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Car bomb kills 18 in southeast Afghanistan
May 28, 2017
Car bomb kills 18 in southeast Afghanistan
A car bomb attack targeting local police in Afghanistan’s southeastern Khost Province has killed at least 18 people and wounded a number of others, Afghan officials say. A car bomb attack targeting local police in Afghanistan’s southeastern Khost…
Families of slain Bahrainis want Manama to return bodies of loved ones
May 28, 2017
Families of slain Bahrainis want Manama to return bodies of loved ones
The families of the activists killed by Bahraini security forces last week have called on the Bahraini authorities to return the bodies of their loved ones. The families of the activists killed by Bahraini security forces last week…
Iraq begins operation to liberate last ISIS-held Mosul region
May 28, 2017
Iraq begins operation to liberate last ISIS-held Mosul region
Iraqi forces have launched an offensive to retake the last enclave controlled by ISIS in the northern city of Mosul as the Takfiri terrorist group is getting final blows in the Arab country. Iraqi forces have launched an offensive…
Middle East’s largest cardiac hospital to open in Karbala
May 28, 2017
Middle East’s largest cardiac hospital to open in Karbala
The Medical Affairs Department of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has stated that it has received quotations from international companies for equipping Khatem al-Anbiya Cardiac Hospital, the soon-to-be largest cardiac hospital in the Middle East. The Medical Affairs…
At least 200 children lost at sea trying to reach Italian shores so far this year
May 28, 2017
At least 200 children lost at sea trying to reach Italian shores so far this year
At least 200 children have died along the dangerous Central Mediterranean migration route from North Africa to Italy so far this year – a rate of more than one child per day – according to the latest estimates from UNICEF. …
Syrian army liberates Homs areas from ISIS grip
May 28, 2017
Syrian army liberates Homs areas from ISIS grip
The Syrian military says it has managed to regain control of areas in Homs Province and purge them of ISISTakfiri terrorists. The Syrian military says it has managed to regain control of areas in Homs Province and purge them…
Saudi-led airstrikes kill more Yemeni civilians
May 28, 2017
Saudi-led airstrikes kill more Yemeni civilians
Airstrikes by Saudi Arabia and a number of its vassal states on residential buildings in Yemen’s south have killed six civilians, including women and children. Airstrikes by Saudi Arabia and a number of its vassal states on residential buildings…
Riyadh court gives death sentences to 14 young activists from Qatif
May 28, 2017
Riyadh court gives death sentences to 14 young activists from Qatif
A Saudi court has given death sentences to over a dozen young Shia activists from the restive Qatif region, which has been the scene of peaceful protest rallies against the Saudi authorities in recent years. A Saudi court has…
Adam Center denounces the Bahraini authorities’ killing of civilians
May 28, 2017
Adam Center denounces the Bahraini authorities’ killing of civilians
Adam Center for Defending Rights and Freedom condemned the Bahraini authorities for committing a brutal massacre against civilians in Deraz area, which resulted in the death of six civilians and injury of dozens, in addition to the detainees, on sectarian…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi religious sessions begin
May 28, 2017
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi religious sessions begin
Coinciding with the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, religious sessions and debates have begun at the honorable house of the Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq al-Hussein al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life. Coinciding with the advent of the…