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‘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…
Bahraini rights groups appeal to International community over Manama’s abuses against detainees
October 21, 2017
Bahraini rights groups appeal to International community over Manama’s abuses against detainees
Bahraini rights groups called on international organizations, UN – Special Rapporteurs, and member states of the UN Human Rights Council to seek “unconditional access” to Bahrain’s detention facilities and urgently look into the plight of the detainees. Bahraini…
Syrian Army advances towards Khasham, clashes with ISIS in Deir Ezzor
October 21, 2017
Syrian Army advances towards Khasham, clashes with ISIS in Deir Ezzor
Syrian Arab Army units operating in Deir Ezzor carried out concentrated operations against ISIS, advancing towards the town of Khasham in the northern countryside and clashing with terrorists in Huwaijet Sakr on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River. …
10 dead as Saudi warplanes bomb civilian targets in Yemen
October 21, 2017
10 dead as Saudi warplanes bomb civilian targets in Yemen
Saudi warplanes have bombed residential areas in the Sa’ada and Hajjah provinces of Yemen, killing at least 10 civilians, including an entire family. Saudi warplanes have bombed residential areas in the Sa’ada and Hajjah provinces of Yemen, killing…