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Pakistan: Protests denouncing killing of Hazara workers continue
January 9, 2021
Pakistan: Protests denouncing killing of Hazara workers continue
Protests denouncing the killing of several Shia Hazara workers have entered the seventh day and it is possible that they will continue until at least mid-January.Opposition parties, civil groups, and Shia religious groups are demanding action regarding the ISIS-claimed attack…
Umrah pilgrims advised to take covid-19 vaccine
January 7, 2021
Umrah pilgrims advised to take covid-19 vaccine
Those who wish to perform the Umrah pilgrimage are advised to take the Covid-19 vaccine shot, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah Muhammad Saleh Benten has said.Benten said that all the precautionary measures and preventive protocols are being followed…
Hazaras continue protest on 5th day, refuse to bury slain miners despite PM’s request
January 7, 2021
Hazaras continue protest on 5th day, refuse to bury slain miners despite PM’s request
Despite Prime Minister Imran Khan’s request to move ahead with the final rites of the slain miners and an assurance that he would visit them “very soon”, Balochistan’s Shia Hazara community continued to protest for a fifth straight day on…
Bahrain: Six months of enforced disappearance of Shia cleric due to religious rites
January 7, 2021
Bahrain: Six months of enforced disappearance of Shia cleric due to religious rites
The family of political prisoner Sheikh Zuhair Ashour has complained that they haven’t heard any news about him since July last year.Sheikh Zuhair Ashour faces an unknown fate as he was subjected to enforced disappearance.Ashour and others were placed in…
Military forces arrest three terrorists in Samarra
January 7, 2021
Military forces arrest three terrorists in Samarra
The Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate announced the arrest of three terrorists in Samarra, Salah al-Din province.The directorate stated in a statement, that “among its tasks is to pursue the remnants and sleeper cells of ISIS, and with accurate intelligence information…
Iraq: Three ISIS terrorists killed in armed clashes in the western regions
January 6, 2021
Iraq: Three ISIS terrorists killed in armed clashes in the western regions
A security leader in Anbar Province, Qatari Al-Obeidi, stated that three ISIS terrorists were killed in armed clashes in western Anbar.Al-Obeidi said in a statement, that a security force from the army clashed during the implementation of a security duty…
Norwegian traveler visits the two holy shrines in Karbala
January 6, 2021
Norwegian traveler visits the two holy shrines in Karbala
The Norwegian traveler, Jorn Bjorn, visited the holy shrines of Imam Hussain and his brother al-Abbas, peace be upon them, as part of his tour around the world.Bjorn toured the historical and religious monuments in and around the two holy…
Iraq announces visa facilitations for pilgrims
January 6, 2021
Iraq announces visa facilitations for pilgrims
The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers in Iraq announced facilitations for visa requests to pilgrims visiting the holy shrines, in addition to regular, multiple and emergency entry visas.The Council said in a statement, received by the Shiawaves, “The…
Three Afghan police killed in an armed attack in Ghazni state
January 5, 2021
Three Afghan police killed in an armed attack in Ghazni state
Three Afghan policemen were killed in an armed attack targeting a checkpoint in Ghazni state, north of the country.A spokesman for the State Security Directorate, Ahmed Khan Siirt, told reporters that unknown assailants launched an attack on a police checkpoint,…
Bahrain Press Association: Increasing cases of infringement of freedoms since 2011
January 5, 2021
Bahrain Press Association: Increasing cases of infringement of freedoms since 2011
The Bahrain Press Association issued its annual report for the year 2020, which documented violations by the Bahraini authorities and their attacks on press and media freedoms.In its report, the Association emphasized the increasing incidence of violations by the Bahraini…