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UN: Yemen grappling with ‘vicious’ combination of worst crises
July 27, 2017
UN: Yemen grappling with ‘vicious’ combination of worst crises
The United Nations has warned that the catastrophic situation in Yemen is turning into a combination of the world’s worst humanitarian crises amid almost daily Saudi bombardment of the impoverished Arab nation. The United Nations has warned that…
SRW publishes its monthly report
July 27, 2017
SRW publishes its monthly report
Shia Rights Watch International Organization published its latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements in July 2017. Shia Rights Watch International Organization published its latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements in July 2017. The report includes terror…
Air attacks, shelling kill civilians in Syria’s Raqqa
July 26, 2017
Air attacks, shelling kill civilians in Syria’s Raqqa
International coalition air attacks and shelling by US-backed forces have killed at least 18 civilians in Syria’s Raqqa, said a local activist group. International coalition air attacks and shelling by US-backed forces have killed at least 18 civilians…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
SRW expresses its concern over the tragic situation of detainees in the Middle East
July 24, 2017
SRW expresses its concern over the tragic situation of detainees in the Middle East
Shia Rights Watch International Organization has expressed its concern over the tragic situation of the detainees in the Middle East, calling on other human rights organizations to protect the human rights of the peoples of the Middle East. …