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UN seeks $2.1 billion to stave Yemen off famine in 2017
February 9, 2017
UN seeks $2.1 billion to stave Yemen off famine in 2017
The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched an international appeal for $2.1 billion to provide life-saving assistance to 12 million people in Yemen in 2017. The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched an international appeal for…
HRW: ISIS used Mosul hospital as military base
February 9, 2017
HRW: ISIS used Mosul hospital as military base
As the battle for Mosul unfolds, ISIS is regularly occupying medical facilities and placing civilians and staff there at risk of incoming attacks, according to Lama Fakih, the deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch said. As…
UN: Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity
February 8, 2017
UN: Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity
The scale of violence against the Rohingya Muslims community in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is “revolting and unacceptable,” the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide said, underlining the Government’s responsibility to ensure that populations are protected. The…
Bid to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia moves to High Court
February 8, 2017
Bid to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia moves to High Court
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) says UK fighter jets and bombs sent to Saudi Arabia have been used in war against Yemen in which thousands have died. Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) says UK fighter jets and bombs…
Canadian officials visit Ayatollah Shirazi representative in Montreal
February 8, 2017
Canadian officials visit Ayatollah Shirazi representative in Montreal
Claude Dauphin, President of La Sien Municipal Council, and Bryan Cunningham, Montreal police deputy manager visited Sheikh Salih Sebaweih, Ayatollah Shirazi’s representative in Canada, in the Iranian Islamic Center to express their condemnation over the terrorist attack on the Quebec…
Nine ‘JMB-Shibir men’ charged in Shia mosque attack
February 8, 2017
Nine ‘JMB-Shibir men’ charged in Shia mosque attack
A Bogra court has taken into cognizance the charges pressed against nine militants for the gun attack on a Shia mosque in Bogra in 2015 that killed its muezzin. A Bogra court has taken into cognizance the charges pressed…
UN: $50 million required to clear ISIS’ mines in Mosul
February 8, 2017
UN: $50 million required to clear ISIS’ mines in Mosul
The United Nations says it costs as much as $50 million to remove all mines, explosive devices and booby traps left by the ISIS terrorist group in and around the Iraqi city of Mosul, as government forces and allies prepare…
Austria protesters denounce plans to ban full-face Muslim veils
February 6, 2017
Austria protesters denounce plans to ban full-face Muslim veils
Defending what they say is a woman’s right to choose, some 3,000 people have marched through Austria’s capital, Vienna, to protest at government plans to ban full-face Muslim veils in public spaces. Defending what they say is a…
UNAMA: 3,498 Afghan civilians killed, 7,920 wounded in 2016
February 6, 2017
UNAMA: 3,498 Afghan civilians killed, 7,920 wounded in 2016
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released its annual report regarding civilian casualties incurred during the year 2016. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released its annual report regarding civilian casualties incurred during the…
More than 150 UK mosques hold open day for non-Muslims
February 6, 2017
More than 150 UK mosques hold open day for non-Muslims
More than 150 mosques around the UK will open their doors to non-Muslim visitors this weekend to offer people a better understanding of Islam and the chance to ask questions about the faith. More than 150 mosques around…