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More than 2,000 Saudi gunmen operate for ISIL and recruitment via Twitter and YouTube (World)

More than 2,000 Saudi gunmen operate for ISIL and recruitment via Twitter and YouTube (World)

Terrorist organizations employ between 2,000 and 2,500 gunmen of Saudi nationality.   An expert in terrorist groups told Al-Hayat newspaper that assessments of research centers and monitors indicate that the number of Saudi fighters reached approximately 2,500, most of them…
ISIL allegedly kills 400 Iraqi troops with chlorine gas (Fallujah- Iraq)

ISIL allegedly kills 400 Iraqi troops with chlorine gas (Fallujah- Iraq)

ISIL allegedly killed at least 400 Iraqi soldiers in a chlorine gas attack on an army battalion in the Iraqi city of Fallujah.  A lawmaker from the Shia-dominated National Iraqi alliance said that ISIL killed 400 soldiers they besieged in…
Shia Rights Watch demands Iraqi authorities to conduct a detailed investigation over Badoush Prison in Mosul (World)

Shia Rights Watch demands Iraqi authorities to conduct a detailed investigation over Badoush Prison in Mosul (World)

Shia Right Watch Organization demanded the Iraqi authorities and the Iraqi judiciary system to conduct an extensive transparent investigation to reveal all the details of Badoush Prison’s incident, especially when a lot of testimonies received by the organization refer to…
Forum in Holy Najaf to discuss “Role of Hussaini Woman in Mahdawi uprising” (Holy Najaf- Iraq)

Forum in Holy Najaf to discuss “Role of Hussaini Woman in Mahdawi uprising” (Holy Najaf- Iraq)

The second edition of a national forum titled “Role of Hussaini Woman in Mahdawi Uprising” will be held by the Women Studies and Research Center affiliated to the Religious Affairs Department of the Imam Ali Holy Shrine.    The director…
Grand Ayatollah Sayed SadiqShirazi’s Hajj expedition continues its visits to other Hajj expeditions and receives their representatives (Holy Medina- Saudi Arabia)

Grand Ayatollah Sayed SadiqShirazi’s Hajj expedition continues its visits to other Hajj expeditions and receives their representatives (Holy Medina- Saudi Arabia)

Representatives of Hajj expedition of the Eminent Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, have continued their visits as part of a program of exchanging visits with other hajj expeditions of religious authorities.   A number…
Three killed in firing on hotel mostly Shiite in Hussainabad (Karachi – Pakistan)

Three killed in firing on hotel mostly Shiite in Hussainabad (Karachi – Pakistan)

At least three people were killed and many injured as a group of unknown men opened fire at a local hotel in the Hussainabad area of Karachi.   Dunya News reported that the unknown armed bike riders opened fire on…
Iraqi army breaks siege on ISIL-besieged troopers (Anbar – Iraq)

Iraqi army breaks siege on ISIL-besieged troopers (Anbar – Iraq)

Iraqi army forces, backed by volunteer Shia fighters, have managed to break a siege by ISIL Takfiri terrorists on hundreds of soldiers in an area of the western province of al-Anbar.   Army spokesman Lieutenant General Qassim al-Moussawi said that…
Senior Saudi cleric issues a fatwa prohibiting performing Hajj every year (Hajj)

Senior Saudi cleric issues a fatwa prohibiting performing Hajj every year (Hajj)

A senior Saudi cleric has issued a controversial fatwa that prohibits performing Hajj every year regarding it as a sin and a way of deforming the image of Islam.   The fatwa caused a controversy on social networking where people…
Senior Saudi Shia cleric calls Minister of Education to dismantle radical

Senior Saudi Shia cleric calls Minister of Education to dismantle radical

A senior Shia cleric from Al-Ahsa, directed a speech to the Minster of Education Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, demanding him to dismantle some of the radical thoughts which dominate the society for decades.    The statement which was a part of…
14 Bahraini activists are condemned to life in prison

14 Bahraini activists are condemned to life in prison

A court in Bahrain sentenced 14 activists to life in prison in connection with an explosion that wounded four policemen last year.    Since mid-February 2011, thousands of anti-regime protesters have held numerous demonstrations in the streets of Bahrain, calling…
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