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A court in Bahrain Tuesday jailed 36 Shias allegedly convicted of forming a “terrorist” group to attack police, and stripped them of their citizenship, a judicial source said.      A court in Bahrain Tuesday jailed 36 Shias allegedly convicted…

A large explosion has hit the area of Damascus International Airport, with some reports pointing to a possible Israeli airstrike.     A large explosion has hit the area of Damascus International Airport, with some reports pointing to a possible…

With nearly two-thirds of war-torn Yemen – about 19 million people – in need of emergency support, the international community today raised $1.1 billion at a pledging event in Geneva to aid what the United Nations chief calls “the world’s…

A priceless gift has been given to the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine; a copy of the Noble Quran handwritten by the Iranian artist Ali Esgher Musewyan.     A priceless gift has been given to the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine;…

List of banned baby names released amid ongoing crackdown on religion that includes law against veils and beards.   List of banned baby names released amid ongoing crackdown on religion that includes law against veils and beards. Many couples fret…

At least twenty-eight militants affiliated to the so-called Islamic State terrorist group were killed during the clearance operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.   At least twenty-eight militants affiliated to the so-called Islamic State terrorist group were killed during…

Two separate attacks in Nigeria believed to have been carried out by the militants of the Boko Haram terrorist group have killed a total of eight people in the northeast of the country.     Two separate attacks in Nigeria…

At least ten people have been killed and more than a dozen others have been injured in a roadside bombing that targeted a minivan in a Shia-majority area of Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region.   At least ten people have been…

The United Nations together with the governments of Sweden and Switzerland have convened a one-day conference in Genevato draw global attention to the deepening humanitarian crisis in war-torn Yemen where millions are “close to a breaking point.”   The United…

Shia Muslims of Foua and Keferya announced the completion of preparations to transfer of the bodies of the martyrs, who were killed in the terrorist bombing that hit their buses in the Rashidin neighborhood, a militant-held area.   Shia Muslims…