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Afghan official: ISIS militants kill 11 in mosque ambush
February 27, 2017
Afghan official: ISIS militants kill 11 in mosque ambush
At least 10 police officers and the wife of a police commander were killed in an ambush by the so-called Islamic State group militants in northern Zawzjan province, a provincial official said. At least 10 police officers and…
HRW in Joint NGO Letter: Member states should call for improvements in human rights situation in Bahrain
February 27, 2017
HRW in Joint NGO Letter: Member states should call for improvements in human rights situation in Bahrain
In a joint letter, a number of human rights groups urged the permanent representatives of member and observer states of the UN Human Rights Council to support a joint statement expressing concern over and calling for improvements in the human…
Syrian MP calls for UN attention to besieged Shia towns of Al-Fu’ah, Kefriya
February 27, 2017
Syrian MP calls for UN attention to besieged Shia towns of Al-Fu’ah, Kefriya
Representative of the Shia towns of Al-Fu’ah and Kefriya in the Syrian People Assembly on Sunday urged the UN and international human rights institutions to pay due attention to the desperate situation of the besieged people of these two regions.…
Iraqi forces make progress in western Mosul
February 27, 2017
Iraqi forces make progress in western Mosul
Iraqi government forces have regained control of two neighborhoods in the western part of Mosul in a new phase of joint operations with allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units to push ISIS terrorists out of their last urban stronghold in…
Eight dead in fresh Saudi airstrikes on Yemen
February 27, 2017
Eight dead in fresh Saudi airstrikes on Yemen
At least seven people have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries when Saudi fighter jets carried out a raft of aerial attacks against residential neighborhoods across Yemen. At least seven people have lost their lives and…
50 killed in suicide bombings targeting Syrian military HQs in Homs
February 27, 2017
50 killed in suicide bombings targeting Syrian military HQs in Homs
A total of 50 people have been killed and 24 others injured in several suicide bombings outside Syrian military facilities in the city of Homs, according to SANA, with Damascus saying the attacks were aimed at undermining the Geneva peace…
4,000 corpses discovered in mass grave on the outskirts of Mosul
February 27, 2017
4,000 corpses discovered in mass grave on the outskirts of Mosul
A mass grave believed to contain 4,000 people has been discovered in the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq. A mass grave believed to contain 4,000 people has been discovered in the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq. The Khasfa sinkhole was…
First airplane will land in Karbala International Airport in 2018
February 27, 2017
First airplane will land in Karbala International Airport in 2018
Imam Hussein Holy Shrine announced that Karbala International Airport will receive the first airplane in 2018. Imam Hussein Holy Shrine announced that Karbala International Airport will receive the first airplane in 2018. The announcement was made in a…
Imam Shirazi Center hosts Sheikh Sibeweih and other representatives in Cuba
February 27, 2017
Imam Shirazi Center hosts Sheikh Sibeweih and other representatives in Cuba
Sheikh Sibeweih and Sheikh Abbasi, two representatives of Ayatollah Shirazi, visited Imam Shirazi Islamic Center in Havana, Cuba. Sheikh Sibeweih and Sheikh Abbasi, two representatives of Ayatollah Shirazi, visited Imam Shirazi Islamic Center in Havana, Cuba. In the…
Non-Muslim Canadian women wear headscarf for solidarity
February 26, 2017
Non-Muslim Canadian women wear headscarf for solidarity
A group of Canadian women, who promised to wear the Islamic headscarf for a month following World Hijab Day to show solidarity with Muslim women, say it has been a positive experience, amid growing Islamophobia and racist sentiment in North…