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Casualties reported in twin blasts near Afghan Defense Ministry
September 5, 2016
Casualties reported in twin blasts near Afghan Defense Ministry
Two explosions rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday, killing at least 24 people and injuring 90. According to local media reports, the devices were detonated by suicide bombers. Two explosions rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul…
Bus, fuel-tanker crash kills 50 in Afghanistan
September 4, 2016
Bus, fuel-tanker crash kills 50 in Afghanistan
At least 50 people are dead after a bus crashed into a fuel-tanker on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in the southern Afghan province of Zabul. At least 50 people are dead after a bus crashed into a fuel-tanker on…
Over 600 Shia Turkmen women, children under ISIS captivity
September 4, 2016
Over 600 Shia Turkmen women, children under ISIS captivity
More than 600 Shia Turkmen women and children remain under control of ISIS militants, an Iraqi official said on Friday. More than 600 Shia Turkmen women and children remain under control of ISIS militants, an Iraqi official said…
A delegation from Ayatollah Shirazi pilgrimage mission visits number of top clerics’ missions
September 4, 2016
A delegation from Ayatollah Shirazi pilgrimage mission visits number of top clerics’ missions
A delegation from Ayatollah Shirazi pilgrimage mission visited number top clerics’ missions in the holy city of Medina under the management of Hujatul Islam Shaikh Talib Salihi. A delegation from Ayatollah Shirazi pilgrimage mission visited number top clerics’…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi pilgrimage mission starts its daily activities in the holy city of Mecca
September 4, 2016
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi pilgrimage mission starts its daily activities in the holy city of Mecca
Coinciding with the sacred month of Thul Hija, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi pilgrimage mission in the holy city of Mecca has started its daily activities. Coinciding with the sacred month of Thul Hija, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi pilgrimage mission in…
Afghan official: Two killed in Taliban bomb attack
September 1, 2016
Afghan official: Two killed in Taliban bomb attack
Two people were killed in a bomb attack in front of the district governor’s office in Logar province east of the capital, Kabul, Afghan officials said. Two people were killed in a bomb attack in front of the…
Cairo University students dismiss Egypt’s Mufti from the university campus
September 1, 2016
Cairo University students dismiss Egypt’s Mufti from the university campus
Cairo University students in Egypt have held a protest after realizing the Grand Mufti of Egypt Ali Jumaa is inside the university campus. Cairo University students in Egypt have held a protest after realizing the Grand Mufti of…
ISIS buried thousands in 72 mass graves, AP finds
August 31, 2016
ISIS buried thousands in 72 mass graves, AP finds
In exclusive interviews, photos and research, The Associated Press has documented and mapped 72 of the mass graves scattered in ISIS controlled areas. In Syria, AP has obtained locations for 17 mass graves, including one with the bodies of hundreds…
Thirty-nine Ghanaian female Hajj pilgrims repatriated from Saudi Arabia
August 31, 2016
Thirty-nine Ghanaian female Hajj pilgrims repatriated from Saudi Arabia
Some 39 Ghanaian female Hajj pilgrims have been repatriated from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG) has confirmed. Some 39 Ghanaian female Hajj pilgrims have been repatriated from the kingdom of Saudi…
U.N. says 10,000 killed in Yemen war, far more than other estimates
August 31, 2016
U.N. says 10,000 killed in Yemen war, far more than other estimates
At least 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen’s 18-month-old civil war, the United Nations on Tuesday, approaching double the estimates of more than 6,000 cited by officials and aid workers for much of 2016. At least 10,000…