Islam World
Millions of pilgrims are served for hundreds of miles
October 25, 2017
Millions of pilgrims are served for hundreds of miles
Alongside the millions of pilgrims walking to the holy city of Kerbela to make a pilgrimage to Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, thousands of groups of people – who serve pilgrims – move with the pilgrims for hundreds of…
Arbaeen Quranic Booths start activities in south of Iraq
October 24, 2017
Arbaeen Quranic Booths start activities in south of Iraq
The Supreme Quran Council of Iraq announced that the Quranic booths set up on the path of Arbaeen pilgrims have started their activities in the southern parts of the country where the annual Arbaeen march begins. The Supreme Quran…
Bahraini regime officials send civilian ‘cell’ to military court
October 24, 2017
Bahraini regime officials send civilian ‘cell’ to military court
Bahraini authorities have referred a group of civilians accused of targeting security forces to a military court after the Gulf kingdom’s monarch King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah ratified a disastrous constitutional amendment back in April. Bahraini authorities…
‘Cycle of violence must end,’ says UN chief, condemning latest attacks in Afghanistan
October 23, 2017
‘Cycle of violence must end,’ says UN chief, condemning latest attacks in Afghanistan
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned Yesterday’s attacks at Shia mosques in Afghanistan’s Kabul city and Ghor Province during Friday prayers. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned Yesterday’s attacks at Shia mosques in Afghanistan’s Kabul…
Desecration of Quran in Taif, Saudi Arabia
October 23, 2017
Desecration of Quran in Taif, Saudi Arabia
A large number of copies of the Holy Quran have been recently founded discarded in the street drainage system in one of the district of Taif, Saudi Arabia, a report said. A large number of copies of the Holy…
Bahraini prison water supply cut off for days: Rights group
October 23, 2017
Bahraini prison water supply cut off for days: Rights group
Guards at Bahrain’s Jaw Prison have cut off water in the notorious penitentiary for days and deprived the inmates of taking shower and using toilets as the authorities presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown against opposition figures and pro-democracy activists…
Yemen’s cholera outbreak became the fastest growing in modern history
October 23, 2017
Yemen’s cholera outbreak became the fastest growing in modern history
The cholera epidemic in Yemen is now the largest and fastest growing outbreak of the disease in modern history – the result of a crippling war that has devastated the country, long the poorest in the Arab world, and unleashed…
UNICEF: war on Yemen shutters one in 10 schools; teachers unpaid for a year
October 23, 2017
UNICEF: war on Yemen shutters one in 10 schools; teachers unpaid for a year
The war on Yemen – now into its third year – continues to take a toll on millions of children, with their education now under threat, adding to an already long list of bitter hardships including malnutrition, displacement and violence,…
Syrian army troops, allies liberate central town in Homs from Daesh
October 23, 2017
Syrian army troops, allies liberate central town in Homs from Daesh
Syrian government forces, supported by fighters from allied popular defense groups, have managed to wrest complete control over a town in the central province of Homs as they continue to score more territorial gains against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group…
Bombings hit two Shia mosques in Afghanistan, 72 killed
October 21, 2017
Bombings hit two Shia mosques in Afghanistan, 72 killed
At least 72 people, including women and children, have been killed and scores of others injured in two bomb attacks that targeted two Shia mosques in Afghanistan. At least 72 people, including women and children, have been killed…