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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…

Saud’s first year in power has seen the country’s human rights record deteriorate markedly   King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s first year in power has seen the country’s human rights record deteriorate markedly, Amnesty International said. Despite limited improvements in…

The picture, which was taken by an amateur photographer, provoked ire among social media activists in Saudi Arabia   General Directorate of Education in the Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia has launched an urgent investigation over a placard containing the…

The Syrian army continued its military advances in Sheikh Meskeen region   The Syrian army continued its military advances in Sheikh Meskeen region in Dara’a province, and won back several strategic buildings after inflicting heavy losses on the militants in…