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Bahrain king signs off on law banning opposition figures from running in elections
June 12, 2018
Bahrain king signs off on law banning opposition figures from running in elections
Bahrain’s king has signed into law a contentious bill recently adopted by the parliament, which bans figures of dissolved opposition parties and organizations from running in parliamentary elections. Bahrain’s king has signed into law a contentious bill recently…
MSF ceases activities in northwestern Yemen after Saudi airstrike hit medical center
June 12, 2018
MSF ceases activities in northwestern Yemen after Saudi airstrike hit medical center
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says it has “temporarily frozen” its humanitarian activities in northwestern Yemen after an airstrike carried out by warplanes of a Saudi-led military coalition hit a cholera treatment center run by the international medical charity. …
More than 920,000 displaced across Syria over past four months: UN
June 12, 2018
More than 920,000 displaced across Syria over past four months: UN
The United Nations says more than 920,000 people have been displaced inside Syria during the first four months of 2018, the highest level since foreign-backed militancy began in the Arab country seven years ago. The United Nations says…
Christian clergyman visits Imam Hussain shrine: Terrorist gangs failed to create discrimination between Muslims, Christians
June 12, 2018
Christian clergyman visits Imam Hussain shrine: Terrorist gangs failed to create discrimination between Muslims, Christians
Hanna Eskender – a priest – said to Imam Hussain Magazine, during his visit to Imam Hussain Shrine, that the criminal gangs, ISIS terrorist organization, failed to create discrimination between Christians and Muslims. Hanna Eskender – a priest…
UK far-right clash with police at anti-Islam London rally
June 11, 2018
UK far-right clash with police at anti-Islam London rally
Thousands of far-right protesters clashed with police in London on Saturday, following a violent demonstration in support of Tommy Robinson, the jailed founder of the anti-Islam English Defence League (EDL). Thousands of far-right protesters clashed with police in…
Afghanistan seizes 156 sacks of bomb-making material
June 11, 2018
Afghanistan seizes 156 sacks of bomb-making material
Afghan security forces have seized 156 sacks of ammonium nitrate from the back of a vegetable truck coming from Pakistan, local officials say. Afghan security forces have seized 156 sacks of ammonium nitrate from the back of a…
Iraqi security forces strike Daesh militant positions in Diyala
June 11, 2018
Iraqi security forces strike Daesh militant positions in Diyala
Iraqi security forces have launched a clean-up operation against the sleeper cells of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the country’s eastern province of Diyala as government troopers and allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units are trying to flush the…
U.N. pushes to avert ‘catastrophic’ U.A.E. attack on Yemen port
June 11, 2018
U.N. pushes to avert ‘catastrophic’ U.A.E. attack on Yemen port
The United Nations launched an urgent diplomatic effort to head off an expected United Arab Emirates assault on Yemen’s most important port in the coming days, fearing an attack could create a humanitarian disaster and derail the most promising push…
SRW calls Saudi authorities to rationality and justice in judgement
June 11, 2018
SRW calls Saudi authorities to rationality and justice in judgement
Shia Rights Watch International Organization, SRW, called on the Saudi authorities to rationality and justice in their judgement, stressing the need to re-consider the kingdom’s recent unjust verdicts. Shia Rights Watch International Organization, SRW, called on the Saudi…
Armed bandits kidnap at least 30 people, kill two in northern Nigeria
June 10, 2018
Armed bandits kidnap at least 30 people, kill two in northern Nigeria
More than 30 people have been abducted and two killed by armed bandits in several attacks on a highway in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state, local officials said Saturday. More than 30 people have been abducted and two killed…