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Roadside bomb kills 8 in western Afghanistan
August 1, 2018
Roadside bomb kills 8 in western Afghanistan
At least eight people have been killed and about 40 others injured in a roadside bomb attack that hit a passenger bus in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah, officials say. At least eight people have been killed and…
UN rights experts tell Bahrain to halt crackdown on activists and free speech
August 1, 2018
UN rights experts tell Bahrain to halt crackdown on activists and free speech
United Nations human rights experts called on Bahrain on Thursday to end the repression of activists, restrictions on freedom of expression and discrimination against women. United Nations human rights experts called on Bahrain on Thursday to end the…
Saudi authorities block Baqie mausoleums view by erecting a metal wall
August 1, 2018
Saudi authorities block Baqie mausoleums view by erecting a metal wall
The Saudi authorities have set up a metal wall around the holy graves of the Imams of Baqie to prevent pilgrims from seeing the view. The Saudi authorities have set up a metal wall around the holy graves of…
New Polish translation of Quran to be released in fall
July 31, 2018
New Polish translation of Quran to be released in fall
The Islamic Union of Poland said a new translation of the Quran in the Polish language will be published in the country this fall. The Islamic Union of Poland said a new translation of the Quran in the…
South Korea to hold halal restaurant week 2018 to attract more Muslim tourists
July 31, 2018
South Korea to hold halal restaurant week 2018 to attract more Muslim tourists
Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will host the promotional event of Halal Restaurant Week from August 16 to October 14, for 60 days, in order to attract more Muslim visitors to Korea, who are the emerging market for Korean inbound tourism…
Kenyan teacher faces blasphemy charge for desecrating Quran
July 31, 2018
Kenyan teacher faces blasphemy charge for desecrating Quran
Police in Ijara, Garissa County, Kenya, are preparing a blasphemy charge against a primary school teacher that have trampled on a copy of the holy Quran during an English lesson. Police in Ijara, Garissa County, Kenya, are preparing…
160 people killed in three months in Nangarhar
July 31, 2018
160 people killed in three months in Nangarhar
Nangarhar provincial health officials said on Monday that in the last three months 160 people have been killed and over 490 wounded in the province in serious security incidents. Nangarhar provincial health officials said on Monday that in…
Hospital of Imam Hussein Shrine offers free-of-charge cornea surgery
July 31, 2018
Hospital of Imam Hussein Shrine offers free-of-charge cornea surgery
Imam Zainul-Abedeen Hospital of the Imam Hussain Shrine has mounted a campaign to perform free-of-charge cornea implantation surgery. Imam Zainul-Abedeen Hospital of the Imam Hussain Shrine has mounted a campaign to perform free-of-charge cornea implantation surgery. According to…
Iraqi troops arrest eight wanted militants from ISIS in Mosul
July 31, 2018
Iraqi troops arrest eight wanted militants from ISIS in Mosul
Iraqi security forces have arrested eight ISIS militants, who were wanted on terror charges, in Mosul city, the Iraqi Interior Ministry announced. Iraqi security forces have arrested eight ISIS militants, who were wanted on terror charges, in Mosul…
Hudaydah ‘one airstrike away from unstoppable epidemic’: UN humanitarian chief in Yemen
July 31, 2018
Hudaydah ‘one airstrike away from unstoppable epidemic’: UN humanitarian chief in Yemen
The crucial Yemeni port city of Hudaydah, which has been living under fire from pro-Government forces for weeks now, could be just “one airstrike away from an unstoppable epidemic”, said the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the country on Sunday.…