27 October, 2019 By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE/ WASHINGTON DAMASCUS: The leader of the Islamic State terror group, Abu Bakar al-Baghdadi, is believed to have died in a US raid in north-western Syria overnight, intelligence officials have claimed. The raid followed a month-long intelligence operation that had tracked Baghdadi to the …

19 October, 2019 By SJA Jafri KARBALA/ BAGHDAD: Over five (5) million pilgrims across the world were gathered in one of the holiest cities of Iraq known as Karbala to commemorate Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Prophet’s of Islam’s grandson Imam Hussain-AS while, once again, this …

18 October, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: As many as 70 people have been killed and dozens injured by a bomb during Friday prayers at a mosque in Afghanistan, according to a provincial spokesman. The force of the blast, in eastern Nangarhar province, destroyed the building’s roof, …

14 October, 2019 By SJA Jafri + TNA TEHRAN: ISLAMABAD/ MELBOURNE: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday highlighted Iran’s 4-article plan to resolve Yemeni crisis and said an end to the war on the Arab country will leave positive effects on the region. Imran Khan, …

11 October, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Al-Jazeera ISTANBUL/ DAMASCUS/ MELBOURNE: Independent sources claimed that hundreds of female Kurdish female fighters have been martyred in dozens of Turkish air and other strikes and attacks during the last 62 hours whereas over 70,000 more Syrians have displaced and become refugees while …

09 October, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies HALLE/ MELBOURNE: A shooting in the eastern German city of Halle has left at least two people dead. Another two are thought to be seriously wounded in hospital. One person was detained by police following the attack, which German media said took …

09 October, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ISTANBUL/ DAMASCUS: Turkey has boosted its forces on the Syrian border ahead of a long-threatened incursion that could target Kurdish-led forces allied to the US. Troops would cross into Syria “shortly”, a presidential aide said. Turkey wants to create a “safe zone” …

08 October, 2019 By SJA Jafri RIYADH/ MELBOURNE: Last month, the Saudi Kingdom announced the launch of a new tourist visa program, opening up the country to mass tourism for the first time and now, Saudi Arabia has gone one step further in its bid to encourage international tourists. Unmarried …

06 October, 2019 By SJA Jafri RIYADH/ TEHRAN/ ISLAMABAD/ MELBOURNE: The US President Donald Trump has not only surprisingly refused the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS) for any military action against Iran but also advised to seek its own solution to the conflict while …

‘No magic solution’ to problems: Mahdi 04 October, 2019 By SJA Jafri BAGHDAD/ WASHINGTON/ MELBOURNE: The entire world has not only condemned the violent protests in Iraq but also rejected the ‘Jewish Agenda’ to sabotage billions of people’s traditional annual Arbaeen Walk from Najaf to Karbala around 82 kilometers in …