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UN condemns attacks on IDPs camps in Borno
July 26, 2017
UN condemns attacks on IDPs camps in Borno
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has condemned the July 24 suicide attacks on two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps near Maiduguri, Borno. A statement issued by FarhanHaq, Guterress deputy spokesperson, said the UN scribe expressed concern over the terrorist acts. …
Amnesty calls on Saudi Arabia to halt execution of 14 dissenters
July 26, 2017
Amnesty calls on Saudi Arabia to halt execution of 14 dissenters
Human rights group Amnesty International has called on Saudi Arabia to halt the executions of 14 individuals who were sentenced to death following a “grossly unfair mass trial” as part of the kingdom’s “bloody execution spree.” Human rights…
Saudi forces shell Awamiyah and arrest a number of clerics
July 26, 2017
Saudi forces shell Awamiyah and arrest a number of clerics
Saudi forces have shelled the town of Awamiya in the eastern province of Qatif on Wednesday, the capital of the mainly Shiite Muslim kingdom, and arrested a number of people, including clerics. Saudi forces have shelled the town…
WHO: Yemen suffering world’s largest outbreak of cholera
July 26, 2017
WHO: Yemen suffering world’s largest outbreak of cholera
Yemen is currently witnessing “the biggest outbreak of cholera in the world”, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, TedrosGhebreyesus, said today. Yemen is currently witnessing “the biggest outbreak of cholera in the world”, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, TedrosGhebreyesus,…
New Husseiniyah opens in London amid joyous atmospheres
July 26, 2017
New Husseiniyah opens in London amid joyous atmospheres
Ahlulbayt followers are congratulating one another for the opening of Husseiniyat al-Rasool al-A’tham in the British capital of London. Ahlulbayt followers are congratulating one another for the opening of Husseiniyat al-Rasool al-A’tham in the British capital of London. …
Car bomb kills seven civilians in Egypt’s North Sinai: army
July 25, 2017
Car bomb kills seven civilians in Egypt’s North Sinai: army
Seven civilians, including two young children, were killed by a car bomb that exploded at a security checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula on Monday, Egypt’s army spokesman said. Seven civilians, including two young children, were killed by a…
UK Government approved Saudi arms deals worth £238m six months after deadly Yemen funeral air strike
July 25, 2017
UK Government approved Saudi arms deals worth £238m six months after deadly Yemen funeral air strike
The British government licensed £283m worth of arms sales to Saudi Arabia in the six months after an air strike by the Riyadh-led coalition killed 140 mourners at a funeral in Yemen. The British government licensed £283m worth…
Imam Ali Holy Shrine seeks to complete al-Nidaa Power Station
July 25, 2017
Imam Ali Holy Shrine seeks to complete al-Nidaa Power Station
Imam Ali Holy Shrine, in cooperation with Najaf Electricity Directorate, has started the construction of the al-Nidaa Quarter Power Station through the participation of its technical and engineering staff to support the electricity sector in the governorate. Imam Ali…
The Holy Quran Institute in Scotland celebrates graduation of one of its Quranic courses
July 25, 2017
The Holy Quran Institute in Scotland celebrates graduation of one of its Quranic courses
The UK Branch of al-Abbas Holy Shrine’s Holy QuranInstitute continues to hold Quranic courses in addition to lectures and Quranic seminars aiming to educate the Muslim community on the Quranic culture and contributing in raising their level in various classes…
Muslims mark birth anniversary of Fatima al-Masouma
July 25, 2017
Muslims mark birth anniversary of Fatima al-Masouma
Ahlulbayt followers from around the world are celebrating the birth anniversary of Fatima al-Masouma, peace be upon her. Ahlulbayt followers from around the world are celebrating the birth anniversary of Fatima al-Masouma, peace be upon her. Thousands of…