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Saudi Shia town under ‘siege’ for sixthday
May 17, 2017
Saudi Shia town under ‘siege’ for sixthday
A Saudi town has entered the sixth day under “siege” from the kingdom’s security services, with several people reportedly killed in clashes between police and protesters. A Saudi town has entered the sixth day under “siege” from the kingdom’s…
Aid agencies blame Saudi war, blockade for cholera outbreak in Yemen
May 17, 2017
Aid agencies blame Saudi war, blockade for cholera outbreak in Yemen
International organizations, including the United Nations (UN) and the Red Cross, say the Saudi-led war on and embargo against Yemen are behind a cholera epidemic that has claimed the lives of more than 180 people in the impoverished country so…
Iraqi police forces seize ISIS’ main chemical plant in Mosul
May 17, 2017
Iraqi police forces seize ISIS’ main chemical plant in Mosul
Iraqi security forces have uncovered a major chemical plant belonging to ISIS Takfiri terrorist group in the western part of Mosul, as government forces, backed by fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, are battling to drive the extremists out of…
UNICEF: nearly 30 million children across Arab world live in poverty
May 17, 2017
UNICEF: nearly 30 million children across Arab world live in poverty
A study conducted by the United Nations Children’s Agency (UNICEF) has found that one in four children in the Arab world lives in poverty and is deprived of basic necessities. A study conducted by the United Nations Children’s Agency…
High-achieving female students awarded in Karbala
May 17, 2017
High-achieving female students awarded in Karbala
The Media Division for Women of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has held an awardceremonyfor the distinctivehigh-achieving students of the universities of Kerbela and Kufa. The Media Division for Women of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has held an…
13,000 refugees flee terrorist-controlled parts of Raqqa province
May 16, 2017
13,000 refugees flee terrorist-controlled parts of Raqqa province
The committee chairperson of Raqqa civilian assembly said that about 13,000 refugees fled the territories of the northern Syrian province occupied by the ISIS terrorist group and came to the areas controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. The…
Iraqi Air Force targets ISIS gathering in al-Qaim, senior terrorist leaders killed
May 16, 2017
Iraqi Air Force targets ISIS gathering in al-Qaim, senior terrorist leaders killed
The Iraqi Air Force has targeted a building in al-Qaim district west of Anbar province, where ISIS senior officials were gathering. The Iraqi Air Force has targeted a building in al-Qaim district west of Anbar province, where ISIS senior…
New images show Rohingya refugees with army-inflicted wounds, burns
May 16, 2017
New images show Rohingya refugees with army-inflicted wounds, burns
Myanmar’s army is under more pressure over its brutalities against Rohingya Muslims after fresh images emerged reportedly showing refugees from the minority group with wounds and burns sustained during a military crackdown. Myanmar’s army is under more pressure over…
Analyst: Riyadh waging war on Saudi Arabia’s Shia minority
May 16, 2017
Analyst: Riyadh waging war on Saudi Arabia’s Shia minority
An American university lecturer says Saudi Arabia is waging a war on the country’s Shia minority, slaughtering members of the community instead of engaging in dialog with them, media reports. An American university lecturer says Saudi Arabia is waging…
ICRC: Cholera has claimed 115 lives in Yemen since April 27
May 16, 2017
ICRC: Cholera has claimed 115 lives in Yemen since April 27
Yemen’s Health Ministry has declared a state of emergency in the capital Sana’a, which is being run by the Ansarullah Houthi movement, as the International Committee of the Red Cross says cholera has claimed at least 115 lives and left…