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SRW launches a call to save Awamiyah from Saudi oppression
May 18, 2017
SRW launches a call to save Awamiyah from Saudi oppression
The International Human Rights Organization Shia Rights Watch, launched a save call to avert the potential catastrophe in the Shia populated area of Awamiya. The International Human Rights Organization Shia Rights Watch, launched a save call to avert the…
Historical Shia city under siege by Saudi regime, several killed
May 18, 2017
Historical Shia city under siege by Saudi regime, several killed
The Saudi forces have for the past one week laid siege on the Shia Muslim majority city of Awamiyah killing several civilians including a child. The Saudi forces have for the past one week laid siege on the Shia…
Fourth stage of tracking Imam Hussein’s paths to Karbala to begin
May 18, 2017
Fourth stage of tracking Imam Hussein’s paths to Karbala to begin
Karbala Center for Studies and Researches has announced the beginning of the fourth stage of tracking the paths Imam Hussein and his family, peace be upon them, took when they came to Karbala. Karbala Center for Studies and…
Rising number of Muslims travelling to Japan
May 17, 2017
Rising number of Muslims travelling to Japan
The total number of people traveling to Japan in 2016 was above 24 million, a figure that is more than the 20 million target set by the national government for 2020. The total number of people traveling to Japan…
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…