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Two killed as Saudi police intensify attacks on besieged Shia-populated town

Two killed as Saudi police intensify attacks on besieged Shia-populated town

Saudi security forces have killed at least two young men in a besieged town in the kingdom’s Shia-populated Eastern Province, as the Riyadh regime continues its heavy-tactics crackdown there, targeting dissidents.   Saudi security forces have killed at least two…
Officials: 19,000 Daesh militants, supporters in Iraq, Syria

Officials: 19,000 Daesh militants, supporters in Iraq, Syria

High-ranking Iraqi security officials say there are about 7,000 Daesh terrorists and supporters remaining in the Arab country.   High-ranking Iraqi security officials say there are about 7,000 Daesh terrorists and supporters remaining in the Arab country. The sheer number…
Hashd al-Sha’abi fighters to participate in liberation of Tal Afar: Abadi

Hashd al-Sha’abi fighters to participate in liberation of Tal Afar: Abadi

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says pro-government fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), commonly known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, will take part in a planned offensive to recapture the northern city of Tal Afar from the Daesh…
Bahrainis rally to remember crackdown martyrs

Bahrainis rally to remember crackdown martyrs

Bahrainis have rallied throughout the Gulf island in remembrance of those killed during the regime’s years-long crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations.     Bahrainis have rallied throughout the Gulf island in remembrance of those killed during the regime’s years-long crackdown…
Saudi Shias told to leave Awamiyah or die: Sources

Saudi Shias told to leave Awamiyah or die: Sources

Local sources in al-Awamiyah town in Saudi Arabia’s Shia-populated Eastern Province say the locals have been told to either leave their homes or face death at the hands of security forces.   Local sources in al-Awamiyah town in Saudi Arabia’s…
UN slams Saudi Arabia for turning back oil tankers from Yemeni port

UN slams Saudi Arabia for turning back oil tankers from Yemeni port

The United Nations has hit out at Saudi Arabia for preventing four oil tankers from reaching the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah.   The United Nations has hit out at Saudi Arabia for preventing four oil tankers from reaching…
Taliban militants kill 26 Afghan troops in raid on Kandahar army base

Taliban militants kill 26 Afghan troops in raid on Kandahar army base

Taliban militants have killed at least 26 Afghan soldiers and injured 30 more in an attack on an army base in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar Province.     Taliban militants have killed at least 26 Afghan soldiers and injured 30 more…
One killed as Saudi forces shell homes in Shia town

One killed as Saudi forces shell homes in Shia town

 Saudi regime forces have launched a fresh wave of shelling attacks against a besieged town in Saudi Arabia’s Shia-populated Eastern Province, killing at least one person and damaging several houses.       Saudi regime forces have launched a fresh wave…
Imam Hassan al-Mojtaba Conference to be held in Iraq

Imam Hassan al-Mojtaba Conference to be held in Iraq

The fourth Imam Hassan al-Mojtaba Conference will be held in Iraq with a focus on Quranic studies.     The fourth Imam Hassan al-Mojtaba Conference will be held in Iraq with a focus on Quranic studies. “Seerah, or biography of…
Saudi forces shell Awamiyah and arrest a number of clerics

Saudi forces shell Awamiyah and arrest a number of clerics

Saudi forces have shelled the town of Awamiya in the eastern province of Qatif on Wednesday, the capital of the mainly Shiite Muslim kingdom, and arrested a number of people, including clerics.     Saudi forces have shelled the town…
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