have reportedly killed three people during a raid on a Shia-populated region in the country’s east. Saudi security forces have reportedly killed three people during a raid on a Shia-populated region in the country’s east. The…
Fu’aa and Kafriya hold sit-in due to constant siege
July 16, 2017
Fu’aa and Kafriya hold sit-in due to constant siege
The people from the towns of Kafriya and Fu’aa, which are inhabited by Shiite people in the north-eastern countryside of Idlib, held a sit-in and raised slogans, calling for “lifting the siege of the two towns”, and denounced the “inaction…
WHO: Cholera outbreak in Yemen poses risk to Hajj pilgrims
July 16, 2017
WHO: Cholera outbreak in Yemen poses risk to Hajj pilgrims
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the cholera outbreak in Yemen could spread during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia in September. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the cholera outbreak in Yemen could…
FAJ: Over 100 Iraqi journalists killed, injured covering Mosul battle
July 16, 2017
FAJ: Over 100 Iraqi journalists killed, injured covering Mosul battle
The Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) has announced that more than 100 Iraqi journalists have lost their lives and sustained injuries while covering fierce battles between Iraqi government forces and Takfiri Daesh terrorists in the run-up to the liberation of…
Iraqi Martyrs’ families celebrate victory over ISIS
July 16, 2017
Iraqi Martyrs’ families celebrate victory over ISIS
Al-Hewra Zaineb Center of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has set a program for the martyrs’ families to make a pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Imam Hussein,peace be upon him. Al-Hewra Zaineb Center of the Imam Hussein Holy…
Multiple suicide bomb blasts in Nigeria kill 19 and leave 23 injured
July 13, 2017
Multiple suicide bomb blasts in Nigeria kill 19 and leave 23 injured
Four suicide bombers have killed 19 people in a series of attacks that targeted a civilian self-defence force and the people who gathered to mourn their deaths, police in Nigeria said. Four suicide bombers have killed 19 people…
Afghan official: Gunmen abduct, kill 7 civilians from a bus
July 13, 2017
Afghan official: Gunmen abduct, kill 7 civilians from a bus
An Afghan official says gunmen snatched seven civilians off a bus in the western Farah province and shot and killed them. An Afghan official says gunmen snatched seven civilians off a bus in the western Farah province and…
Myanmar slammed for refusing visa to UN mission investigating abuse of Rohingya
July 13, 2017
Myanmar slammed for refusing visa to UN mission investigating abuse of Rohingya
A Human Rights Watch representative has criticized Myanmar for refusing to give visas to a UN team probing abuse of Rohingya Muslims, saying the refusal amounts to “a slap in the face” of victims. A Human Rights Watch…
UN: Cholera may accelerate famine in Yemen as resources shift
July 13, 2017
UN: Cholera may accelerate famine in Yemen as resources shift
Yemen’s growing cholera epidemic may accelerate looming famine, as limited resources are shifted away from malnutrition and other programs to try to contain the disease, the top U.N. aid official in the country said on Tuesday. Yemen’s growing…
Amnesty: Saudi Arabia silence Shia dissent with execution
July 13, 2017
Amnesty: Saudi Arabia silence Shia dissent with execution
Amnesty: Saudi Arabia silence Shia dissent with execution Saudi Arabia is using the death penalty as a means to silence Shia dissent, says Amnesty International. “These brutal executions are the latest act in the Saudi Arabian authorities’ ongoing…