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Fallujah offensive traps thousands of Iraqi civilians
The UN and humanitarian organizations are concerned over the fate of some 50,000 civilians trapped in Fallujah, a town situated west of Baghdad and the site of an Iraqi army offensive. The Norwegian Refugee Council's Becky Bakr Abdulla recalled stories told to her by families who managed to escape Fallujah, where the Iraqi army has shelled areas since.. More -
Egypt 'unjustly' jailed scores of protesters
Egyptian authorities have “unjustly” jailed dozens of protesters since May, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. “Egyptian courts have sentenced more than 150 people to prison terms since the beginning of May 2016 for participating in peaceful protests or spreading false information,” the statement read. Nadim Houry, HRW’s.. More -
Syria opposition forces set 48-hour deadline to end regime assault
Syrian opposition groups have said that they will no longer abide by a ceasefire deal unless the Syrian regime army ends a major offensive on their positions in the suburbs of Damascus within 48 hours. A statement by the Free Syrian Army (FSA), signed by nearly 30 opposition groups that operate across Syria, said that they would deem the ceasefire.. More -
EgyptAir flight to Cairo disappears from radar
EgyptAir has confirmed that flight 804, traveling from Paris to Cairo, has disappeared with 56 passengers and 10 crew members on board. According to EgyptAir, the plane took off from Paris' Charles De Gaulle Airport shortly after 11pm local time. Three of those on board were children, including one infant, and three of the crew members were security.. More -
Intense fighting in Deir Az Zor
Hundreds of pro-regime troops have been killed in Aleppo and Deir Az Zor provinces as opposition armed groups and regime forces fight over control of several areas, according to sources. At least 170 pro-regime troops have been killed in clashes that occurred in Khan Touman and Deir Az-Zor city, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).. More -
Palestinians in north Lebanon mark Nakba
Palestinian factions Saturday held a commemoration in north Lebanon to mark the Nakba one day ahead of its 68th anniversary. The state-run National News Agency reported that dozens of Palestinians at the Baddawi refugee camp waved their country’s flag and chanted slogans against Israel. “The Palestinian people are adherent to the right.. More -
Senior Hezbollah commander killed in Syria
Lebanon’s Shia Hezbollah group announced Friday that one of its senior commanders in Syria has been killed. In a statement, Hezbollah said that Mustafa Badreddine, a field commander in Syria and a suspect in the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafic Hariri, was killed on Tuesday in a blast near Damascus International Airport. It is still.. More -
Diplomats meet in Paris for Syria peace push
Representatives of Britain, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Turkey and the European Union are in Paris to try to relaunch the Syrian peace process. Monday's meeting of the Friends of Syria - an international diplomatic group - was to take place in the presence of Riad Hijab, head of the moderate Syrian opposition.. More -
Israel strikes Gaza Strip for fourth day
Israeli warplanes carried out two airstrikes early Saturday in the southern Gaza Strip, although no casualties were reported, according to eyewitnesses. The first raid targeted agricultural land in the Al-Zanna area of the city of Khan Yunis, while the second targeted the city’s southeastern Al-Fukhari area. The airstrikes reportedly damaged.. More -
Members of Iran's elite force killed in Syria clashes
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have lost 13 troops in Syria in recent days with 21 others wounded, Iranian media reported. It was Iran's biggest loss of forces within such a short time, based on official figures. The names of those killed and when their remains will be repatriated will be announced later, the Guards said on Saturday. All were from.. More -
US, Russia reach deal on ceasefire in Syria's Aleppo
An agreement has been reached with Russia to extend a ceasefire in Syria to Aleppo province, including the besieged city of Aleppo, the US State Department said. The expansion went into effect on Wednesday just after midnight in Damascus (02:00 GMT), the State Department said, noting an "overall decrease in violence" since then despite some.. More -
UN warns of new siege in eastern Aleppo
The UN warned Wednesday that recent fighting in Syria have created possibility of new besieged areas, including eastern Aleppo. Speaking after an International Syria Support Group (ISSG) meeting in Geneva, the head of the UN’s humanitarian efforts in Syria, Jan Egeland, told reporters: "The horrific fighting and bombardment in recent days.. More -
Opposition coalition fight against regime forces in Aleppo
Fierce clashes raged overnight on the edges of Syria's second city Aleppo after a major opposition offensive, an AFP correspondent said Wednesday. A coalition of opposition groups fighting under the name "Fatah Halab" launched the assault on Bashar al-Assad's forces with a tunnel bomb on Tuesday. Opposition fighters initially advanced from.. More -
Opposition coalition fight against regime forces in Aleppo
Fierce clashes raged overnight on the edges of Syria's second city Aleppo after a major opposition offensive, an AFP correspondent said Wednesday. A coalition of opposition groups fighting under the name "Fatah Halab" launched the assault on Bashar al-Assad's forces with a tunnel bomb on Tuesday. Opposition fighters initially advanced from.. More -
Turkey approves law among final hurdles for EU visa deal
Turkey's parliament has approved a law on setting up a panel to monitor discipline for law enforcement officials, one of the last hurdles remaining before the country wins visa-free access to Europe for its nationals. The 28-nation European Union depends on Ankara's cooperation to maintain a March pact that has helped stem the flow of refugees and.. More
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School of Faith in Ten Days of Thul-Hijjah
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The Status of Hajj in Islam
Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam; Allah, The Exalted, ordained it in the ninth year after Hijrah (the Prophet's,...
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School of Faith in Ten Days of Thul-Hijjah
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