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Iraqi forces say they have taken control of “vast areas” of Kirkuk from Kurdish Peshmerga forces who had controlled the oil-rich region.   Iraqi forces say they have taken control of “vast areas” of Kirkuk from Kurdish Peshmerga forces who…

Millions of Muslims have been marching towards the shrine of the Third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala, to mark the 40th day following the anniversary of his martyrdom back in…

Holy shrines in Iraq, Syria, and Iran in addition to mosques, Husseiniyahs, and Islamic Centers in Islamic and non-Islamic countries are marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Zainul Abideen al-Sajjad, peace be upon him.   Holy shrines in Iraq, Syria,…

The cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen is the largest single-year cholera outbreak ever on record, said a UN spokesman on Friday in announcing more than 2,150 associated deaths since April.    The cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen is the largest…

Thousands of students and dozens of professors and educational staffs have taken part in the annual procession towards the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother Abu al-Fadhil al-Abbas, peace be upon them.   Thousands of students and dozens…

Sources revealed that the jailed Bahraini human rights defender Ebtisam Al-Saegh is continually being harassed and abused by the authorities at the Isa Town Detention Centre.   Sources revealed that the jailed Bahraini human rights defender Ebtisam Al-Saegh is continually…

More than 1,000 terrorists have entered the territory of Syria from the two provinces of Iraq where the US-led coalition is carrying out its anti-ISIS operation, the Russian General Staff has said.   More than 1,000 terrorists have entered the…

Five militants, including a key Taliban commander, Mullah Sayed Ahmad, were killed and two others injured after security forces aircraft targeted their positions in the northern Afghan province of Sari Pul on Thursday, an army spokesman Nasratullah Jamshidi said.   …

Bahraini security forces descended on the country’s northern town of A’ali on Wednesday, ransacking a number of homes.   Bahraini security forces descended on the country’s northern town of A’ali on Wednesday, ransacking a number of homes. In the immediate…

Triple bombing attacks in the aSyrin capital Damascus have killed two people and injured six others, the country’s Interior Ministry says.   Triple bombing attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus have killed two people and injured six others, the country’s…