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Yemen teetering on precipice: UN chief
November 4, 2018
Yemen teetering on precipice: UN chief
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gutiérrez said Yemen is teetering “on a precipice”, appealing to the international community to put an end to the Saudi war on the impoverished nation, more than three-and-a-half years after the regime and a number…
Iraq sends reinforcements to border amid flare-up of fighting in Syria
November 4, 2018
Iraq sends reinforcements to border amid flare-up of fighting in Syria
Iraq has deployed reinforcements to the border with Syria amid renewed clashes Kurdish troops and Takfiri terrorists in the region. Iraq has deployed reinforcements to the border with Syria amid renewed clashes Kurdish troops and Takfiri terrorists in the…
Shias continue mourning procession despite firing, stone pelting
November 1, 2018
Shias continue mourning procession despite firing, stone pelting
Shia mourners culminate Chehlum Azadari precession despite attacks, stone-pelting and firing upon them in New Karachi, Pakistan late Wednesday night that continued until wee hours Thursday. Shia mourners culminate Chehlum Azadari precession despite attacks, stone-pelting and firing upon them…
Foreigners among 68 militants killed, wounded in Afghan, U.S. forces operations
November 1, 2018
Foreigners among 68 militants killed, wounded in Afghan, U.S. forces operations
At least sixty eight militants including two foreign militants have been killed or wounded during the separate operations of the Afghan and U.S. forces in southeastern Ghazni and Paktia provinces. At least sixty eight militants including two foreign militants…
Yemeni teacher turns his home into school amid ongoing Saudi aggression
November 1, 2018
Yemeni teacher turns his home into school amid ongoing Saudi aggression
Some 700 children come daily to the home of Yemeni teacher Adel al-Shorbagy, after he converted it into a school in the government-held city of Taiz, which has been at the center of a three-and-a-half-year Saudi-led aggression on Yemen. …
Bahrain court gives life sentence to over dozen Shia activists
October 31, 2018
Bahrain court gives life sentence to over dozen Shia activists
A court in Bahrain has sentenced 13 Shia protesters to life imprisonment as the ruling Al Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the Gulf kingdom. A court in Bahrain has…
Two Daesh leaders killed in artillery shelling on Iraq-Syria border
October 31, 2018
Two Daesh leaders killed in artillery shelling on Iraq-Syria border
Two Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) leaders were killed Wednesday in an artillery shelling by the Popular Mobilization Units in the Syrian city of Al-Baghuz on the border with Iraq. Two Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) leaders were killed Wednesday in…
‘Saudi-led coalition sends 10,000 of troops to Hudaydah ahead of new offensive’
October 31, 2018
‘Saudi-led coalition sends 10,000 of troops to Hudaydah ahead of new offensive’
The Saudi-led military coalition has sent 10,000 of troops to Yemen’s Hudaydah ahead of a fresh offensive against the blockaded port city, a report says. The Saudi-led military coalition has sent 10,000 of troops to Yemen’s Hudaydah ahead of…
UN rights experts urge Riyadh to halt imminent executions
October 31, 2018
UN rights experts urge Riyadh to halt imminent executions
HUnited Nations human rights experts called on Saudi Arabia on Monday to halt the imminent execution of six men sentenced to death for activities related to the Shia rights protests. HUnited Nations human rights experts called on Saudi Arabia…
Bomb blast in Iraq’s Khanaqin targets Arbaeen ceremony
October 31, 2018
Bomb blast in Iraq’s Khanaqin targets Arbaeen ceremony
At least two people were killed and several more injured after a bomb went off in a ceremony held in Iraq’s Khanaqin on Tuesday. At least two people were killed and several more injured after a bomb went off…