NEWS
Saudi-led raid kills 60 at Yemen security site
October 31, 2016
Saudi-led raid kills 60 at Yemen security site
Arab coalition warplanes bombed a security complex near the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, killing 60 people including inmates of a prison on the site, a regional official, relatives and medical sources said on Sunday. Arab coalition warplanes…
Shia Rights Watch: Sectarian acts against Fili Shias in Iraq
October 31, 2016
Shia Rights Watch: Sectarian acts against Fili Shias in Iraq
Shia Rights Watch International Organization confirmed on Saturday that Fili Kurds in the Iraqi city of Erbil are falling under many financial and moral violations for sectarian reasons. Shia Rights Watch International Organization confirmed on Saturday…
Periodic Gathering of Scholars held in holy Karbala
October 31, 2016
Periodic Gathering of Scholars held in holy Karbala
Following the commandments of the Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, the Periodic Gathering of Scholars was held at the Fourteen Infallibles Institution in the holy city of Karbala on Muharram 26 1438 AH. …
Two suicide bombers kill at least eight in northeast Nigeria’s Maiduguri
October 29, 2016
Two suicide bombers kill at least eight in northeast Nigeria’s Maiduguri
Two suicide bombers killed at least eight people on Saturday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Boko Haram terrorists, the military said. Two suicide bombers killed at least eight people…
Militants intensify shelling Aleppo, 15 Killed, 150 Injured
October 29, 2016
Militants intensify shelling Aleppo, 15 Killed, 150 Injured
Militants sharply intensified shelling the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, leaving 15 civilians killed and over 150 injured within last 24 hours, the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation at the Hmeimim airbase said on Saturday. Militants sharply intensified…
Swiss Court rules against employer for firing Muslim woman over headscarf
October 27, 2016
Swiss Court rules against employer for firing Muslim woman over headscarf
A Swiss court has made a ruling in favor of a Muslim woman who was fired by a company that she worked for a longtime after she started wearing the Islamic headscarf, also known as hijab, setting the first precedent…
First Muslim online toy store launched in Britain with hope to battle extremism
October 27, 2016
First Muslim online toy store launched in Britain with hope to battle extremism
The world’s first Muslim online toy story was launched from the home of a mum in Birmingham who hopes the store will help battle extremism. The world’s first Muslim online toy story was launched from the home of…
UN urges Myanmar to probe recent violence against Rohingyas
October 27, 2016
UN urges Myanmar to probe recent violence against Rohingyas
The UN has called on Myanmar to investigate new reports of human rights violations, including the killing of unarmed people and torching of rural settlements in the Muslim-majority Rakhine state. The UN has called on Myanmar to…
ISIS-allied militants abduct and kill 30 civilians in Afghanistan, including children
October 27, 2016
ISIS-allied militants abduct and kill 30 civilians in Afghanistan, including children
Villagers in central region of Afghanistan were abducted and executed in an attack which shows the jihadis’ influence is expanding in a country still battling the Taliban’s insurgency. Villagers in central region of Afghanistan were abducted and executed…
Ayatollah Seyyed Taqi al-Qumi passes away after long life of virtues
October 27, 2016
Ayatollah Seyyed Taqi al-Qumi passes away after long life of virtues
Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Taqi al-Qumi has passed away on the 25th of the holy month of Muharram in the holy city of Karbala. Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Taqi al-Qumi has passed away on the 25th of the holy month…