Iraq
International Quran Exhibition planned in the holy city of Karbala
January 5, 2023
International Quran Exhibition planned in the holy city of Karbala
The holy city of Karbala in Iraq will host the second edition of the International Quran Exhibition from January 23 – February 21, 2023. The exhibition, which is held by the Imam Hussain Holy Shrine, will be staged at Bein…
More than 100 families receive winter clothing from Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation
January 5, 2023
More than 100 families receive winter clothing from Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation
Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development launched the Clothing Project, which is organized during the summer and winter, to distribute winter clothes to the poor and needy families and families of orphans. The Foundation is affiliated with the Office…
Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation distributes heaters to families of orphans and the needy
January 4, 2023
Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation distributes heaters to families of orphans and the needy
Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, affiliated with the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi in Karbala, continues to help the families of orphans and the needy, in cooperation with a number of…
Delegation of German Shia Converts visit Al-Askariyian Holy Shrine in Samarra
January 2, 2023
Delegation of German Shia Converts visit Al-Askariyian Holy Shrine in Samarra
Around 15 German Shia converts visited the Askariyan Holy Shrine in the holy city of Samarra, expressing their happiness for being honored with this blessed visit. The General Secretariat of the Holy Shrine, in a statement received by Shia Waves…
Iraqis gather near holy shrines to bid farewell to last day of 2022
January 2, 2023
Iraqis gather near holy shrines to bid farewell to last day of 2022
Thousands of the Shia followers of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) in Iraq spent the last day of 2022 near the holy shrines in Iraq. The holy shrines in Karbala, Najaf, Kadhimiya and Samarra witnessed the arrival of thousands…
Iraqi joint operations: 311 terrorists were killed in 2022
January 2, 2023
Iraqi joint operations: 311 terrorists were killed in 2022
Iraqi joint operations confirmed that Iraq made many important achievements in 2022, including the killing of 311 terrorists, 213 killed by air force fire and 98 others in various operations; noting that most of the dead were important ISIS leaders.…
Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Center for Strategic Studies holds legal workshop
January 2, 2023
Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Center for Strategic Studies holds legal workshop
The Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Center for Strategic Studies, NCSS, associated with the Shirazi Religious Authority office in the holy city of Najaf, in cooperation with the Iraqi Bar Association, Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf branch, held the legal workshop titled, (Legal terms in the…
With an area of 1200 square meters, roofing work on Hussein Camp continues
January 2, 2023
With an area of 1200 square meters, roofing work on Hussein Camp continues
Imam Hussein Holy Shrine announced the continuation roofing the open space of the Husseini Camp (Al-Mukhayam), with an area of (1200) square meters. The engineer supervising the project, Mustafa Jaafar Al-Wahhab, said in an interview with the official website, followed…
Nearly 1700 journalists killed in last two decades, third of them in Iraq and Syria
January 1, 2023
Nearly 1700 journalists killed in last two decades, third of them in Iraq and Syria
The non-governmental organization “Reporters Without Borders” announced that 1,668 journalists were killed in the world between 2003 and 2022, at an average of 80 journalists per year, while it indicated that Iraq and Syria occupied the first ranks among the…
Tenth Annual ‘Haleef al-Quran’ Festival held to shed light on biography of Zaid the Martyr
January 1, 2023
Tenth Annual ‘Haleef al-Quran’ Festival held to shed light on biography of Zaid the Martyr
Zaid the Martyr Holy Shrine witnessed the establishment of the Tenth Annual ‘Haleef Al-Quran’ Festival, in the presence of a number of official and popular personalities and followers of AhlulBayet, peace be upon them. The festival, which was held under…