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Activists call on Bahrain regime to allow two arbitrarily jailed Shia women access to lawyers & families
May 29, 2018
Activists call on Bahrain regime to allow two arbitrarily jailed Shia women access to lawyers & families
Bahraini rights campaigners are calling on Manama to grant two women detainees access to their families and lawyers. Bahraini rights campaigners are calling on Manama to grant two women detainees access to their families and lawyers. 19-year-old Fatima Daoud…
Century-old copy of holy Quran reprinted in Turkey
May 28, 2018
Century-old copy of holy Quran reprinted in Turkey
A century-old mushaf (a handwritten copy of the Quran) that was written by the calligrapher Hasan Rıza Efendi, who gave one of the best examples of naskh script style, has been reprinted in Turkey. A century-old mushaf (a…
Iraqi troops carry out military reinforcements along borders with Syria
May 28, 2018
Iraqi troops carry out military reinforcements along borders with Syria
Iraqi security forces have made military reinforcements along the borders with Syria, a source from the border guards in Anbar said on Sunday. Iraqi security forces have made military reinforcements along the borders with Syria, a source from the…
Dozens killed, injured in Saudi-led coalition bombing of Yemen’s Saada
May 28, 2018
Dozens killed, injured in Saudi-led coalition bombing of Yemen’s Saada
The Saudi-led coalition continued targeting Saada province over the few past hours. The Saudi-led coalition continued targeting Saada province over the few past hours. Three children and a man were killed and 15 civilians injured in an airstrike…
Back to back explosions heard in Jalabad city
May 27, 2018
Back to back explosions heard in Jalabad city
The sounds of two back to back explosions were heard in Jalalabad city the provincial capital of the Afghan province of Nangarhar. The sounds of two back to back explosions were heard in Jalalabad city the provincial capital…
Airstrike hits gas station in Yemen’s Sana’a, killing four
May 27, 2018
Airstrike hits gas station in Yemen’s Sana’a, killing four
At least four people are believed to have been killed and at least ten wounded after an airstrike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in Sana’a, Yemen. At least four people are believed to have been killed and…
ISIS executed two Swedish nationals visiting Iraq for pilgrimage
May 27, 2018
ISIS executed two Swedish nationals visiting Iraq for pilgrimage
The terrorist organization of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has executed two Swedish nationals (originally Iraqi) ‘Ahmed Haseeb’ & his nephew ‘Noor Bahjat’ whom were visiting Iraq for pilgrimage to holy shrines in December. The…
Taliban military chief killed in Nangarhar airstrike
May 26, 2018
Taliban military chief killed in Nangarhar airstrike
A Taliban military chief in Nangarhar has been killed in an Afghan Air Force airstrike in the eastern province, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement on Saturday . A Taliban military chief in Nangarhar has been…
More than 4000 Shia Hazaras killed since Sept 11, 2011
May 26, 2018
More than 4000 Shia Hazaras killed since Sept 11, 2011
More than 3,000 members of the Shia Hazara community have been killed since Sept 11, 2011 according to official figures while unofficial reports say 4,000 Hazaras have been killed in the same time, most of whom are men. …
Nearly dozen militants slain as Iraqi forces thwart attacks in Kirkuk
May 26, 2018
Nearly dozen militants slain as Iraqi forces thwart attacks in Kirkuk
Nearly a dozen members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have been killed after Iraqi security forces, supported by Popular Mobilization Units, foiled their attacks in the country’s northern oil-rich province of Kirkuk. Nearly a dozen members of…