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CARE: Yemen situation ‘absolute shame on humanity’
July 23, 2017
CARE: Yemen situation ‘absolute shame on humanity’
International humanitarian agency Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) has voiced alarm at the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, calling the situation a “shame on humanity”. International humanitarian agency Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) has voiced…
Syrian army declares cessation of operations east of Damascus
July 23, 2017
Syrian army declares cessation of operations east of Damascus
The Syrian military has announced the cessation of hostilities between foreign-sponsored terrorist groups and government forces in parts of Eastern Ghouta near the capital Damascus, after reaching an agreement with the militants on the boundaries for a de-escalation zone there.…
Fresh fears over extent of UK links to Bahrain ‘torture prisons’
July 23, 2017
Fresh fears over extent of UK links to Bahrain ‘torture prisons’
New documents reveal UK contractors visited Bahrain 28 times in 12 months amid an ongoing rights crackdown. New documents reveal UK contractors visited Bahrain 28 times in 12 months amid an ongoing rights crackdown. UK government contractors have…
Four German women among 26 foreigners arrested in Mosul
July 23, 2017
Four German women among 26 foreigners arrested in Mosul
Iraqi officials say 26 foreigners, including four German women, have been arrested in the northern city of Mosul, which used to serve as the Daesh terrorist group’s last stronghold. Iraqi officials say 26 foreigners, including four German women,…
Annual conference for holy shrines of Iraq, Syria, and Iran to be held soon
July 23, 2017
Annual conference for holy shrines of Iraq, Syria, and Iran to be held soon
The preparatory committee of the Annual Conference for the Holy Shrines has announced that this year’s will be kicked off soon. The preparatory committee of the Annual Conference for the Holy Shrines has announced that this year’s will be…
1,000 Shia pilgrims stuck at Pakistan-Iran border over security fears
July 23, 2017
1,000 Shia pilgrims stuck at Pakistan-Iran border over security fears
Nearly a thousand Shia pilgrims have been stranded at the Pakistan-Iran border in the restive Balochistan border for about a week, waiting for security forces to escort them back to their homes in Punjab province. Nearly a thousand Shia…
US air raid kills 15 Afghan troops in Helmand
July 23, 2017
US air raid kills 15 Afghan troops in Helmand
At least 15 Afghan forces have been killed when US warplanes conducted an airstrike in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. At least 15 Afghan forces have been killed when US warplanes conducted an airstrike in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. The US military…
Yemen’s cholera epidemic world’s worst: Oxfam
July 23, 2017
Yemen’s cholera epidemic world’s worst: Oxfam
The Oxfam charity group says the cholera epidemic in Yemen, which is the subject of a Saudi Arabian war and total embargo, is the largest recorded in modern history. The Oxfam charity group says the cholera epidemic in Yemen,…
Bahraini inmates seeking medical attention punished with torture, solitary confinement
July 23, 2017
Bahraini inmates seeking medical attention punished with torture, solitary confinement
A Bahraini human rights group says detainees being held at a detention center in the Gulf kingdom will be punished by solitary confinement and torture in case they seek medical attention from prison authorities. A Bahraini human rights group…
Saudi air raid leaves 8 Yemeni fishermen dead, another missing
July 23, 2017
Saudi air raid leaves 8 Yemeni fishermen dead, another missing
At least eight fishermen have been killed and another has gone missing when Saudi fighter jets carried out an airstrike off the coast of Yemen’s western province of Hudaydah as the Riyadh regime continues its aerial bombardment campaign against its…