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WHO: Cholera outbreak in Yemen poses risk to Hajj pilgrims

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
Monitoring group: US coalition killed 744 civilians in Iraq, Syria in June

Monitoring group: US coalition killed 744 civilians in Iraq, Syria in June

A UK-based monitoring group has announced that at least 744 civilians have been killed in US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria last month.     A UK-based monitoring group has announced that at least 744 civilians have been killed in…
European Court upholds Belgium’s full veil ban

European Court upholds Belgium’s full veil ban

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) upheld Belgium’s ban on the Islamic full-face veil on Tuesday (July 11), rejecting a legal challenge by two Muslim women wearing the niqab.    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) upheld Belgium’s…
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