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		Azerbaijan, Armenia begin prisoner exchange as part of peace deal over Nagorno-Karabakh
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 15, 2020
Azerbaijan, Armenia begin prisoner exchange as part of peace deal over Nagorno-Karabakh
						Azerbaijan and Armenia started the process of exchanging prisoners Monday, a move stipulated in the peace deal between the two ex-Soviet nations that ended recent fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.Azerbaijani authorities said an all-for-all exchange of prisoners and…					
				
			
		Kabul’s Deputy Governor Killed In Bomb Blast
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 15, 2020
Kabul’s Deputy Governor Killed In Bomb Blast
						The deputy governor of Kabul was killed in a blast on Tuesday morning in the Afghan capital, after a bomb attached to his armored vehicle by a magnet was detonated.Mahbubullah Muhibbi is the latest – and one of the highest-profile…					
				
			
		Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service kills 42 ISIS militants, south of Mosul
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 15, 2020
Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service kills 42 ISIS militants, south of Mosul
						The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, announced the killing of 42 ISIS terrorists, south of Mosul.In a press statement, Rasoul said, “The heroic CTS forces raided the so-called “Tigris Sector” in which…					
				
			
		Lebanese scholarly community condemns Saudi Arabia’s demolition of the Imam Hussein Mosque
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 14, 2020
Lebanese scholarly community condemns Saudi Arabia’s demolition of the Imam Hussein Mosque
						The Lebanese scholarly community announced its condemnation of the actions of the Saudi regime in the south of the country.“We deplore what the security forces of the Saudi regime did to demolish the Imam Hussein mosque, peace be upon him,…					
				
			
		Misbah al-Hussein honors the judging committee of Midad al-Bahitheen Competition in Karbala
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 14, 2020
Misbah al-Hussein honors the judging committee of Midad al-Bahitheen Competition in Karbala
						The Misbah al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, which is affiliated with the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Husseini al-Shirazi in Karbala, honored the judging committee of the Midad al-Bahitheen Competition for researchers on the Twentieth…					
				
			
		Civilians wounded and material damage caused by Saudi shelling on Saada, Yemen
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 13, 2020
Civilians wounded and material damage caused by Saudi shelling on Saada, Yemen
						Two Yemeni citizens were wounded by Saudi shelling on the Baqim Border District in Saada province.The Al Masirah Net website reported that the market in the sub-district of Baqim Border District was subjected to missile and artillery shelling, wounding two…					
				
			
		Shia Scholars Council condemns the assassination of journalist in northwest Pakistan
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 13, 2020
Shia Scholars Council condemns the assassination of journalist in northwest Pakistan
						The deputy head of the Shia Scholars Council in Pakistan, Allama Muhammad Ramadan Touqeer, strongly condemned the shooting of a journalist in front of his home in Dera Ismail Khan in the northwest of the country.According to press reports, Touqeer…					
				
			
		Two people killed and others wounded in explosion in the Afghan capital
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 13, 2020
Two people killed and others wounded in explosion in the Afghan capital
						Kabul Police announced that at least two people were killed and two others were wounded following an explosion in the city on Sunday morning.Afghan TV channel quoted Kabul police spokesman saying that the explosion occurred at 7:45 a.m. local time…					
				
			
		Human rights organizations renew their calls to stop violations in Bahrain
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 13, 2020
Human rights organizations renew their calls to stop violations in Bahrain
						Human rights organizations and activists on social media have renewed their calls to the international community to protect and promote basic human rights without prejudice, and to stop the continuing deterioration of human rights in Bahrain.The organizations considered the International…					
				
			
		Afghanistan talks paused until New Year
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 13, 2020
Afghanistan talks paused until New Year
						Peace negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government held in Qatar will be paused until January 5, both sides said on Saturday.The insurgents and the Kabul side both tweeted they had exchanged “preliminary lists of agenda items for the…