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UN: Yemen grappling with ‘vicious’ combination of worst crises
July 27, 2017
UN: Yemen grappling with ‘vicious’ combination of worst crises
The United Nations has warned that the catastrophic situation in Yemen is turning into a combination of the world’s worst humanitarian crises amid almost daily Saudi bombardment of the impoverished Arab nation. The United Nations has warned that…
SRW publishes its monthly report
July 27, 2017
SRW publishes its monthly report
Shia Rights Watch International Organization published its latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements in July 2017. Shia Rights Watch International Organization published its latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements in July 2017. The report includes terror…
Imam Hassan al-Mojtaba Conference to be held in Iraq
July 27, 2017
Imam Hassan al-Mojtaba Conference to be held in Iraq
The fourth Imam Hassan al-Mojtaba Conference will be held in Iraq with a focus on Quranic studies. The fourth Imam Hassan al-Mojtaba Conference will be held in Iraq with a focus on Quranic studies. “Seerah, or biography of…
Basement being achieved in Imam Hussein Holy Shrine
July 27, 2017
Basement being achieved in Imam Hussein Holy Shrine
The Engineering Department of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has stated that al-Shuheda basement – inside the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine – will be open to receive pilgrims the coming month of Muharram. The Engineering Department of the…
Air attacks, shelling kill civilians in Syria’s Raqqa
July 26, 2017
Air attacks, shelling kill civilians in Syria’s Raqqa
International coalition air attacks and shelling by US-backed forces have killed at least 18 civilians in Syria’s Raqqa, said a local activist group. International coalition air attacks and shelling by US-backed forces have killed at least 18 civilians…
UN condemns attacks on IDPs camps in Borno
July 26, 2017
UN condemns attacks on IDPs camps in Borno
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has condemned the July 24 suicide attacks on two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps near Maiduguri, Borno. A statement issued by FarhanHaq, Guterress deputy spokesperson, said the UN scribe expressed concern over the terrorist acts. …
Amnesty calls on Saudi Arabia to halt execution of 14 dissenters
July 26, 2017
Amnesty calls on Saudi Arabia to halt execution of 14 dissenters
Human rights group Amnesty International has called on Saudi Arabia to halt the executions of 14 individuals who were sentenced to death following a “grossly unfair mass trial” as part of the kingdom’s “bloody execution spree.” Human rights…
Saudi forces shell Awamiyah and arrest a number of clerics
July 26, 2017
Saudi forces shell Awamiyah and arrest a number of clerics
Saudi forces have shelled the town of Awamiya in the eastern province of Qatif on Wednesday, the capital of the mainly Shiite Muslim kingdom, and arrested a number of people, including clerics. Saudi forces have shelled the town…
WHO: Yemen suffering world’s largest outbreak of cholera
July 26, 2017
WHO: Yemen suffering world’s largest outbreak of cholera
Yemen is currently witnessing “the biggest outbreak of cholera in the world”, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, TedrosGhebreyesus, said today. Yemen is currently witnessing “the biggest outbreak of cholera in the world”, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, TedrosGhebreyesus,…
New Husseiniyah opens in London amid joyous atmospheres
July 26, 2017
New Husseiniyah opens in London amid joyous atmospheres
Ahlulbayt followers are congratulating one another for the opening of Husseiniyat al-Rasool al-A’tham in the British capital of London. Ahlulbayt followers are congratulating one another for the opening of Husseiniyat al-Rasool al-A’tham in the British capital of London. …