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Large scale Taliban attack repulsed in the outskirts of Kunduz city: MoD
February 5, 2019
Large scale Taliban attack repulsed in the outskirts of Kunduz city: MoD
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) says a large scale Taliban attack has been repulsed in the outskirts of Kunduz city in North of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) says a large scale Taliban attack has been repulsed in…
Daesh behind terror attack targeting pilgrim bus: Iraq’s Hashd al-Shaabi
February 5, 2019
Daesh behind terror attack targeting pilgrim bus: Iraq’s Hashd al-Shaabi
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (also known as Hashd al-Shaabi) blamed the Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terror group for the recent attack on a pilgrim bus south of the central Iraqi city of Balad. Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (also known…
Yemen truce monitor mission to meet on UN-hired ship
February 4, 2019
Yemen truce monitor mission to meet on UN-hired ship
A committee overseeing a ceasefire in Hudaydah will hold its next meeting on a ship off the port city as Yemen’s warring parties cannot agree on a venue, Yemeni and UN sources said on Saturday. A committee overseeing a…
9 injured as bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in Iraq attacked
February 4, 2019
9 injured as bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in Iraq attacked
At least nine Iranian pilgrims have been wounded after their bus came under a terrorist attack in Iraq’s northern province of Salahuddin, according to Iraqi media. At least nine Iranian pilgrims have been wounded after their bus came…
1000 lives lost to Afghan conflict in January
February 3, 2019
1000 lives lost to Afghan conflict in January
Around 1,000 people were killed and another 800 injured in violence in Afghanistan last month, amid peace negotiations and hopes for an end to the bloodshed. Around 1,000 people were killed and another 800 injured in violence in Afghanistan…
Afghan forces and Taliban suffer casualties in Sar-e-Pul clashes
February 3, 2019
Afghan forces and Taliban suffer casualties in Sar-e-Pul clashes
The Afghan forces and Taliban militants suffered casualties during a clash in northern Sari-e-Pul province of Afghanistan late on Thursday night. The Afghan forces and Taliban militants suffered casualties during a clash in northern Sari-e-Pul province of Afghanistan late…
Bahraini court gives death sentence to activist, life terms to nearly two dozen others
February 3, 2019
Bahraini court gives death sentence to activist, life terms to nearly two dozen others
A court in Bahrain has sentenced a Shia activist to death and passed life imprisonment against nearly two dozen other political dissidents as the ruling Al Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on pro-democracy protesters in the Gulf…
We are losing a generation of children in Yemen: UNICEF
February 3, 2019
We are losing a generation of children in Yemen: UNICEF
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern about the humanitarian conditions of Yemeni children, warning about the formation of a “lost generation”. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern about…
Nearly 20 Taliban, ISIS-K militants killed during the operations of Afghan, Coalition Forces
January 31, 2019
Nearly 20 Taliban, ISIS-K militants killed during the operations of Afghan, Coalition Forces
Nearly twenty militants affiliated with the Taliban and ISIS Khurasan (ISIS-K) groups have been killed during separate operations of the Afghan and Coalition Forces in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan. Nearly twenty militants affiliated with the Taliban…
‘Globalization of Islamic Arts’ course in Egypt
January 31, 2019
‘Globalization of Islamic Arts’ course in Egypt
A specialized course on ‘globalization of Islamic arts’ has been held at the Islamic Arts Museum of Cairo, Egypt. A specialized course on ‘globalization of Islamic arts’ has been held at the Islamic Arts Museum of Cairo, Egypt.…