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Banned cluster munitions leave thousands killed in Syria: report says
February 1, 2023
Banned cluster munitions leave thousands killed in Syria: report says
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) has documented the killing of at least 1,435 civilians, including 518 children, as a result of “banned” cluster munitions in Syria. This came in a report published by the network regarding cluster bombs…
Int’l Nonviolence Organization condemns Peshawar bombings that left over 90 martyrs and 200 wounded
February 1, 2023
Int’l Nonviolence Organization condemns Peshawar bombings that left over 90 martyrs and 200 wounded
The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) expressed its strong condemnation of the terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, on Monday, extending heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and the Pakistani people afflicted…
Banner of Imam Ali hoisted in center of Najaf to mark his honorable birth anniversary
February 1, 2023
Banner of Imam Ali hoisted in center of Najaf to mark his honorable birth anniversary
The banner of the Commander of the Faithful – Imam Ali, peace be upon him, was hoisted in the middle of the holy city of Najaf as birth anniversary of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, draws near. A number…
Taliban says it cannot yet announce a “certain date” for reopening girls’ schools
January 31, 2023
Taliban says it cannot yet announce a “certain date” for reopening girls’ schools
Taliban, through its spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, said that it cannot yet announce a “certain date” for reopening schools for girls above sixth grade. Nearly 500 days have passed since secondary schools in Afghanistan were closed, preventing thousands of girls from…
Shirazi Public Relations official reaches Damascus in preparation for AhlulBayet occasions
January 31, 2023
Shirazi Public Relations official reaches Damascus in preparation for AhlulBayet occasions
The Public Relations director of the Karbala Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, Sayyid Aref Nasrallah, arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus, to begin preparations for the birth anniversary Imam Ali and…
Blast at mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar leaves over 35 martyrs
January 30, 2023
Blast at mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar leaves over 35 martyrs
More than two dozen people have been martyred and about 150 others wounded in an explosion at a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, according to officials. Muhammed Asim, Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson in Peshawar, told media outlets…
Turkey deports 139 Afghan migrants without official documents
January 29, 2023
Turkey deports 139 Afghan migrants without official documents
A total of 139 Afghan migrants, who entered Turkiye illegally, were deported on Saturday, said the head of Turkiye’s Migration Management Directorate, reports Anadolu Agency. As part of the work carried out according to the Irregular Migration Strategy Document and…
UN Food Agency: Afghan Malnutrition Rates at Record High
January 29, 2023
UN Food Agency: Afghan Malnutrition Rates at Record High
Malnutrition rates in Afghanistan are at record highs with half the country enduring severe hunger throughout the year, a spokesman for the World Food Program said Thursday. The Taliban takeover in August 2021 drove millions into poverty and hunger after…
Bus crash in southern Pakistan kills at least 41
January 29, 2023
Bus crash in southern Pakistan kills at least 41
More than 40 people were killed after a bus fell into a ravine and caught fire in the southern Pakistani province of Balochistan on Sunday, officials said, Reuters reported. Forty-one bodies had been recovered from the wreckage, some burned beyond…
Human Rights Watch urges Morocco not to extradite Saudi Shia man
January 29, 2023
Human Rights Watch urges Morocco not to extradite Saudi Shia man
A human rights watchdog called on Morocco on Friday not to extradite a Shi’ite Muslim to his homeland of Saudi Arabia, citing fears he could face torture and an unfair trial there. Hassan Al Rabea, who has been in Morocco…