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Afghan civilian casualties hit a record 11,000 in 2015
The number of Afghan civilians killed and wounded surpassed 11,000 in 2015 - the highest number recorded since the US-led invasion more than 14 years ago. The United Nations said in its annual report released on Sunday there were 3,545 civilian fatalities and 7,457 people wounded with children paying a particularly heavy toll. The total of 11,002.. More -
Russian-backed Aleppo offensive 'kills hundreds'
At least 500 people, including 89 civilians, have been killed since the Russian-backed offensive on Aleppo province began earlier this month, a monitoring group has said. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Wednesday that at least 500 people have been killed since the Syrian regime, backed by Russian air strikes, launched.. More -
UN: Aleppo siege could cut off food supplies to 300,000
Hundreds of thousands of Syrian civilians in opposition-held areas in Aleppo city are under threat of being cut off from basic food supplies amid expectations of a looming siege by regime forces, the United Nations has warned. The UN said on Tuesday that it is worried regime advances could block the last link for civilians in opposition-held parts.. More -
Saudi Arabia, Turkey to conduct joint military exercise
A meeting with Turkish Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar that coincided with a visit with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, has revealed that Turkey and Saudi Arabia will conduct joint military exercises. Sources have said that the bilateral strategy would be a decisive decision based on "a common strategy based on a common threat". The two.. More -
Thousands of Syrians brave cold, rain at Turkish border
Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees have gathered near a border crossing with Turkey after fleeing a major regime offensive on opposition-held areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday that his country would keep its "open border policy" for the refugees, adding that 5,000 of them have.. More -
Deadly shooting rocks East Jerusalem
Three Palestinian men have been shot and killed by Israeli police after a shooting incident, which left a female police officer dead and another injured in occupied East Jerusalem. Police said the Palestinians were armed with guns, knives and explosives, and opened fire at Israeli authorities at the Damascus Gate on Wednesday. Two Israeli female police.. More -
Israel demolishes EU-funded Palestinian buildings
Israeli forces demolished 24 Palestinian buildings in a disputed military zone in the West Bank Tuesday, including 10 funded by the European Union, leaving families homeless, authorities and residents said. Soldiers destroyed the structures in and around the village of Khirbet Jenbah south of Hebron, the Association of Civil Rights in Israel said... More -
Australia court: Imprisoning refugees offshore is legal
Australia's High Court has ruled the government's offshore detention of refugees is legal, sparking an outcry from the UN and human rights groups. The verdict, announced on Wednesday, paves the way for 267 asylum-seekers currently in Australia to be deported to the Pacific island of Nauru. The group includes 39 children as well as 33 babies who were.. More -
Israel blocks entry to Ramallah for non-residents
Israel on Monday blocked entry for non-residents to the West Bank city of Ramallah, where the Palestinian Authority is based, after a shooting attack the previous day that wounded three soldiers, the army said. "In accordance with situation assessments following yesterday's shooting attack in Beit El, security measures have been taken in the area.. More -
1,600 Syrians flee to Turkey following regime attacks
In the past two days, at least 1,635 Syrians crossed into Turkey to flee attacks by regime forces in war-torn Syria. The fresh flow of refugees came as the Assad regime continued to pound the Turkmen Mountain region. Predominantly-Turkmen areas of Latakia’s Bayirbucak region have recently been targeted by Russian airstrikes. Thousands of Turkmen.. More -
Turkey summons Russia envoy over 'new airspace breach'
A Russian SU-34 jet has violated Turkish airspace despite radar warnings, Turkey's foreign ministry said, and the Russian ambassador was summoned over the incident. The ministry said in a statement on Saturday that the violation, which allegedly occurred on Friday, was a clear sign that Russia wanted issues between the two countries to escalate. The.. More -
Syria opposition threatens to walk out of Geneva talks
Syria's main opposition bloc has threatened to pull out of United Nation's-sponsored peace talks in Geneva if crimes of Bashar al-Assad's government persisted. Representatives of the group, known as the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), landed in the Swiss capital late on Saturday, a day after a delegation representing the Assad regime arrived and.. More -
A dozen refugees die in boat disaster off Greek island
At least 12 people, including eight children, have drowned after a boat carrying refugees capsized in the eastern Aegean Sea, the Greek coastguard told Al Jazeera on Thursday. In the latest boat disaster involving refugees trying to reach Europe, authorities recovered the bodies of five boys, three girls, three men and one woman off the Greek island.. More -
Sweden to expel up to 80,000 refugees
Sweden intends to expel as many as 80,000 refugees and migrants who arrived in 2015 and whose applications for asylum have been rejected. "We are talking about 60,000 people, but the number could climb to 80,000," Interior Minister Anders Ygeman was quoted as saying by Swedish media. He added on Wednesday the government has asked police.. More -
Denmark to seize valuables from refugees
The Danish parliament on Tuesday approved a controversial bill allowing authorities to confiscate valuables of refugees while they process their asylum. Under the bill, dubbed the "jewelry law" by Danish media, authorities can seize assets of refugees to pay for their food and lodging. Asylum seekers are required to tell the Danish authorities.. More
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School of Faith in Ten Days of Thul-Hijjah
The believing human self needs strong provocations in order to awaken whenever it is enveloped by laziness in...
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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
The believing human self needs strong provocations in order to awaken whenever it is enveloped by laziness in relation...
