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Taliban assault on Afghan military compound kills over 100 troops
January 22, 2019
Taliban assault on Afghan military compound kills over 100 troops
More than 100 Afghan security forces have been killed and scores wounded in an assault by Taliban militants on a military base in the south. More than 100 Afghan security forces have been killed and scores wounded in an…
Two killed as Saudi-led coalition intensifies air raids against Yemen’s Sana’a Province
January 21, 2019
Two killed as Saudi-led coalition intensifies air raids against Yemen’s Sana’a Province
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition has carried out deadly air raids against 15 targets, including a food factory, in Yemen’s west-central Sana’a Province, prompting condemnations from officials in the capital. The Saudi Arabia-led coalition has carried out deadly air raids…
Bahraini Shia prisoner may go blind over denial of treatment: Report
January 21, 2019
Bahraini Shia prisoner may go blind over denial of treatment: Report
Bahraini activists say an imprisoned Shia activist is at serious risk of losing his eyesight due to abuse and denial of medical treatment as the ruling Al Khalifah regime. Bahraini activists say an imprisoned Shia activist is at serious…
5,000 prisoners of conscience in Bahraini regime’s detention, says rights group
January 20, 2019
5,000 prisoners of conscience in Bahraini regime’s detention, says rights group
An independent human rights group says it has documented the arrest of more than 5,000 prisoners of conscience in addition to 200 victims of excessive use of force, murder and torture in the tiny Gulf kingdom, as the ruling Al…
Young activist dies in Saudi prison
January 20, 2019
Young activist dies in Saudi prison
A young activist who had been detained in a Saudi jail since March 2011 has died in prison. A young activist who had been detained in a Saudi jail since March 2011 has died in prison. Nayef Ahmed al-Omran,…
Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’abi forces kill, injure dozens of Daesh terrorists in Syria
January 20, 2019
Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’abi forces kill, injure dozens of Daesh terrorists in Syria
Iraqi pro-government fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have carried out a counter-terrorism operation in Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr, killing and injuring dozens of terrorists from the Daesh Takfiri group in the process. Iraqi pro-government fighters…
Coalition airstrike target Taliban IED planters in Nangarhar leaving 5 dead
January 19, 2019
Coalition airstrike target Taliban IED planters in Nangarhar leaving 5 dead
A coalition airstrike targeted a group of Taliban insurgents who were planting Improvised Explosive Device on a roadside in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan leaving at least five militants dead. A coalition airstrike targeted a group of Taliban insurgents…
Pakistani airline to replace music with Quran in Hajj flights
January 19, 2019
Pakistani airline to replace music with Quran in Hajj flights
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has banned in-flight entertainment for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims traveling to Jeddah and Medina and will only play Quranic verses and naats for them, an official of the national carrier said on Thursday. The…
Bahraini court gives prison sentences to three more anti-regime activists, revokes their citizenship
January 19, 2019
Bahraini court gives prison sentences to three more anti-regime activists, revokes their citizenship
A court in Bahrain has handed down prison sentences to three Shia protesters and stripped them of their citizenship as the ruling Al Khalifah regime does not shy away from its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in…
Quran manuscript on papyrus on display in Algeria
January 17, 2019
Quran manuscript on papyrus on display in Algeria
A manuscript copy of the Holy Quran written on Papyrus has been put on display at a festival in Algeria. A manuscript copy of the Holy Quran written on Papyrus has been put on display at a festival in…