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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…

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 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…

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.…

Human Rights Watch has accused the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group of using “torture” against those opposing its rule in Syria’s militant-held northwestern province of Idlib.   Human Rights Watch has accused the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)…

At least five people have been killed and more than two dozen others have been injured in an attack by militants on a police office in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan.   At least five people have been killed and…

Missing Shia Muslims’ families, including elderly parents and children observed hunger strike outside the Karachi Press Club in protest against enforced disappearance of their bread-earners.   Missing Shia Muslims’ families, including elderly parents and children observed hunger strike outside the…

An Afghan Quran reciter and calligrapher said familiarity with recitation of the Holy Book helps to enrich a Quran calligrapher’s work.   An Afghan Quran reciter and calligrapher said familiarity with recitation of the Holy Book helps to enrich a…

Iraqi security officials and medical sources say at least six people have lost their lives and more than a dozen sustained injuries when separate bomb and gun attacks struck the country’s northern provinces of Salahuddin and Nineveh as well as…

At least four policemen were killed and 11 wounded by two roadside bombs that targeted police convoys in separate attacks in northern Iraq on Sunday, the service and medical sources said.   At least four policemen were killed and 11…