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Bahraini court jails 115 Shia activists, revokes their citizenship
May 16, 2018
Bahraini court jails 115 Shia activists, revokes their citizenship
A Bahrain court has sentenced more than a hundred Shia citizens to jail and revoked their nationality as the ruling Al Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on the Shia majority in the Gulf kingdom. A…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi religious sessions have begun
May 16, 2018
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi religious sessions have begun
Coinciding with the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, religious sessions and debates will begin at the honourable house of the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq sl-Hussein al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life. Coinciding with the beginning of the…
Heavy clashes in W. Afghanistan city as major Taliban offensive kicks off
May 15, 2018
Heavy clashes in W. Afghanistan city as major Taliban offensive kicks off
The Taliban has launched a major offensive to capture a city in western Afghanistan, with heavy fighting breaking out in the area, officials say. Local residents fear the whole province may fall to the insurgents. The Taliban has…
ASWJ terrorists shoot Shia religious scholar in Hangu, Pakistan
May 15, 2018
ASWJ terrorists shoot Shia religious scholar in Hangu, Pakistan
A Shia religious scholar was attacked by notorious takfiri terrorists of banned Deobandi outfit ASWJ/Lashkar-e-Jhangvi in Hangu on Monday. The critically injured scholar is struggling for life at ICU in a Peshawar hospital. A Shia religious scholar was attacked…
Cape Town Shia community ‘tense’ after KZN mosque attack
May 15, 2018
Cape Town Shia community ‘tense’ after KZN mosque attack
Cape Town’s Muslim Shia community is “tense”, says Moulana Syed Aftab Haider, after a deadly attack on a Shia mosque in Verulam last week. They are trying to raise money for extra security. Cape Town’s Muslim Shia community is…
ICRC deplores loss of civilian life in airstrikes on densely populated neighborhoods of Sana’a
May 15, 2018
ICRC deplores loss of civilian life in airstrikes on densely populated neighborhoods of Sana’a
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) deplores the intensive airstrike campaign on densely populated neighborhoods of Sana’a since the beginning of this week, claiming the lives of civilians. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) deplores…
Demise anniversary of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mirza Mahdi Shirazi
May 15, 2018
Demise anniversary of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mirza Mahdi Shirazi
The Religious Authority Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mirza Mahdi Shirazi, may Allah bless his soul, was born in the holy city of Karbala in 1304 AH, and passed away on 28 Sha’ban 1380 AH. His late father died when he was…
Apparent bomb found at South African Shia mosque days after deadly knife attack
May 14, 2018
Apparent bomb found at South African Shia mosque days after deadly knife attack
A South African mosque where Shia Muslim worshippers were stabbed last week in an attack that police said displayed elements of extremism, was Sunday evacuated after a suspected bomb was found inside, police and private security said. A…
A Takfiri cleric banned from delivering sermons during Friday Prayers in Pakistan
May 14, 2018
A Takfiri cleric banned from delivering sermons during Friday Prayers in Pakistan
The capital administration held five rounds of discussions with deposed takfiri cleric of Lal Masjid Abdul Aziz and did not allow him to lead Friday prayers and deliver the weekly sermon in the mosque. The capital administration held…
Coordinated attack ends in Jalalabad city, 10 dead, 42 wounded
May 14, 2018
Coordinated attack ends in Jalalabad city, 10 dead, 42 wounded
The local officials in eastern Afghan Nangarhar province confirm that the coordinated attack on Customs Department in Jalalabad city ended with the elimination of the remaining six militants. The local officials in eastern Afghan Nangarhar province confirm that…