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Syrians return home in droves, mostly to Aleppo
August 14, 2017
Syrians return home in droves, mostly to Aleppo
More than 600,000 Syrians have returned to their homes in the seven months from January, mostly to the northwestern province of Aleppo which the government liberated at the end of 2016. More than 600,000 Syrians have returned to their…
Grand AyatollahShirazirepresentative meets the Iraqi ambassador in Lebanon
August 14, 2017
Grand AyatollahShirazirepresentative meets the Iraqi ambassador in Lebanon
Hujatul Islam Sheik Jalal Ma’ash, the representative of the Grand Ayatollah SayyedSadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, met with the Iraqi ambassador in Lebanon in the presence of the director of the satellite channels in Lebanon, Haj Hussein al-Moazin. Hujatul Islam Sheik…
Call for cooperation in compiling Arbaeen Pilgrimage encyclopedia
August 14, 2017
Call for cooperation in compiling Arbaeen Pilgrimage encyclopedia
Imam Husseinholy shrine has invited researchers to cooperate in the compilation of the Encyclopedia of “Arbaeen Pilgrimage”. Imam Husseinholy shrine has invited researchers to cooperate in the compilation of the Encyclopedia of “Arbaeen Pilgrimage”. According to the website of…
India ‘to deport 40,000 Rohingya Muslims’
August 12, 2017
India ‘to deport 40,000 Rohingya Muslims’
India is planning to deport tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims it says are living in the country illegally. India is planning to deport tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims it says are living in the country illegally.…
Explosion claims lives of three in northwest Pakistan
August 12, 2017
Explosion claims lives of three in northwest Pakistan
At least three people have been killed and over two dozen others injured in a roadside bomb explosion in a tribal district in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border. At least three people have been killed and over…
US-led airstrike kills 16 civilians in eastern Afghanistan
August 12, 2017
US-led airstrike kills 16 civilians in eastern Afghanistan
An air raid conducted by foreign forces in Afghanistan has claimed the lives of at least 16 civilians in the eastern province of Nangarhar, which borders Pakistan. An air raid conducted by foreign forces in Afghanistan has claimed…
UN finally breaks silence on Saudi razing of Shia town
August 12, 2017
UN finally breaks silence on Saudi razing of Shia town
The UN has reacted to media reports about a deadly and destructive Saudi military crackdown against an eastern Shia town, urging the regime in Riyadh to respect human rights. The UN has reacted to media reports about a…
Terrorists target besieged Shiite towns of Kafraya and Fua’a in Syria
August 12, 2017
Terrorists target besieged Shiite towns of Kafraya and Fua’a in Syria
The terrorist groups violated the truce North-East of Idlib province after attacking the besieged Shiite towns of Kafraya and Fua’a, local sources confirmed on Friday. The terrorist groups violated the truce North-East of Idlib province after attacking the…
ISWF condemns massacre that took place in Shia areas of Afghanistan
August 12, 2017
ISWF condemns massacre that took place in Shia areas of Afghanistan
Imam al-Shirazi World Foundation condemned the massacre of the Afghan Shias, stressing the rapid moves to release dozens of children, women and elderly who were captured by terrorists. Imam al-Shirazi World Foundation condemned the massacre of the Afghan…
Bahrain’s National Security Summons around 40 Activists
August 10, 2017
Bahrain’s National Security Summons around 40 Activists
The National Security Apparatus (NSA) summoned about 40 human rights defenders and political activists for interrogation in the security agency complex in Muharraq. The National Security Apparatus (NSA) summoned about 40 human rights defenders and political activists for…