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Iraqi-French agreement on museum development, Islamic artifacts

Iraqi-French agreement on museum development, Islamic artifacts

Iraqi museum experts discussed with the management of the French Louvre Museum the mechanisms for developing museum cultural and scientific programs and using their invaluable contents to introduce important human heritage, most notably the artifacts of the ancient Islamic civilization.…
Egypt’s Sisi wins third term as president after amending constitution

Egypt’s Sisi wins third term as president after amending constitution

Faced no serious challengers, Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has won a third six-year term with 89.6% of the vote, the Egyptian electoral commission has announced. The president was able to claim the top job after Egypt’s constitution was amended…
Iraq: ISIS terrorist sentenced to death for committing terrorist operations

Iraq: ISIS terrorist sentenced to death for committing terrorist operations

The Anbar Criminal Court sentenced an ISIS terrorist to death for carrying out various terrorist operations. The Judicial Gazette reported that the terrorist was tasked with bringing weapons and explosives into the Abu Ghraib area from the city of Fallujah.…
Pakistan employs artificial rain to fight smog for first time

Pakistan employs artificial rain to fight smog for first time

Artificial rain was used for the first time in Pakistan on Saturday in a bid to combat hazardous levels of smog in the megacity of Lahore, VOA reported. The government says it used the cloud seeding technology gifted to the…
Kashmir: 2010 sectarian clashes bring Shia leader Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi to court

Kashmir: 2010 sectarian clashes bring Shia leader Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi to court

The top Shia leader and President of the Jammu and Kashmir Anjuman Sharie Shian Association appeared before the court in Bandipora, Kashmir Life reported. The local court had issued a warrant to Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi Al-Safavi in connection with…
11 policemen martyred in terrorist attack on police station in southeast Iran

11 policemen martyred in terrorist attack on police station in southeast Iran

At least 11 Iranian police officers were martyred in an overnight terrorist attack on a police station in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, the state television reported Friday. Seven other cups were injured, while some assailants were killed and others…
Kuwait’s Emir passes away at 86 after 3 years in power

Kuwait’s Emir passes away at 86 after 3 years in power

Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, died on Saturday at the age of 86 due to his deteriorating health condition in the hospital, Kuwait state TV reported, citing the official statement by the Amiri Diwan of Kuwait.…
Imam Hussein Charity launches ‘Chill for Change’ project

Imam Hussein Charity launches ‘Chill for Change’ project

Imam Hussein Chairty based in London has their annual Afghanistan winter appeal campaign but this year they have a special project for the campaign, ‘Chill for Change’. The idea behind this is that 3 Shia personalities, Mulla Ali Fadhil, Mulla…
Pakistan: 3 cops killed, 2 injured after police headquarters comes under attack in Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistan: 3 cops killed, 2 injured after police headquarters comes under attack in Pakhtunkhwa

Three policemen were killed while another two were injured in Pakistan after the local police headquarters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district came under attack, Dawn news agency reported Today. According to the Police statement, one of several militants first exploded…
Almost 500,000 returning Afghans in desperate need of food, shelter to survive winter, warn aid agencies

Almost 500,000 returning Afghans in desperate need of food, shelter to survive winter, warn aid agencies

International non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have issued a dire warning about the plight of nearly half a million Afghans who have recently returned to their homeland. The Norwegian Refugee Council, alongside eight other aid agencies, is calling for increased international support…
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