Iraq

The German ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Martin Jaeger and his accompanying delegation, visited the al-Askariyain Holy Shrine in Samarra. The official website of the Holy Shrine stated, in a statement received by Shia Waves News Agency that “the Secretary-General of…

The Iraqi National Security Adviser, Qassem al-Araji, called on all countries to withdraw their nationals from the Syrian al-Hol camp, considering that the camp poses a threat to Iraq. This came during Al-Araji’s discussion with a delegation of the UN…

In cooperation with the Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, the Fayd Al-Zahra Foundation held a course to teach the Quran and Islamic rulings in the Iraqi province of Dhi Qar. A statement by the Foundation, received by Shia…

The Public Relations Department at Al-Abbas Holy Shrine, through its two divisions of Ministerial Coordination and University and School Relations, took the initiative to present gifts and blessings from the Holy Shrine to a number of couples approaching marriage in…

An official in the Iranian Hajj and Visitation Organization announced that it was decided to allow pilgrims wishing to visit the holy shrines in Iraq on the Day of Arafa to travel by land individually. The Assistant of Holy Shrines…

The religious authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir al-Najafi, said that Iraq is a sacred homeland in which is the capital of the Awaited Imam, may Allah hasten his honorable reappearance. His Eminence added, in a speech during his…

The Council of Ministers decided, Saturday, to allocate one and a half billion Iraqi dinars, to support  services offered to pilgrims of Holy Karbala.The resolutions, which were made public after the Council’s meeting, mentioned that “1.5 billion dinars is to…

A delegation from Imam Ali Holy Shrine arrived in the holy city of Karbala, bringing with them a blessed flag ahead of Eid al-Ghadir. The delegation delivered the flag, which carries the phrase “Man kunto maula fa-hadha ‘ali-yun maula, (of…

Husseiniyat Qasr al-Zahraa, peace be upon her, in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, hosted a conference for Husseini preachers, in preparation for the season of grief (the months of Muharram and Safar), which mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace…

The Al-Kadhimiya Holy Shrine announced that four million pilgrims have commemorated the ceremonies for the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad, peace be upon him, at his Holy Shrine. The General Secretariat of the Holy Shrine of Al-Kadhimiya said in…