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Young Christian Man Shot Dead in Targeted Attack in Mahardah, Syria
MAHARDAH, HAMA COUNTRYSIDE, SYRIA – A 21-year-old man was shot and killed in a targeted attack in Mahardah city, Hama countryside, on January 31, 2026, in what appears to be a premeditated assassination linked to threats he had been receiving for two years. Elie Simon Elias Najjar Takla was killed by masked assailants who had been waiting for the vehicle…
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Terror Attack on Homs Mosque Claims Nine Lives, Including 10-Year-Old Child
Explosion at Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib Mosque marks latest assault on Syria's religious minorities under Turkish-backed militant rule OMS, SYRIA — A terrorist bombing at the Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib Mosque in Wadi al-Dhahab, Homs, killed nine civilians and wounded at least 15 others on December 26, 2025,…
Saudi Arabia Issues Ultimatum to UAE Over Yemen Conflict
In an unprecedented escalation of tensions between former allies, Saudi Arabia has demanded that the United Arab Emirates withdraw all military forces from Yemen within 24 hours, marking a dramatic rupture in the coalition that has waged war in Yemen since 2015. The crisis emerged following violent clashes between Saudi-backed…
Unseen Faces of a War: The Enduring Scars of Bosnia’s Children
The Bosnian War, ignited by Serbian expansionism and modeled after historical European genocides, saw children as its first and final victims. MENA Mag is now publishing some of these rarely seen or previously unpublished images for the first time. The current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina remains like smoldering embers…