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Armed groups target Salhab in Hama with two rocket shells
October 17, 2017
Armed groups target Salhab in Hama with two rocket shells
The armed groups on Monday renewed their violation of the de-escalation zones agreement through targeting Salhab city in Hama northern countryside with two rocket shells. The armed groups on Monday renewed their violation of the de-escalation zones agreement…
Kirkuk residents take to streets to celebrate Iraqi army’s advances
October 17, 2017
Kirkuk residents take to streets to celebrate Iraqi army’s advances
Kirkuk residents take to streets to celebrate the Iraqi army by waving Iraq’s national flag and removing Kurdish flags from buildings across the northern city. Kirkuk residents take to streets to celebrate the Iraqi army by waving Iraq’s…
Thaqalayn Quran Contest held in Iraq
October 17, 2017
Thaqalayn Quran Contest held in Iraq
Quran memorizers and reciters from 14 governorates of Iraq took part in a Quran competition named Thaqalayn. Quran memorizers and reciters from 14 governorates of Iraq took part in a Quran competition named Thaqalayn. The competition was held…
First International Conference on Arbaeen Pilgrimage
October 17, 2017
First International Conference on Arbaeen Pilgrimage
Karbala Center for Studies and Researches of Imam Hussein Shrine has held the First International Conference on Arbaeen Pilgrimage to Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. Karbala Center for Studies and Researches of Imam Hussein Shrine has held…
Brazilian singers’ insulting move angers Muslims
October 16, 2017
Brazilian singers’ insulting move angers Muslims
People in different Arab and Muslim countries have condemned two Brazilian singers for using verses from the Holy Quran in one of their songs. People in different Arab and Muslim countries have condemned two Brazilian singers for using verses…
Nearly 700,000 Iraqis still displaced months after Mosul recapture: NGO
October 16, 2017
Nearly 700,000 Iraqis still displaced months after Mosul recapture: NGO
An independent humanitarian organization says hundreds of thousands of people are still displaced from Iraq’s strategic northern city of Mosul, which served as Daesh terror group’s last urban bastion and its de facto capital in the Arab country, months after…
Iraqi forces take control of ‘vast’ regions in Kirkuk
October 16, 2017
Iraqi forces take control of ‘vast’ regions in Kirkuk
Iraqi forces say they have taken control of “vast areas” of Kirkuk from Kurdish Peshmerga forces who had controlled the oil-rich region. Iraqi forces say they have taken control of “vast areas” of Kirkuk from Kurdish Peshmerga forces who…
Millions of Muslims marching to Karbala for Arbaeen
October 16, 2017
Millions of Muslims marching to Karbala for Arbaeen
Millions of Muslims have been marching towards the shrine of the Third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala, to mark the 40th day following the anniversary of his martyrdom back in…
Muslims in Islamic and non-Islamic countries mark martyrdom anniversary
October 16, 2017
Muslims in Islamic and non-Islamic countries mark martyrdom anniversary
Holy shrines in Iraq, Syria, and Iran in addition to mosques, Husseiniyahs, and Islamic Centers in Islamic and non-Islamic countries are marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Zainul Abideen al-Sajjad, peace be upon him. Holy shrines in Iraq, Syria,…
German Minister suggests recognizing Muslim holidays
October 15, 2017
German Minister suggests recognizing Muslim holidays
Germany’s Muslim community has welcomed Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere’s suggestion of recognizing Islamic holidays in the country. Germany’s Muslim community has welcomed Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere’s suggestion of recognizing Islamic holidays in the country. Aiman Mazyek,…