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ICRC: Yemen cholera outbreak exceeds 300,000 suspected cases
July 11, 2017
ICRC: Yemen cholera outbreak exceeds 300,000 suspected cases
The Red Cross says the number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has now surpassed 300,000 amid fears of a runaway outbreak of the disease and the threat of famine looming over the war-stricken country. The Red Cross says…
Civilians wounded in Qatif shooting attacks
July 11, 2017
Civilians wounded in Qatif shooting attacks
Two civilians have been wounded after a shooting in the kingdom’s oil-rich Eastern Province, where the Riyadh regime has launched a heavy-handed crackdown against the Shia Muslim population. Two civilians have been wounded after a shooting in the…
Pakistani pilgrim donates her jewelries to PMU martyrs’ families
July 11, 2017
Pakistani pilgrim donates her jewelries to PMU martyrs’ families
A Pakistani woman pilgrim has visited the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine where she took off and donated all of her golden jewelries to the families of the martyrs of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) who have been killed during the…
Muslim women wearing hijabs most at risk of Islamophobic attacks in Australia
July 10, 2017
Muslim women wearing hijabs most at risk of Islamophobic attacks in Australia
Women wearing hijabs are most vulnerable to public Islamophobic attacks in Australia, while only one in four bystanders speaks out on behalf of victims. Women wearing hijabs are most vulnerable to public Islamophobic attacks in Australia, while only…
High court ignores human rights violations, rules arms exports to Saudi Arabia can continue
July 10, 2017
High court ignores human rights violations, rules arms exports to Saudi Arabia can continue
Human Rights campaigners have lost a high-profile case calling for UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia to be stopped over humanitarian concerns as the high court ruled exports could continue. Human Rights campaigners have lost a high-profile case…
PEMRA bans Wahhabi Takfiri Wesal TV channel broadcast in Pakistan
July 10, 2017
PEMRA bans Wahhabi Takfiri Wesal TV channel broadcast in Pakistan
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has banned the broadcast of Wesal TV channel in Pakistan due to mounting pressure of patriot and peace loving Pakistanis on social media. Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has banned the…
UN humanitarian coordinator: Famine threatens 95 districts in Yemen
July 10, 2017
UN humanitarian coordinator: Famine threatens 95 districts in Yemen
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, Jimmy McGoldrick, revealed that 95 districts in Yemen are threatened with famine. The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, Jimmy McGoldrick, revealed that 95 districts in Yemen are threatened with famine.…
Syrian forces advance in Homs despite ISIS counter-attack
July 10, 2017
Syrian forces advance in Homs despite ISIS counter-attack
The drive of Syrian forces in central Homs continues with new gains made and despite a recent ISIS counter-attack yesterday which pushed troops of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) off the al-Mashirfah hill near the strategic crossroad town of Jubb…
Iraq announces ‘victory’ over ISIS in Mosul
July 10, 2017
Iraq announces ‘victory’ over ISIS in Mosul
Iraq’s prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, has declared victory over ISIS in Mosul after nearly nine months of bitter fighting to displace the extremist group from the city where it proclaimed its “caliphate”. Iraq’s prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, has declared…
Grand Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi highlights role of Iraqi youth
July 10, 2017
Grand Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi highlights role of Iraqi youth
A group of Iraqi youth from the province of Maysan met with Grand Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi in the holy city of Najaf on Sunday, July 9. A group of Iraqi youth from the province of Maysan met with…