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Sub-project completing Imam Hussein expansion project
June 5, 2017
Sub-project completing Imam Hussein expansion project
The Engineering staff of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has begun covering the floor of the northern side of the holy shrine with marble. The Engineering staff of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has begun covering the floor of…
Myanmar charges three Muslims for holding Ramadan prayers
June 4, 2017
Myanmar charges three Muslims for holding Ramadan prayers
Three Muslims have been indicted by Myanmar’s authorities for holding Ramadan prayers in the street where the local school they used to worship in for decades was closed by a nationalist mob. Three Muslims have been indicted by Myanmar’s…
UN: Nearly 600 people killed by Cholera in Yemen since late April
June 4, 2017
UN: Nearly 600 people killed by Cholera in Yemen since late April
The United Nations says the cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has claimed the lives of nearly 600 people in about a month amid a deadly Saudi military campaign against the impoverished Arab country. The United Nations says the cholera…
UN rights chief urges Bahrain to investigate Diraz violence
June 4, 2017
UN rights chief urges Bahrain to investigate Diraz violence
A UN human rights chief has called on Bahrain to probe a raid by security forces on the house of Sheikh Isa Qassim which left five people dead last month. A UN human rights chief has called on Bahrain…
Car bomb hits predominantly Shia city in Saudi Arabia
June 4, 2017
Car bomb hits predominantly Shia city in Saudi Arabia
A car bomb has exploded in the predominantly Shia city of Qatif in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, with initial reports of casualties. A car bomb has exploded in the predominantly Shia city of Qatif in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province,…
United Nations: Violence claimed 354 Iraqi civilian lives in May
June 4, 2017
United Nations: Violence claimed 354 Iraqi civilian lives in May
Latest figures released by the UN show that acts of terrorism and violence killed more than 350 civilians in May, as government forces, backed by volunteer fighters, are engaged in joint operations to expel Daesh terrorists out of their last…
Persevering work underway to achieve al-AqeelaZaineb Sanctuary
June 4, 2017
Persevering work underway to achieve al-AqeelaZaineb Sanctuary
The engineering Department of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine is continuing the construction work of al-AqeelaZaineb Sanctuary. The engineering Department of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine is continuing the construction work of al-AqeelaZaineb Sanctuary. The 52,000-square-meter project is considered…
Bernards’Township agrees to Shia mosque, will pay $3.25m to settle lawsuit
June 2, 2017
Bernards’Township agrees to Shia mosque, will pay $3.25m to settle lawsuit
A Somerset County town will pay $3.25 million in damages and attorneys’ fees to the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge and must allow a long-delayed mosque to be built under a pair of settlements announced Tuesday. A Somerset…
UN: Yemen descending into total collapse as world watches
June 2, 2017
UN: Yemen descending into total collapse as world watches
The United Nations says impoverished Yemen is on the brink of total collapse, as the country is facing an ongoing bloody military aggression by Saudi Arabia, an emerging famine, and an outbreak of cholera. The United Nations says impoverished…
Mass grave containing 60 civilians found in western Mosul
June 2, 2017
Mass grave containing 60 civilians found in western Mosul
A mass grave containing the bodies of tens of civilians, including women and the elderly, killed by Takfiri Daesh (ISIS) terrorists has been found in western Mosul. A mass grave containing the bodies of tens of civilians, including…