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The British newspaper, The Guardian, published a report, in which it spoke of Britain facing new calls to end unrestricted arms sales to Saudi Arabia, after the CIA published a report in which it concluded that Crown Prince Mohammed bin…

Five Yemeni citizens were killed and several others were wounded by the Saudi-led coalition air strikes on Hodeidah province.A local source in Hodeidah stated that the coalition warplanes targeted a citizen’s house in the Al-Rabsa neighborhood of Al-Hawk district, which…

Three family members of an assassinated journalist in western Afghanistan have been killed by gunmen, local officials said Friday, amid a rising wave of attacks targeting journalists and civil society actors.Ghor provincial council member Hamidullah Mutahid said that at least…

Large crowds of Ahlulbayt followers commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Zainab, peace be upon her, at her holy shrine in the Syrian capital, Damascus.Large crowds of pilgrims from various Syrian provinces, in addition to hundreds of Iraqis, arrived at…

The Imam of a mosque was assassinated on Thursday by unidentified gunmen in Mudiyah city of Abyan province, southern Yemen.According to local sources in the city, gunmen shot the imam of the Sunnah Mosque, Hafedh Ba’azab, and killed him on…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, called on the United Nations to take its supposed role in resolving international conflicts and take serious action to stop the bloodshed in Yemen and Syria.The organization stated in a statement received by Shiawaves,…

Mark Lowcock, a United Nations aid official, urged Gulf states to take action to prevent widespread “man-made” famine in Yemen, by raising $ 3.85 billion for humanitarian operations.He added, “If the United Nations does not get the funds it needs…

Reprieve, the anti-death penalty organization, launched an electronic petition calling for a moratorium on executions issued in Bahrain against activists whose confessions were extracted under torture.The organization noted the escalation of executions in Bahrain, pointing out that since 2012, all…

Three MPs of the Irish Parliament have questioned Foreign Minister Simon Coveney about human rights violations in Bahrain.Representatives Neil Collins, Joan Collins, and Michael Creed inquired of Coveney about the efforts being made by his government to release the 70-year-old…

The UAE military said, on Tuesday, that it has concluded contracts to acquire defense equipment and services with local and international companies worth 5.9 billion dirhams ($ 1.61 billion).Brigadier General Fahad Nasser Al-Dhahli, a spokesperson for the UAE Navy at…