Iraq

Iraqi officials and NGOs on Monday held a meeting to discuss resolving the issue of an Islamic State (ISIS) detention camp in northeast Syria which has become a “supreme security interest” for Baghdad, the foreign ministry announced. The camp of…

Suspected ISIS militants armed with light weapons killed at least two Iraqi officers and wounded three other members of the army in northern Kirkuk province on Saturday overnight, according to the military. The attack targeted an army outpost in Dibis…

The director of the Spain-based Alul-Bayet Foundation has confirmed that their delegation to Holy Karbala found peaceful coexistence and respect for all faiths and nationalities. The Foundation’s delegation visited the Abbas Holy Shrine and met its legal custodian and other…

The head of Immortalizing Speicher Martyrs Committee, Mu’in Al-Kadhimi, demanded on Saturday to guarantee the rights of the families of the victims of the painful massacre of Speicher, who were captured and killed by ISIS when they took control of…

The Iraqi Council of Ministers has issued a decision to restore a motorway linking Baghdad to Holy Karbala before the coming Arbaeen Pilgrimage. In a statement received by Shia Waves Agency, the Council said that, “New decisions made to restore…

Karbala-based Fatima al-Zahra Cultural-Charitable Institute, a center affiliated to the Office of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq Shirazi (may Allah prolong his life), provided dozens of young couples with household appliances in continuation of its charitable activities. This action was carried…

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the foreign minister of Pakistan, who is on a trip to Iraq, had his picture released after visiting the Holy Shrine of Imam Kazim and Imam Jawad (peace be upon them). He expressed his satisfaction with his…

The Government of Iraq revealed on Monday its plans to sign a memorandum of understanding in near future to facilitate the process for the pilgrims who intend to visit the holy shrines in Iraq. In this regard, Pakistan said that…

The Shiite Tombs Bureau affiliated to the Iraqi Shiite Endowment Organization announced the continued development and restoration of the blessed sites of the city of Tikrit in Iraq. “The holy shrines of the Infallible Pure Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt,…

The Technical and Engineering Department at the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has continued its construction project of Al-Mukhayem Al-Husseini (the Camp of Imam Hussein) in the holy city of Karbala. The head of Al-Mukhayem Al-Husseini Department, Haider Al-Mousawi, said in…