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19/08/2021

At least 30 people were injured in a powerful blast that hit a procession of Shiite Muslims in Pakistan's Bahawalnagar, located in the eastern province of Punjab

07/05/2020

PMU thwarts ISIS infiltration attempt in Samarra
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The Samarra Operations Command of the Popular Mobilization Units announced that it had thwarted an infiltration attempt of ISIS terrorists in the area of Tal Toujan.
A statement by the Command stated that intelligence information has confirmed that ISIS terrorists intended to infiltrate into the Samarra operations sector.
The statement added that a force from the 313th Brigade set up a trap outside the sector, as it confronted the terrorists and forced them to flee.
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06/05/2020

Pope Francis has accepted the proposal from the Higher of Human Fraternity for May 14, 2020, to be a Day of Prayer and Fasting and Works of Charity, to implore God to help overcome the coronavirus pandemic.
The Father made this after praying the Regina Caeli from the Library of the Apostolic Vatican Palace on Mary 3.
“We began May a short while ago, month par excellence, during which the faithful love to visit Shrines dedicated to Our Lady,” Pope Francis said. “This year, because of the health situation, we go spiritually to these places of faith and devotion, to place in the Holy Virgin’s heart our worries, , and plans for the future.
“And, as prayer is a value, I have accepted the proposal of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity so that next May 14 believers of all religions unite spiritually in a Day of Prayer and Fasting and Works of Charity, to implore God to help humanity overcome the coronavirus Remember: May 14, all together, believers of different traditions, to pray, fast, and do works of charity.”

06/05/2020

The killed 9 Taliban militants during a raid in North-eastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, the Special Operations said.
The Taliban militants had gathered in Yaftal Bala district of Badakhshan and were planning to launch an attack.
However, the Special Operations Corps in a statement said the Afghan forces launched a raid to thwart the attack plan and killed at least 9 militants during the raid.
The statement further added that the security forces also wounded 7 other militants and cleared 7 villages during the same raid.
The Taliban group has not commented regarding the raid so far.
is among the relatively volatile provinces in North-eastern parts of the country where Taliban militants and terrorists belonging to other groups are actively operating and often attempt to carry out the

06/05/2020

Muslims in South Korea on Monday decided to reopen mosques as of today, May 6, as the country reported no locally case of the coronavirus for the third day in a row.
With boost in confidence about overcoming worst of COVID-19 pandemic, the Muslims in South Korea announced to open mosques for worshippers.
In a statement, Seoul-based Korea Muslim Federation advised Muslims of the country to follow government measures against the COVID-19 and maintaining a one-meter distance during prayers.
“All Muslims should follow all conditions which may prevent the spread of COVID-19,” the statement added.
Following the outbreak of the pandemic, the government had asked communities to reduce gatherings to help stem the spread of the deadly infection.
The federation has asked the Muslims to use hand sanitizer, wear face masks, and register themselves before entering the mosque for records.
The has also decided to gradually begin opening schools from next week.
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the country’s total number of confirmed cases rose to 10,801 after eight more imported cases of the deadly infection were on Monday.
Two more patients died due to the virus, raising the toll to 252.
Some 9,217 patients have recovered making up 85% of the total number of infected persons in the country. South Korea has conducted 633,921 tests since Jan 3.

06/05/2020

of the forces for the agreement in the province of Al-Hodeidah during the month of April reached 2787.
A statistic by the Liaison and Coordination Officers Operations Room in Al-Hodeidah said that the coalition violations during the month of April included 17 attacks on Kilo 16, City Max and Al-Khamri.
It pointed out that the included the flight of 29 warplanes above al-Jabaliya, al-Mandhar, Kilo 16, Sanaa, the besieged city of Al-Darayhmi, Hayis, al-Shaab city, al-Marawah and al-Salif, as well as an air strike on the city of al-Marwah.
During the same period, the statistic recorded 65 spy planes flying above the areas of al-Jah, Hayes, al-Faza, al-Darayhmi. al-Shaab, al-Salif, Kamran Island, Khamseen, Kilo 16, al-Manzhar and al-Jabaliya regions.
According to the statistics, the forces have committed 751 violations of artillery and missile shelling with 3988 shells, missiles, and 1863 with different bullets.

06/05/2020

The Samarra Operations Command of the Popular Mobilization Units announced that it had thwarted an attempt of in the area of Tal Toujan.
A statement by the Command stated that intelligence information has confirmed that ISIS intended to infiltrate into the Samarra operations
The statement added that a force from the 313th Brigade set up a trap outside the sector, as it confronted the and them to flee.

05/05/2020

Warith al-Anbiya gives Quranic and jurisprudential in
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Warith al-Anbiya Foundation, affiliated with the African Activities Division at Imam Hussain Holy Shrine, its intensive lectures in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, on the provisions of intonation and recitation as well as lessons in jurisprudence and beliefs, twice a day for both genders during the holy month.
Sheikh Ali al-Qarawi, head of the division, said, "These lectures are for investing the time after iftar to learn the provisions of the alongside jurisprudence and beliefs.”
“The of such increases the knowledge of the inhabitants in the region and teaches them the correct recitation of the Holy Book,” added al-Qarawi.
Warith al-Anbiya Islamic Foundation is one of the many in Africa affiliated with the Imam Hussain Holy Shrine that aims to propagate the teachings and principles of the peace be upon them.

05/05/2020

The French website “20minutes” said that the coronavirus pandemic has halted the tradition of many French Muslim immigrant families of repatriating bodies to their country of origin. And as most countries have closed their borders, it has also highlighted the challenging task of finding proper Muslim burial plots that are oriented toward Mecca.
Such plots are significantly lacking in French cemeteries, a concern that many families from Northwest and sub-Saharan Africa have raised for decades. But the pandemic has helped reveal the full extent of the shortage while underscoring the broader struggle over the integration of Muslims in France.
“Covid-19 has, unfortunately, hit the Muslim community with full force,” said Chem-Eddine Hafiz, the rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris. “This situation has been going on for years, and we are now paying a high price for it.”
Every year, thousands of bodies are sent back to the Maghreb — Northwest Africa — and sub-Saharan Africa, an operation involving specialized funeral homes, charter flights and consular services. But the coronavirus put a stop to this well-functioning system.
and Tunisia have suspended all repatriations, while Algeria and Mali allow only people who have not died of the disease to return. The repatriation bans have pushed more Muslim families to turn to French cemeteries to bury their relatives.
In 2016, about six million Muslims were living in France, close to 9 percent of the total population and the highest concentration in according to a Pew Research Center study. But barely 2 percent of the total number of graveyards in France have Muslim sections, Mr. Hafiz said.
French Muslim communities have been calling for more space in cemeteries for years. But because of France’s strict secular town councils — which manage the country’s cemeteries — are not required to create or extend religious plots.
With about 25,000 related fatalities, ranks among the top five most affected countries in the world. Although it is not known how many Muslims are among the dead, undertakers have

05/05/2020

Muslim parliamentarians in Britain the need to put in place urgent regulations for social networking sites to deal with hate crimes and racist attacks, which are exacerbated day after day over the internet.
The Daily Times quoted Muhammad Afzal Khan as saying that he had personally received racist threats through his e-mail, such as, "I hope you will die of in the most excruciating painful way.”
Khan added that these messages are considered a hate that cannot be ignored, and he informed the police of what happened, calling on the British government to take urgent action on this matter.
The also quoted a Muslim female parliamentarian who asked not to be identified, saying that she had been subjected to racist attacks and received threatening e-mails, noting that she was about her and safety.

05/05/2020

The that at least 16 fighters were killed in an air strike in Balkh province, in northern Afghanistan.
A statement issued by 209 Shaheen Corps, according to the Afghan news agency (Khaama Press), stated that a prominent Taliban leader named "Mullah Yaqoub Ilyas Mansour" was holding a meeting in the Koshinda district of province when the Afghan air force launched an air strike based on intelligence killing 16 gunmen, including the leader.
The statement did not reveal more information in this regard, but added that more details about the raid will be revealed later.
For its part, the has not commented on this statement yet.

05/05/2020

New to ISIS terrorists
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The Commander of the Federal Police Forces, Lieutenant General Jaafar al-Battat, revealed the adoption of a new security plan to pursue the remnants of ISIS terrorist organization and the formation of Special Forces to track down terrorist
Al-Battat said in a televised interview, that "We have adopted a special security plan to track down and have formed special forces headed by the team leaders to track the terrorist targets," noting that a timeframe has been given for the plan.
Al-Battat added, "What happened in northern Samarra needs to be reviewed with security plans," noting that "the federal police forces are in full control."
The Commander of the Federal Police pointed out that "ISIS terrorist organization is a simple and miserable detachment," noting that "the launch of major military operations with the of all the sectors is near."
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05/05/2020

The said it will allow reopening of mosques provided that health are fully observed.
The government said mosques in the European country will reopen in phases, Youm7 website reported.
In the first phase, will open on May 11 with one-third of their capacity.
The second phase of reopening will be on May 26 with mosques being allowed to host worshipers up to half of their capacity.
Keeping at least a 1.5-meter distance between worshippers, making sanitizers available in the entrances of mosques, sterilizing the building before and after prayers, and avoiding handshakes are among the preconditions the government has set for allowing mosques to reopen.
Spain has eased some restrictions introduced to stem the spread of the
Classified a by the World Health Organization, the new virus, a respiratory disease known as emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei Province late last year.
It has infected more than 3.6 million people and killed over 252,000 globally.
Spain has confirmed 248,000 cases and 25,420 deaths from the disease as of Tuesday morning.

05/05/2020

The Dialogue Council in the Indian state of Telangana issued a statement blessing all for the great month of Ramadan and called for between Muslims and Christians in order to protect places of worship.
The President of the , "Miguel Angel Aisu", said that it is time to work together to support places of , expressing his regret that Christians did not meet Muslims at iftar tables during Ramadan because of the coronavirus pandemic, which led to the cessation of all collective activities.
He added, "The month of Ramadan is a positive opportunity to strengthen the relationship between Muslims and Christians, but the made us miss this opportunity," explaining that followers of Islam and can work together to increase their for places of

05/05/2020

Former President of the Royal Irish College of Surgeons, Professor Tom , has called on the governing authorities in to release political prisoners as the risk of the coronavirus pandemic increases.
Collins, who previously worked in Bahrain as president of the Royal Irish College of Surgeons, stressed that communities such as the homes for the elderly and prisons are an appropriate environment for a dangerous outbreak of the virus.
This came in an interview with the Gulf Institute, in which he referred to Ireland's experience in this regard, explaining that half of the number of deaths from the virus occurred in the homes of the elderly.
He noted that the unsanitary and poor health conditions of prisons reduce the risk of infection spreading inside prisons.
Regarding his experience in Bahrain, he indicated that there are political with medical care, and that the decision to release the is political and not medical, especially since there is in Bahrain.
Collins called on all medical workers in the world to put pressure on the regimes that exist in part to suppress political opponents, to give the prisoners an immediate pardon, otherwise they will be exposed to a and this is unacceptable, expressing his belief in the need to "conduct an international review of education and in Bahrain."

05/05/2020

The German government decided to reopen the mosques as part of its decision to restore the social movement that was disrupted after the outbreak of coronavirus.
The Coordinating Council of German Muslims announced that most of the mosques in the country will reopen on May 9.
It emphasized that the congregational prayer that will be held in mosques will be attended by fewer and there will be health for the worshipers to adhere to.
According to the Council’s statement, Muslims will be able to perform their daily prayers in most German from next week, but Friday prayers will remain suspended.
The statement asked all worshipers to adhere to the social distancing plan, to wear masks, and to use mats for each to pray.
The German decided to lift some restrictions and allow congregational to be held in mosques.

05/05/2020

A in the state of is distributing hundreds of daily iftar meals to the poor and needy families in the month of
Director of Virginia Islamic Center, Saif Rahman, said, “The great month of Ramadan gives the opportunity for Muslim minorities to support and donate to the mosque,” adding that the mosque in Ramadan received 15,000 worshipers last year, but this year, due to the pandemic, the mosque was forced to close.
Rahman continued, "We are daily hundreds of meals and them in front of the mosque."
"Every day we prepare 650 meals to to the ," says Mohamed Idrissi, who helps meals.