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Dozens of buses have arrived in Kefraya and al-Foua, both in Syria’s northwestern Idlib Province, as part of an evacuation deal to get locals out of the Shia-majority towns, which have long been besieged by foreign-backed militants.     Dozens…

Dozens of Shia people staged a demonstration on Monday outside the Election Commission of Pakistan’s provincial office in Karachi to protest against its decision of allowing ringleaders of banned takfiri terrorist outfits (Sipah-e-Sahaba/ASWJ and others) to contest polls with difference…

At least 54 people have been released from a prison run by Taliban in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand, where militants are in control of the majority of districts.     At least 54 people have been released from a…

United Nations (UN) figures show that the number of civilian deaths in Afghanistan’s long-running conflict hit a record high of 1,692 fatalities in the first six months of 2018.   United Nations (UN) figures show that the number of civilian…

The Head of Monitoring and Documentation at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) Enas Oun reported on Sunday that Bahraini detainee Mohammed Al-Am was “severely beaten”.      The Head of Monitoring and Documentation at the Bahrain Center for…

A visually-impaired Egyptian girl has learned the entire Quran by heart despite suffering from cancer.     A visually-impaired Egyptian girl has learned the entire Quran by heart despite suffering from cancer. Hunain Ashraf Abolainan Muhammad, 9, began memorizing the…

Saudi Arabia’s ground and air attacks on Yemen’s Hudaydah have displaced some 35,000 families so far, says the UN.   Saudi Arabia’s ground and air attacks on Yemen’s Hudaydah have displaced some 35,000 families so far, says the UN. “As…

 Militants have launched a fresh attack on civilians and security forces in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul with police reporting multiple casualties.     Militants have launched a fresh attack on civilians and security forces in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul with police…

The third edition of a Quran memorization competition for mothers in Oman will be organized by the Cultural Committee of Rustaq city in northern part of the country.    The third edition of a Quran memorization competition for mothers in…

A Bahraini court has rejected the appeal of three dissidents sentenced to 10 years in prison.      A Bahraini court has rejected the appeal of three dissidents sentenced to 10 years in prison.  The court on Wednesday found the…