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FILE – In this Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 file photo, Shiite Muslim men beat themselves with knives attached to chains during a procession to mark …
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Ministry of Interior denies permitting rallies
KUWAIT CITY, March 7: The Ministry of Interior (MOI) denied Wednesday the credibility of recent social media circulations on granting a security permission to rally …
Read More »White house condemns attack on Iranian Shi’ite pilgrims in Iraq
WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday condemned an attack in Hilla, Iraq, that killed about 100 people, most of them Iranian …
Read More »Four Shiite women killed in Pakistan bus attack
Quetta, Pakistan, Oct 4, 2016 (AFP) –Gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire on a moving bus in Pakistan and killed four women from the Shiite …
Read More »‘65 people arrested’ – Shiite cleric to be deported
KUWAIT CITY, March 10: Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Border Security Affairs at the Interior Ministry Major General Faisal Al-Saneen disclosed that concerned authorities at Kuwait …
Read More »Court imposes fine on local cleric for anti-Shia comment
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 11: The Criminal Court ordered the Kuwaiti cleric Othman Al-Khamees to pay a fine of KD 20,000 in a case filed against …
Read More »Bahrain busts Iran-linked terror cell – MANAMA ARREST OF 47 FOILS IMMINENT ATTACKS
DUBAI, Nov 5, (Agencies): Bahrain said Wednesday it has uncovered a “terrorist organisation” linked to Iran and arrested 47 of its members, foiling imminent attacks …
Read More »One dead in IS-claimed attack – Blast on Shiite shrine hits Ashura mourners
DHAKA, Oct 24, (Agencies): The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the bombing of the main Shiite shrine in the Bangladeshi capital Saturday that killed …
Read More »‘MoI won’t allow undermining security of Mosques, Husseiniyat’
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 24: Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah Friday reaffirmed he would not allow the security of mosques, Husseiniyat …
Read More »Suicide bomber kills 11 – 6 children among dead in mosque blast
QUETTA, Pakistan, Oct 23, (AFP): A suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque killing at least 11 Shiite minority Muslims, including six children, and …
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