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Cairo’s historical Al Hussein Mosque closed for COVID-19 restriction violations
July 4, 2020
Cairo’s historical Al Hussein Mosque closed for COVID-19 restriction violations
The Egyptian Ministry of Endowment on Thursday closed the historical and sacred Al Hussein Mosque in the capital, Cairo, days after mosques have been allowed to open amid the coronavirus crisis. The Egyptian Ministry of Endowment on Thursday closed the…
Italian police seize over $1 billion of ‘ISIS-made’ Captagon amphetamines
July 2, 2020
Italian police seize over $1 billion of ‘ISIS-made’ Captagon amphetamines
Police in Italy have confiscated a huge shipment of 14 metric tonnes (15.4 US tons) of amphetamines which they say was produced by ISIS in Syria. Police in Italy have confiscated a huge shipment of 14 metric tonnes (15.4 US…
Bahraini court upholds prison sentence of Shia cleric for religious lecture
July 2, 2020
Bahraini court upholds prison sentence of Shia cleric for religious lecture
The Bahraini Court of Appeal upheld a one-year prison sentence for Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Mulla Atiyah al-Jamri for a religious lecture given earlier this year in which he presented the biography of Muawiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan, The Bahraini Court of…
World Health Organization warns against complacency with Coronavirus
July 2, 2020
World Health Organization warns against complacency with Coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned countries that have not succeeded in using all available mechanisms to combat the Coronavirus, which is still spreading and is difficult to overcome. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned countries that have…
Three Taliban militants, including two leaders, were killed in N Afghanistan
July 2, 2020
Three Taliban militants, including two leaders, were killed in N Afghanistan
Three Taliban militants, including two leaders, were killed on Wednesday in a Taliban attack on Afghan forces in northern Afghanistan. Three Taliban militants, including two leaders, were killed on Wednesday in a Taliban attack on Afghan forces in northern Afghanistan.…
Yemen condemns the Saudi raids on Sana’a
July 2, 2020
Yemen condemns the Saudi raids on Sana’a
The Yemeni Minister of Information, Dhaif Allah al-Shami, condemned the raids launched by the Saudi coalition on the capital, Sana’a, as one of them resulted in damage to the annexes of the ministry building. The Yemeni Minister of Information, Dhaif…
Free Muslim condemns the closure of the University of Istanbul based on political background
July 2, 2020
Free Muslim condemns the closure of the University of Istanbul based on political background
The International Non-violence Organization, Free Muslim, expressed its condemnation of the decision of the Turkish authorities to close the University of Istanbul, stressing the need to retract it from this offensive decision. The International Non-violence Organization, Free Muslim, expressed its…
Iraqis recall the anniversary of the 1920 revolution against the British occupation
July 1, 2020
Iraqis recall the anniversary of the 1920 revolution against the British occupation
On June 30, Iraqis remembered the anniversary of the twentieth revolution against the British occupation led by Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad Taqi al-Shirazi, may Allah bless his soul. On June 30, Iraqis remembered the anniversary of the twentieth revolution…
UN rights chief says ‘as many as 10,000’ flee Myanmar army operations
July 1, 2020
UN rights chief says ‘as many as 10,000’ flee Myanmar army operations
The United Nations human rights chief said on Tuesday that up to 10,000 people had fled their homes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state after what she described as heavy fighting in the past week between government troops and The United Nations…
Shia Human Rights Watch issues its monthly report on human rights violations against Shia Muslims
July 1, 2020
Shia Human Rights Watch issues its monthly report on human rights violations against Shia Muslims
Shia Human Rights Watch released its monthly report on the most prominent human rights violations committed against Shia Muslims from June – July 2020. Shia Human Rights Watch released its monthly report on the most prominent human rights violations committed…