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Rights Group Condemns Reported Assault on Hussaini Procession in Sayyida Zainab, Syria ………………… The Documentation Center for Human Rights Violations against Shia in Syria strongly condemned what it described as an assault by members of the so-called “General Security” on…

Shia Community in Dearborn Marks Arbaeen with Large Processions ……………… The Shia community in Dearborn, Michigan, commemorated the Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) on Friday evening with large processions and mourning gatherings that moved through the city’s…

ISIS Prisons in Syria Seen as Security Threat to Iraq and the Region ……………….. Prisons holding thousands of ISIS militants in northeastern Syria under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are increasingly viewed as a major regional and…

Saudi Arabia Executes Afghan Citizen for Drug Trafficking ———————- Saudi Arabia has executed an Afghan citizen in Mecca on charges of drug trafficking. According to the Shia News Agency, citing Middle East News, the execution was carried out in line…

Car Bomb Explodes in Damascus ——————— A car bomb exploded in the Al-Mezzeh district of Damascus, the Syrian capital. According to the Shia News Agency, citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the blast occurred near the “Golden” hotel but…

Female Doctor Suspended for Not Attending Independence Day Event ———————————— A female government doctor in North Kashmir’s Bandipura district has been suspended for failing to attend the Independence Day event. According to a report from Muslim Mirror Network, the suspension…

Mob Attacks Muslim Men in UP; Assaults Police Station After Cops Refuse to Hand Over Rescued Victims ————————————— Based on a report from Clarion India, a mob in Etah, Uttar Pradesh, attacked two Muslim men, Fahim and Firoz, whom they…

UN: Afghan Women, Girls ‘Especially Vulnerable’ Under Taliban Rule ———————– Four years after the Taliban’s return to power, the United Nations reports that women and girls in Afghanistan remain “especially vulnerable,” and that more than half of the country’s population…

1.7 Million Afghans Return from Iran, Pakistan: UN ——————————————– According to a report from Xinhua News Agency, a total of 1.7 million Afghan citizens have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan since the beginning of the year. The returns…

Syrian Military Plans Offensive Against Kurdish Forces —————————— The Syrian military is planning a major offensive to seize control of the eastern provinces of Raqqa and Deir Ezzor from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a mostly Kurdish militia that has…