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Kuwait condemns terrorist bombing in Iraq

Kuwait - Musimchronicle

Kuwait has condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted a power station in the Iraqi city of Samarra, killing and injuring several people. Kuwait News Agency quoted a senior Foreign Ministry source as reaffirming Kuwait's full support to all measures taken by Iraqi government to maintain the country's security and stability. The source emphasised Kuwait's rejection of terrorism and all its formsRead more

2 bombings hit Baghdad near a market killing one person

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

A person was killed and seven others wounded in two separate incidents in Baghdad on Thursday, a security source said. However, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that Iraqi authorities had issued arrest warrants against at least 15 lawyers for belonging to an organization calling for their former work in the organization's courts. A civilian was killed and seven othersRead more

Saudi Arabia condemns bombing of two Churches in Egypt

Riyadh - Arab Today

An official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's strong condemnation of the two bombings in Mar Gergis Church in the Egyptian city of Tanta and the vicinity of St Mark’s Church in Alexandria, north of Egypt on Sunday, which resulted in dozens of the dead and wounded. The source said, "These cowardly acts ofRead more

OIC condemns terrorist bombing in Baghdad

Jeddah - Arab Today

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OIC, has condemned a terrorist attack that struck a neighbourhood in Baghdad and left scores of innocent people dead and injured. Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen, Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OIC, said that this terrorist act aims at undermining security and stability in Iraq, reiterating the organisation's solidarity with Iraq in the fightRead more

Saudi Arabia condemns bombing of market in Northwest Pakistan

Riyadh - Arab Today

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has condemned the bomb attack that targeted a market in the Kurram tribal region of Northwest Pakistan, which resulted in the death of at least 20 people and injuries to dozens more. The Saudi Press Agency, SPA, quoted an official source at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs as expressing the Kingdom's condolences to theRead more

Thai Military Court rejects torture allegation in bomb trial

Bangkok - Arab Today

A Thai military court on Tuesday rejected allegations by two Uighur defendants that they were tortured in custody to confess to bombing a popular Hindu shrine in Bangkok last year that left 20 people dead, ABC news reported. The court then postponed the rest of the hearing to next month because no Uighur-language translator was available. In previous preliminary hearings,Read more

Civilians mostly victim of war in Afghanistan as 7 killed in 2 days

Kabul - Arab Today

The ongoing militancy and violent incidents have claimed the lives of at least seven civilians and injured more than a dozen others in Afghanistan over the past two days. In the latest violent incident which harmed non-combatants in the conflict-hit Afghanistan, one innocent civilian lost his life and 14 others were wounded as a suicide bomber blew himself up inRead more

UAE condemns Pakistan suicide attack

Abu Dhabi - Arab Today

The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted a hospital in the city of Quetta in Pakistan, which claimed the lives of scores of innocent civilians and left many people injured. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation highlighted the UAE's firm stance denouncing terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. TheRead more

Pakistani Taliban group claims responsibility for Quetta massacre

Islaabad - Arab Today

A splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in Quetta that killed nearly 70 people and injured around 100 on Monday. "We claim the responsibility for the Quetta martyrdom attack," the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (TTP JA)said. "The TTP JA first targeted Bilal Anwar Kasi, president of the local lawyers association, and then a bomber struckRead more

5 Policemen Killed in Eastern Turkey Bombing

Ankara - Arab Today

Five Turkish policemen were killed and four others wounded as a result of a bombing carried out by elements of the PKK party as they detonated a car bomb while an armored police vehicle was traveling in the state of Bingol, east of the country. "The vehicle was camouflaged on the roadside with a Turkish flag on its back andRead more