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Rare Quran manuscripts to be put on display at Islamabad mosque
March 24, 2018
Rare Quran manuscripts to be put on display at Islamabad mosque
A hundred rare manuscripts of the Holy Quran have been gifted to Faisal Masjid in Islamabad, Pakistan. The copies, some dating back to the 14th century, are planned to be put on display for the public in a few days.…
Blast kills at least 14 in southern Afghanistan
March 24, 2018
Blast kills at least 14 in southern Afghanistan
An explosion has killed and injured scores of people in the city of Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan’s restive south, officials say. “A car bomb blast happened at the entrance gate to the sports stadium in the first Police District of…
Bahraini regime forces arrest 29 people in 24 hours
March 24, 2018
Bahraini regime forces arrest 29 people in 24 hours
Bahraini forces have reportedly arrested at least 32 people during separate raids on a number of houses across the kingdom in the past 24 hours as the ruling Al Khalifah regime intensifies its heavy-handed crackdown on political dissidents. Bahraini troops…
Four martyred, 14 injured in terrorist rocket attacks on Damascus
March 24, 2018
Four martyred, 14 injured in terrorist rocket attacks on Damascus
Terrorist organizations targeted with 16 rocket shells Damascus neighborhoods, causing the martyrdom of four people and injury of fourteen civilians. A source at Damascus Police Command said that a rocket shell fired by terrorists landed on Abu Remmaneh neighborhood, causing…
700 cases of enforced disappearances from Pakistan pending with UN: AI
March 22, 2018
700 cases of enforced disappearances from Pakistan pending with UN: AI
The Amnesty International has demanded Pakistan to resolve hundreds of cases of enforced disappearances as the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted on Monday the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan. Many innocent Shia Muslims have also…
Rocket fire by militants kills 44 in Damascus suburb: State TV
March 22, 2018
Rocket fire by militants kills 44 in Damascus suburb: State TV
At least 44 people have been killed in a rocket attack by militants on a market in a suburb of the Syrian capital, Damascus. At least 44 people have been killed in a rocket attack by militants on…
17 killed or wounded in fresh Saudi strikes on Yemen’s Sa’ada
March 22, 2018
17 killed or wounded in fresh Saudi strikes on Yemen’s Sa’ada
At least 17 civilians, including women and children, have been killed or wounded when Saudi warplanes targeted residential areas in Yemen’s northern province of Sa’ada as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its deadly bombardment campaign against At…
Kabul Sakhi shrine: ‘Dozens dead’ in New Year attack
March 22, 2018
Kabul Sakhi shrine: ‘Dozens dead’ in New Year attack
At least 31 people have been killed and 65 wounded in a suspected suicide bomb attack near a shrine in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say. At least 31 people have been killed and 65 wounded in a…
Swedish Ambassador to Iraq: We Respect the Holiness of the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali
March 22, 2018
Swedish Ambassador to Iraq: We Respect the Holiness of the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali
BontisMilander, the Swedish ambassador to Iraq, and his accompanying delegation had the honor of visiting the holy shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, in the holy city of Najaf. BontisMilander, the Swedish ambassador to Iraq, and…
Over 500 Shia Muslims killed in Quetta during last five years: HR Commission
March 21, 2018
Over 500 Shia Muslims killed in Quetta during last five years: HR Commission
More than 500 innocent Shia Muslims mainly Hazara Shias were killed due to targeted terrorist attacks in Quetta, according to a report released by National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR). However, the regional head of Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) places…