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Bahrain arrests 5 children in besieged Shia village of Diraz
September 11, 2018
Bahrain arrests 5 children in besieged Shia village of Diraz
Bahraini forces have arrested five children during raids across the besieged Shia village of Diraz.. Bahraini forces have arrested five children during raids across the besieged Shia village of Diraz.. Troops raided the village outside the capital Manama in…
New UN rights chief urges Saudi accountability on civilian deaths in Yemen
September 11, 2018
New UN rights chief urges Saudi accountability on civilian deaths in Yemen
The United Nations human rights boss Michelle Bachelet has called on Saudi Arabia to hold to account the perpetrators of deadly airstrikes on civilians in Yemen. The United Nations human rights boss Michelle Bachelet has called on Saudi…
Anti-Islam Dutch MP says no more sacrilegious cartoon contest
September 11, 2018
Anti-Islam Dutch MP says no more sacrilegious cartoon contest
Dutch lawmaker and anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders said he has no plans, for now, to revive the blasphemous caricatures contest after it emerged as a motive for a stabbing in Amsterdam last week. Dutch lawmaker and anti-Islam campaigner…
Mortar attack leaves 12 members of a family dead, wounded in Helmand
September 11, 2018
Mortar attack leaves 12 members of a family dead, wounded in Helmand
At least twelve civilians, all members of a single family, were killed or wounded in a mortar attack in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. At least twelve civilians, all members of a single family, were killed or wounded in…
Iraqi security forces bust five-strong terrorist cell in southern Kirkuk
September 11, 2018
Iraqi security forces bust five-strong terrorist cell in southern Kirkuk
Iraqi security forces have disbanded a terrorist group in the southern part of the country’s oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk as government troops, backed by allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, are trying to purge the war-ravaged Arab country of…
Saudi Shia cleric urges cooperation with security forces for Ashura mourning rituals
September 11, 2018
Saudi Shia cleric urges cooperation with security forces for Ashura mourning rituals
A Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia has called for Shia citizens’ cooperation with security forces for the mourning rituals on the day of Ashura, marking the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. A Shia cleric in Saudi…
The holy city of Karbala receives the month of Muharram with black banners
September 11, 2018
The holy city of Karbala receives the month of Muharram with black banners
Mournful atmosphere covers the holy city of Karbala as the lovers of Ahl al-Bayt are flocking from all around the world to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. Mournful atmosphere covers the holy…
Big handwritten Quran unveiled in Pakistan’s Faisalabad
September 9, 2018
Big handwritten Quran unveiled in Pakistan’s Faisalabad
A man in Pakistan’s Faisalabad, Pakistan, has claimed to have written the world’s biggest copy of the Quran. A man in Pakistan’s Faisalabad, Pakistan, has claimed to have written the world’s biggest copy of the Quran. The Quran,…
1000-year-old mosque discovered in UAE
September 9, 2018
1000-year-old mosque discovered in UAE
Archaeologists uncovered a 1,000-year-old mosque close to the construction site of the Sheikh Khalifa mosque in Al Ain – making it the earliest yet discovered in the UAE. Archaeologists uncovered a 1,000-year-old mosque close to the construction site…
Yemen peace talks collapse
September 9, 2018
Yemen peace talks collapse
Yemen peace talks collapsed on Saturday after three days of waiting for the Yemeni rebels delegation, but the United Nations envoy vowed to press ahead with diplomacy. Yemen peace talks collapsed on Saturday after three days of waiting…