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Karbala holds joint conference to discuss the security plan for the month of Muharram
September 18, 2017
Karbala holds joint conference to discuss the security plan for the month of Muharram
Leaders of the Middle Euphrates Operations and Karbala Police have organized a joint security conference in the presence of all directors of the security services in order to discuss the security plan for Ashura, as part of the early preparations…
UN chief Antonio Guterres calls on Myanmar to end military action, violence against Rohingyas
September 14, 2017
UN chief Antonio Guterres calls on Myanmar to end military action, violence against Rohingyas
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on Myanmar authorities to suspend military action and end violence against the majority-Buddhist nation’s Rohingya Muslims, saying the crisis was destabilizing the region. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday…
Syrian forces recapture five towns from Daesh in Homs province
September 14, 2017
Syrian forces recapture five towns from Daesh in Homs province
Syrian government troops, backed by fighters from allied popular defense groups, have taken back more areas from Daesh terrorists in the country’s central province of Homs, a day after the Russian military announced that government troops were in control of…
EU parliament calls for arms embargo on Saudi Arabia
September 14, 2017
EU parliament calls for arms embargo on Saudi Arabia
The European Parliament on Wednesday urged the EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, to impose a ban on the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia over concerns that Riyadh might have delivered the imported weaponry to terrorists in Syria and…
Suicide bomb near cricket stadium in Kabul kills at least three
September 14, 2017
Suicide bomb near cricket stadium in Kabul kills at least three
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint near the main cricket stadium in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least three people as a tournament was under way, officials said. A suicide bomber blew himself up at…
Annual Ghadir Festival for Media kicks off with participation from IHTV Group
September 14, 2017
Annual Ghadir Festival for Media kicks off with participation from IHTV Group
The activities of the eleventh annual Ghadir Festival for Media have launched this morning in the holy city of Najaf with participation from Imam Hussein Television Group. The activities of the eleventh annual Ghadir Festival for Media have…
Shia groups gather in Melbourne for Eid al-Ghadir.
September 14, 2017
Shia groups gather in Melbourne for Eid al-Ghadir.
Representatives of a number of Shia groups and associations from different nationalities held a gathering in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday. Representatives of a number of Shia groups and associations from different nationalities held a gathering in Melbourne, Australia, on…
EU expresses deep concern over Bahrain’s deteriorating Human Rights situation
September 14, 2017
EU expresses deep concern over Bahrain’s deteriorating Human Rights situation
In a statement read out at the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the European Union (EU) said that it was “following with deep concern the continuing deterioration of the human rights situation” in Bahrain. …
Afghan protesters angry with insulting leaflets dropped by US jets
September 14, 2017
Afghan protesters angry with insulting leaflets dropped by US jets
Hundreds of Afghans have staged a protest in a district near the capital Kabul to express anger at propaganda leaflets dropped by American jets last week that were deemed offensive to Islam. Hundreds of Afghans have staged a protest…
1451 Quranic Sessions planned during Arbaeen
September 14, 2017
1451 Quranic Sessions planned during Arbaeen
As many as 1451 Quranic sessions are planned to be held during the annual Arbaeen march this year, an official said. As many as 1451 Quranic sessions are planned to be held during the annual Arbaeen march this year,…