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Srebrenica buries 127 victims of 1995 massacre victims
Jul 11, 2016 17:21The remains of 127 newly-found victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre have been buried more than 20 years after the carnage.
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Bombing kills 6 at mosque in northeastern Nigeria
Jul 08, 2016 13:56At least six people were killed in a bomb attack Friday at a mosque in Nigeria's northeastern town of Damboa, Borno state.
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President extends Eid al-Fitr congratulations to Muslim world leaders
Jul 06, 2016 04:50President Hassan Rouhani has extended his congratulations to heads of Muslim states on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of fasting, Ramadan.
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World Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr
Jul 06, 2016 03:44Muslims from across the world, including in Iran, are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan.
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Muslim doctor shot, stabbed outside Texas mosque
Jul 04, 2016 08:14A Muslim doctor in the US State of Texas has been shot and stabbed while he was on his way to a mosque there.
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Rights group slams Aal-e Khalifah over crackdown on dissent
Jun 18, 2016 09:27A Bahraini human rights group has censured the Aal-e Khalifah minority ruling regime over its heavy-handed crackdown on freedom of religion in the Persian Gulf island State, saying Manama is increasingly targeting Shia Muslim clerics and religious figures.
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Bahraini Shias end prayers to protest regime persecution
Jun 16, 2016 08:35Shia Muslim religious scholars in Bahrain have stopped holding congregational prayers in the country in protest at the heavy-handed crackdown and persecution by the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime.
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Lebanon cleric slams Saudi mishandling of 2015 Hajj
Jun 11, 2016 12:05A prominent Lebanese cleric has denounced Saudi Arabia’s mishandling of the Hajj pilgrimage, which led to a deadly crush last year, saying the tragedy cannot pass just as an ordinary accident.
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Jordanian police beat inmates at Bahraini prison: Rights group
Jun 11, 2016 00:13A Bahrain-based human rights group says political inmates at a prison in northern Bahrain are receiving harsh treatment from Jordanian guards serving as security forces at the detention center.
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Thousands of people attend funeral of Muhammad Ali
Jun 11, 2016 00:01Thousands of people have gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, in the US to attend the funeral of African American boxing legend Muhammad Ali.