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Less than 20 per cent of the “desperate” civilians living in Syria’s hard-to-reach areas have got the humanitarian aid they need so far this year, a senior United Nations official warned on Tuesday, calling for the Security Council to help…

A court in Bahrain has sentenced 10 activists to life imprisonment and revoked their citizenship 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…

Four Popular Mobilization Units personnel were killed and injured in a bomb blast in Tuz Khurmatu town, in Salahuddin, a security source from the province said on Wednesday.     Four Popular Mobilization Units personnel were killed and injured in…

Twenty six women in Oman converted to Islam in June this year, the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs said.    Twenty six women in Oman converted to Islam in June this year, the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs…

The wife of missing activist Amri Che Ma said that her husband was taken by Bukit Aman police officers without the knowledge of the police in Perlis, Malaysia.     The wife of missing activist Amri Che Ma said that…

The United Nations has voiced grave concern over the attack on Yemeni city of Hudaydah.   The United Nations has voiced grave concern over the attack on Yemeni city of Hudaydah. “We’re extremely concerned about the situation around Hudaydah. Our…

Five children were injured due to bomb blasts caused by war remnants in Kirkuk province, a security source said on Tuesday.   Five children were injured due to bomb blasts caused by war remnants in Kirkuk province, a security source…

Six terrorists belonging to the banned takfiri terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in an encounter with the Gujrat Counter Terrorism Department personnel.     Six terrorists belonging to the banned takfiri terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed…

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…

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…