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Shelter-less Shia pilgrims stuck at Pakistani Taftan border for more than 2 weeks
August 16, 2017
Shelter-less Shia pilgrims stuck at Pakistani Taftan border for more than 2 weeks
Hundreds of Shia pilgrims have been forced to prolong their stay at the Taftan border on the pretext of security threat for more than two weeks but government and security agencies have failed to counter that particular threat and provide…
ISIS claims responsibility for massacre of civilians in north of Afghanistan
August 16, 2017
ISIS claims responsibility for massacre of civilians in north of Afghanistan
The so-called Islamic State, ISIS, terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, has claimed responsibility for the massacre of scores of civilians in northern Sar-e-Pul province. The so-called Islamic State, ISIS, terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, has…
WHO: Over half million Yemenis infected with cholera since April
August 16, 2017
WHO: Over half million Yemenis infected with cholera since April
The World Health Organization (WHO) says more than 500,000 people have been affected by cholera in war-torn Yemen since the epidemic broke out in late April, as the waterborne disease has killed nearly 2,000 others in the impoverished nation during…
Baghdad Operations command centre prepares for Imam al-Jawad’s martyrdom anniversary
August 16, 2017
Baghdad Operations command centre prepares for Imam al-Jawad’s martyrdom anniversary
Baghdad Operations Command held a meeting with the participation of a delegation from the Jawadayn holy shrine, a number of representatives of the security services, service agencies and officials of the processions, Mawakib, in Karkh and Rusafa. Baghdad Operations…
SRW calls on Pakistani government to end massacres against Shias.
August 16, 2017
SRW calls on Pakistani government to end massacres against Shias.
The International Organization of Shia Rights Watch has condemned the terrorist attacks targeting Shias in Pakistan, demanding that the authorities bear their legal and moral responsibility to protect the Shias from the brutality of terrorist groups, stressing that the people…
A prominent Shia man shot dead in Dera Ismail Khan
August 15, 2017
A prominent Shia man shot dead in Dera Ismail Khan
Another Shia notable of Dera Ismail Khan embraced martyrdom due to firing of proscribed ASWJ terrorists on Sunday. Another Shia notable of Dera Ismail Khan embraced martyrdom due to firing of proscribed ASWJ terrorists on Sunday. The Shia Muslims’…
Taliban capture control of Ghormach in northern Faryab province
August 15, 2017
Taliban capture control of Ghormach in northern Faryab province
The Taliban insurgents have captured the control of Ghormach district in northern Faryab province after days of heavy gun battle. The Taliban insurgents have captured the control of Ghormach district in northern Faryab province after days of heavy gun…
Protests across Bahrain prior to Independence Day
August 15, 2017
Protests across Bahrain prior to Independence Day
Hundreds of citizens took part in peaceful protests in different Bahraini villages as Bahrain’s Independence Day approaches. Hundreds of citizens took part in peaceful protests in different Bahraini villages as Bahrain’s Independence Day approaches. Demonstrators held anti-regime slogans and…
Yemenis mark anniversary of Saudi airstrike on Sa’ada school
August 15, 2017
Yemenis mark anniversary of Saudi airstrike on Sa’ada school
Yemeni children have rallied outside the UN building in the capital Sana’a, marking the first anniversary of the death of 10 children in a Saudi airstrike. Yemeni children have rallied outside the UN building in the capital Sana’a,…
Saudi razes hundreds of houses in Shia-majority town
August 15, 2017
Saudi razes hundreds of houses in Shia-majority town
Saudi Arabia has reportedly laid waste to at least 320 houses in an eastern Shia-majority town, which it has placed under siege for about three months. Saudi Arabia has reportedly laid waste to at least 320 houses in an…