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UN: Yemen struggling with wheat imports difficulties
December 19, 2016
UN: Yemen struggling with wheat imports difficulties
Yemen is struggling with the issue of wheat imports amid Saudi Arabia’s ongoing campaign against the impoverished country, the UN says. Yemen is struggling with the issue of wheat imports amid Saudi Arabia’s ongoing campaign against the impoverished…
Beyond Aleppo: The other besieged Syrian towns being evacuated
December 19, 2016
Beyond Aleppo: The other besieged Syrian towns being evacuated
Evacuations of the wounded from Foua and Kefraya, two Shia villages less than a mile apart, which are under siege by terrorists in Idlib province, were part of the deal’s terms. Evacuations of the wounded from Foua and…
Popular mobilization forces cuts ISIS’ supplies
December 19, 2016
Popular mobilization forces cuts ISIS’ supplies
Within the Mosul operations, Ali al-Akber Brigade counterattacked an ISIS car bomb, during their advancement to cut ISIS’ supplies, in northern Mosul. Within the Mosul operations, Ali al-Akber Brigade counterattacked an ISIS car bomb, during their advancement to…
Ayatollah Shirazi office visits Ahbab al-Tuqa Organization
December 19, 2016
Ayatollah Shirazi office visits Ahbab al-Tuqa Organization
Ayatollah Shirazi office in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad visited Ahbab al-Tuqa Organization for Women and Children Care in al-Hurria district. Ayatollah Shirazi office in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad visited Ahbab al-Tuqa Organization for Women and Children…
Afghan villagers freed from ISIS control join security forces
December 18, 2016
Afghan villagers freed from ISIS control join security forces
Grateful residents of eastern Afghanistan whose villages were freed from control by the so-called Islamic State militants have begun enlisting for service with the Afghan National Security Forces and provincial police, local authorities say. Grateful residents of eastern…
Mustard gas used by militantsin Syria
December 18, 2016
Mustard gas used by militantsin Syria
Syrian authorities have provided the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) with evidence of mustard gas use by militants in Aleppo province near the village of Maarat Umm Hawsh, official representative of Syrian national authority for the implementation…
Iraqi Ministry of Planning estimates that 200 thousand people were killed due to terrorist attacks
December 18, 2016
Iraqi Ministry of Planning estimates that 200 thousand people were killed due to terrorist attacks
The Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation predicted that the numbers of the population in Iraq exceeds 37 million during the current year, 2016, indicating that the number of victims of terrorist attacks since 2003 until 2015 amounted to two…
Ayatollah Shirazi mission beginsits activities
December 18, 2016
Ayatollah Shirazi mission beginsits activities
Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, mission in the holy city of Karbala have begun their activities on the birth anniversary of the holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, and his grandson Imam…
Unveiling Imam Ali’s holy dome
December 18, 2016
Unveiling Imam Ali’s holy dome
Coinciding with the birth anniversary of the holy prophet and his grandson Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon them, Imam Ali holy shrine organized the opening ceremony for the new dome of Imam Ali, peace be upon him. Coinciding with…
Dutch parliament approves partial burqa ban in public places
December 17, 2016
Dutch parliament approves partial burqa ban in public places
MPs in the Netherlands have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a ban on wearing face-covering Islamic veils in public places, including schools, hospitals, government buildings and on public transport. MPs in the Netherlands have voted overwhelmingly in favor…