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ten people have been killed and ten others wounded in an explosion   At least ten people have been killed and ten others wounded in an explosion that struck the Afghan capital city of Kabul. According to media sources, the…

40 others were injured in three terrorist bombings that rocked al-Sayeda Zainab town in Damascus   30 people were martyred and 40 others were injured in three terrorist bombings that rocked al-Sayeda Zainab town in Damascus countryside. The attacks, which…

 Egypt has decided to close Imam Hussein Mosque in Cairo to bar Shia Muslims   The Endowments Ministry in Egypt has decided to close Imam Hussein Mosque in Cairo to bar Shia Muslims from practicing their rituals. The decision came…

Three rights groups in Bahrain have condemned recent jail term extensions   Three rights groups in Bahrain have condemned recent jail term extensions for at least 57 Bahraini prisoners.  In a joint statement, the Americans for Democracy and Human Rights…

bomb and shooting attack at a Shia mosque in the region of al-Ahsa   Five people are reportedly killed in a bomb and shooting attack at a Shia mosque in the region of al-Ahsa, in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, which…

report confirmed the emergence of “further evidence of the torture and mistreatment of detainees” from Bahrain   Human Rights Watch in its annual report confirmed the emergence of “further evidence of the torture and mistreatment of detainees” from Bahrain. The…

Sources in Yemen said that several Shia families had been forced to go into hiding     Sources in Yemen said that several Shia families had been forced to go into hiding after militias targeted their homes and business in…

At least 15 people were killed and many others wounded on Tuesday by two explosions   At least 15 people were killed and many others wounded on Tuesday by two explosions that rocked Syria’s central city of Homs, state news agency SANA said. A booby-trapped car…

Chief Mullah Fazlullah has reportedly been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan   Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Chief Mullah Fazlullah has reportedly been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan. According to unconfirmed reports, a drone strike was conducted on Fazlullah’s…

Syrian pro-government forces captured a strategic southern rebel town close to the Jordanian border   Syrian pro-government forces captured a strategic southern rebel town close to the Jordanian border after weeks of fighting, a monitor said on Tuesday. The Syrian…