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Saudi razes hundreds of houses in Shia-majority town
August 15, 2017
Saudi razes hundreds of houses in Shia-majority town
Saudi Arabia has reportedly laid waste to at least 320 houses in an eastern Shia-majority town, which it has placed under siege for about three months. Saudi Arabia has reportedly laid waste to at least 320 houses in an…
Major blast kills 15 in capital of Pakistan’s Balochistan province
August 14, 2017
Major blast kills 15 in capital of Pakistan’s Balochistan province
At least 15 people have been killed in a major explosion in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province. At least 15 people have been killed in a major explosion in the southwestern Pakistani city…
Yemeni forces sink vessel of Saudi-led coalition off Mukha
August 14, 2017
Yemeni forces sink vessel of Saudi-led coalition off Mukha
Yemeni naval forces, backed by fighters from Popular Committees, have reportedly targeted and destroyed a military vessel in a missile attack off the coast of the country’s southwestern province of Ta’izz. Yemeni naval forces, backed by fighters from Popular…
Syrians return home in droves, mostly to Aleppo
August 14, 2017
Syrians return home in droves, mostly to Aleppo
More than 600,000 Syrians have returned to their homes in the seven months from January, mostly to the northwestern province of Aleppo which the government liberated at the end of 2016. More than 600,000 Syrians have returned to their…
Explosion claims lives of three in northwest Pakistan
August 12, 2017
Explosion claims lives of three in northwest Pakistan
At least three people have been killed and over two dozen others injured in a roadside bomb explosion in a tribal district in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border. At least three people have been killed and over…
Terrorists target besieged Shiite towns of Kafraya and Fua’a in Syria
August 12, 2017
Terrorists target besieged Shiite towns of Kafraya and Fua’a in Syria
The terrorist groups violated the truce North-East of Idlib province after attacking the besieged Shiite towns of Kafraya and Fua’a, local sources confirmed on Friday. The terrorist groups violated the truce North-East of Idlib province after attacking the…
ISWF condemns massacre that took place in Shia areas of Afghanistan
August 12, 2017
ISWF condemns massacre that took place in Shia areas of Afghanistan
Imam al-Shirazi World Foundation condemned the massacre of the Afghan Shias, stressing the rapid moves to release dozens of children, women and elderly who were captured by terrorists. Imam al-Shirazi World Foundation condemned the massacre of the Afghan…
Bahrain’s National Security Summons around 40 Activists
August 10, 2017
Bahrain’s National Security Summons around 40 Activists
The National Security Apparatus (NSA) summoned about 40 human rights defenders and political activists for interrogation in the security agency complex in Muharraq. The National Security Apparatus (NSA) summoned about 40 human rights defenders and political activists for…
Shia child dies of Saudi gunshot wounds in Awamiyah
August 10, 2017
Shia child dies of Saudi gunshot wounds in Awamiyah
A child has succumbed to injuries he had sustained after being shot by Saudi forces during their deadly attacks on the besieged Shia town of Awamiyah. A child has succumbed to injuries he had sustained after being shot…
Residents of Mosul have started returning to their city
August 10, 2017
Residents of Mosul have started returning to their city
Residents of Mosul have started returning to the city amid an image of ruins all over the old city. Residents of Mosul have started returning to the city amid an image of ruins all over the old city.…