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SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) Syrian military forces have killed at least 200 terrorists in the western coastal province of Latakia, media reports say. Reports said on Saturday that the government troops inflicted heavy casualties on the militants and destroyed their equipment during an operation in Latakia countryside.  The clashes came as Syrian forces and foreign-backed insurgents have been engaged in heavy renewed fighting in several parts of the country.  In other operations, army troops have targeted militants gatherings at…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) –A senior member of Lebanon's Hezbollah,  he was alternatively described as the head of its security section, a senior intelligence official and as one of the founders of the organization. Imad Mughniyeh was killed on 12 February 2008 by a car bomb, planted inside the driver's headrest, around 11:00 pm local time in the Kfar Suseh neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. His assassination was blame on the Mossad - Israeli Secret Services -  As it happens,…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) –Russian press sources revealed that the Israeli authorities inject Palestinian prisoners in its detention centers with "dangerous viruses" that lead to death in the long term. The Russian Pravda newspaper said in its Friday edition that "the Tel Aviv regime injects prisoners with dangerous viruses before releasing them." It noted that the injections contain viruses that cause chronic diseases such as prostate cancer and liver cancer, which often lead to the death of prisoner after…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Thousands of supporters and opponents of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi have clashed near Cairo's Tahrir Square amid a rally calling on the president to "cleanse the judiciary.'' Four people were hurt in the violence that broke out on Friday following a call by the Muslim Brotherhood to demonstrate outside the Supreme Court, which has repeatedly challenged Morsi since he took office last June. "The people want the purging of the judiciary" and "Our judiciary,…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) –A top Iranian religious cleric criticized some regional Arab countries for their decision against Islamic Republic of Iran saying Qatar spends it gas, oil income against Islam and Muslim community. Senior Iranian cleric, grand Ayatollah Noori Hamedani, slammed the enemies for hijacking the Islamic Awakening and turned the path to Shiaphobia and confrontation with Iran. Ayatollah Noori Hamedani said Islam does not recognize monarchy because the imamate rules the country and the corruption they have…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, has defiantly vowed to fight and defeat rebels fighting his government, saying victory for the armed opposition would spell the end of Syria. "We have no choice but victory. If we don't win, Syria will be finished and I don't think this is a choice for any citizen in Syria," Assad said in Wednesday's interview with the pro-regime television channel Al-Ikhbariya. "The truth is there is a war and I repeat:…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) –Martin Kobler, UN special envoy to Iraq met with grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani, senior Iraqi Shia leader and said the UN supports the holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS), first Shia Imam and cousin of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) to be registered in UNESCO World Heritage list. Ban Ki-moon’s special envoy to Iraq referred to his different feelings in his visits to the holy city of Najaf and hailed the reconstruction projects around the Shia…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Kuwait riot police fired tear gas and stun grenades at thousands of opposition activists who were protesting against authorities for raiding the house of a key opposition leader. Several protesters were wounded in the clashes on Wednesday, the first in about three months in the oil-rich Gulf state which underwent violent protests late last year against the amendment of an electoral law, witnesses said. Violence broke out hours after Special Forces raided the house…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Burma’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has lamented restrictions and estrangement of Muslims, calling for reforming citizenship laws to help the sizable minority to feel more secure in the Buddhist country. "I've met some Muslim leaders very recently. It is very sad, because none of them has been to any other country apart from Burma (Myanmar),” Suu Kyi told a press conference on Wednesday, April 17 during her visit to Japan, Reuters reported.…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) –Japanese female doctor converted from Buddhist to Shia Islam in presence of Ayatollah Serfi Pour, the Friday prayer leader of Lahijan, Iran today 17th April 2013. Dr. Fusaco Kunishi, 29-year old, lives in Japan and is a pharmacist. The Buddhist lady interested in Islam after living with a Shia family in Japan. Her deep studying about Islam led her to choose Islam. She then said the Shahadah (statement of faith) and converted to Islam in…