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Israeli forces blow up Palestinian home, demolish another

The Israeli military has blown up the family home of a Palestinian man, who was killed earlier by its forces over an alleged stabbing attack. Amateur footage surfaced online on Tuesday, showing Israeli forces detonating the house, located in the occupied West Bank village of Beit Surik. In a similar …

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Wahhabis’ defeat in Syria caused ‘hysteria’ in Saudi dictatorship: UN envoy

Syria’s Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari (Photo by AFP) Syria’s ambassador to the UN has slammed an anti-Damascus draft resolution recently proposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies, saying it reveals Saudi “hysteria” caused by the failure of its Wahhabi terror plot in the war-torn country. Bashar Ja’afari …

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At least eight militants, two Pakistani soldiers killed in shootout on Afghan border

At least eight militants have been shot dead and two Pakistani soldiers killed in a skirmish along the restive border with Afghanistan, the Pakistani army says. The military said in a statement on Monday that fierce clashes took place along the border in Bajaur in the tribal districts of northwest …

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Bomb in southwest Pakistan attack kills four, including senior police official

At least four people, including a senior police official, have been killed in a bomb attack in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Baluchistan, officials say. The deadly assault occurred in the provincial capital of Quetta on Thursday, when an assailant detonated an explosive vest as a police vehicle was passing …

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Yemen Facing World’s Worst Famine Amid Saudi Aggression, Blockade

Alwaght- Millions of people will die in Yemen, in what will be the world’s worst famine crisis in decades, unless Saudi-led aggressors end devastating blockade the United Nations has warned. The Saudi-led military alliance engaged in an illegal aggression on Yemen tightened its air, land and sea blockade of the …

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El Ejército sirio, Hezbolá y el Hashid al Shaabi liberan totalmente Albu Kamal

El Ejército sirio, Hezbolá y sus aliados han liberado completamente la ciudad de Albu Kamal, junto a la frontera iraquí, que era el último bastión del Daesh en Siria. Los medios militares informaron que el Ejército sirio y sus aliados rodearon el miércoles por la mañana toda la ciudad de …

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President Rouhani Rejects Saudi Anti-Iran Rhetoric

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed the fresh hostile stances the Saudi regime has taken against Tehran, saying he wonders how the kingdom could show hostility towards so many of its neighbors and the regional countries. Addressing a cabinet session of Wednesday morning, President Rouhani criticized the Saudi …

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Routes to Karbala Packed with Pilgrims ahead of Arbaeen

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – As the annual congregation of Shiite Muslims in commemoration of Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), is reaching its climax, thousands of Iranians are crossing the border every hour to reach the Iraqi city of Karbala. Iraq has so far granted …

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Bahraini court postpones trial of rights activist Rajab until Nov. 22

A Bahraini court has postponed until November 22 the trial of prominent Bahraini human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner Nabeel Rajab, who has been kept behind bars over his criticism of the ruling Al Khalifah regime and the Wahhabi ideology. The High Court of Appeal, presided over by Judge Badr al-Abdullah, took the decision against …

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