Iraq

The Italian Ambassador to Iraq, Maurizio Grigante, expressed his happiness on having the honor of visiting the shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) in Holy Najaf. Department of Public Relations at Imam Ali Holy Shrine stated, “The Italian…

Record numbers of pilgrims, from various Iraqi provinces, have arrived in holy city of Al-Kadhimiya in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, to commemorate the painful tragedy of the martyrdom of Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (peace be upon him). Correspondents of Shia Waves…

Iraq’s Ministry of Transportation announced that 11 trains and 200 buses began transporting pilgrims to Holy Kadhimiya to commemorate martyrdom anniversary of Imam Musa al-Kadhim, peace be upon him. Media director of the Ministry of Transport, Hussein Al-Khafaji, said that…

Baghdad Operations Command revealed on Sunday the security plans laid for securing and protecting millions of pilgrims coming from different Iraqi provinces as well as Shia followers of AhlulBayet, peace be upon them, from all over the world to commemorate…

The United Nations has reiterated warnings over the threat of terrorist organization in Iraq and Syria, while pointing to the criminal organization’s use of modern technologies such as the Internet, video games and drones in launching their terrorist operations. Two…

The Mayor of Holy Karbala, Dr. Hussein Al-Mankoushi, stressed the city’s need for a comprehensive campaign in the field of public transport, to meet the needs of the millions of pilgrims who come on massive pilgrimages. In a statement to…

The Anwar Al-Jawadin Foundation held an intellectual symposium in Iraq’s Baghdad, in cooperation with the Mesbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development. The symposium’s headlined “The Effect of Media on Reform – Sayyeda Zainab, peace be upon her, as a…

The Governor of Najaf Al-Ashraf, Majid Al-Waeli, confirmed that (Ya Hussein) Overpass, inaugurated on Saturday, on Najaf-Karbal Road, is part of important projects to reduce heave traffic jams during massive pilgrimages. In a statement followed by Shia Waves Agency, Al-Waeli…

The Ahl al-Bayt Cultural and Charitable Foundation in Basra city announced the formation of a special committee concerned with students of religious sciences, with the aim of creating a communicative atmosphere among them and to consolidate their collective efforts in…

The Iraqi Minister of Interior, Abd al-Amir al-Shammari, announced on Saturday the security readiness for the commemoration of the martyrdom of Imam al-Kadhim (peace be upon him). In a statement received by Shia Waves Agency, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior…