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Taliban commander disguised as a woman in Paktika province   National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has arrested a Taliban commander disguised as a woman in Paktika province. A statement released by NDS on Wednesday identifies the…

Taliban forces in Afghanistan have added scores of children to their ranks   Taliban forces in Afghanistan have added scores of children to their ranks since mid-2015 in violation of the international prohibition on the use of child soldiers, Human Rights Watch said today.…

airstrikes hitting a city’s bakery, and resulting in the death of 15 civilians who were lining up outside to buy bread   An early dawn US air raid against the Syrian city of Shadadi ended with airstrikes hitting a city’s…

underage at the time but were sentenced to death by Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court   The rights organization launched a campaign on Friday for Ali al-Nimr, Abdullah al-Zaher and Dawood Marhoon, who were arrested in 2012, over their alleged…

Dar al-Uloom Publishing House has participated in the 47th edition of Cairo International Book Fair   Following the directives of the Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, which call for the dissemination of the sciences…

At least six Afghan security personnel were killed on Saturday in two separate attacks   At least six Afghan security personnel were killed on Saturday in two separate attacks carried out by Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan. According to officials,…

12 others arrested in an operation by paramilitary troops in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Baluchistan   At least ten separatist insurgents were killed and 12 others arrested in an operation by paramilitary troops in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Baluchistan, officials…

Saudi authorities closed a shia mosque in Ahsaa on Friday   Saudi authorities closed a shia mosque in Ahsaa on Friday, as tensions rise over the execution of prominent cleric, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.  Khabir Electronic Newspaper reported that the Saudi…

protest was held in Qatif in the restive Eastern Province, where protestors chanted “Death to Al Saud”   Thousands of people hold rallies in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to mark the 40th day since the execution of prominent cleric Sheikh…

The stark account of the war’s toll came as warnings multiplied about Aleppo   According to Syrian Center for policy Research (SCPR) Syria’s national wealth, infrastructure and institutions have been “almost obliterated” by the “catastrophic impact” of nearly five years…