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Misbah Al-Hussein launches annual food-package distribution plan in Karbala
April 3, 2023
Misbah Al-Hussein launches annual food-package distribution plan in Karbala
Misbah al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, affiliated with the office of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh Shirazi (may Allah prolong his life) – announced the start of the large-scale annual plan to distribute food packages in the holy city of…
UN calls on Bahraini authorities to release pro-democracy and anti-torture activist
April 1, 2023
UN calls on Bahraini authorities to release pro-democracy and anti-torture activist
After a decade in prison, the United Nations has found that a pro-democracy activist in Bahrain should have not been arrested and called authorities to immediately release him. In its report released in March, the UN group on arbitrary detention…
Saudi Arabia: At least 8 young men face imminent execution as court upholds sentences
April 1, 2023
Saudi Arabia: At least 8 young men face imminent execution as court upholds sentences
Saudi media outlets and human rights organizations said that at least 8 young men are facing danger of imminent execution after the Court of Appeal had upheld the sentences against them. The organizations and media outlets mentioned that, ” The…
Afghanistan: Two killed and six others injured in grenade attack on school
April 1, 2023
Afghanistan: Two killed and six others injured in grenade attack on school
At least two people killed and six others injured as unknown assailant attacked a school with a hand grenade in Jawzjan province, northern Afghanistan. The spokesman of the security department of the state, Abdul Sattar Halimi, said in a press…
Pakistan: 11 people killed in stampede at Ramadan food distribution center
April 1, 2023
Pakistan: 11 people killed in stampede at Ramadan food distribution center
At least 11 women and children were killed in a deadly stampede at a Ramadan food distribution center in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Friday, police and rescue officials said. The stampede happened when hundreds of women and…
Pakistan: 4 policemen killed in NW Pakistan terror attack
April 1, 2023
Pakistan: 4 policemen killed in NW Pakistan terror attack
At least four policemen, including a senior officer, were killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the country’s interior minister confirmed on Thursday. Last night, a group of terrorists attacked a police station with heavy fire…
Bahrain officials convict 3 for challenging Islamic beliefs
April 1, 2023
Bahrain officials convict 3 for challenging Islamic beliefs
Bahrain’s Judiciary has sentenced three individuals to one year in prison for discussing Islamic theology on online platforms. The defendants are members of a local cultural society called Tajdeed, which aims to challenge traditional Islamic scholarship and jurisprudence without criticizing…
Employees at Imam Ali Holy Shrine advancing in expansion project of Holy courtyard
March 30, 2023
Employees at Imam Ali Holy Shrine advancing in expansion project of Holy courtyard
Employees at Imam Ali Holy Shrine are advancing in the expansion project of the southern part of the holy courtyard, which involves an area of over 6,000 square meters. The head of the Engineering Affairs Department, Mustafa Mahbouba, said in…
Shia followers of AhlulBayt gift luxurious gate to Sayyeda Ruqayya Holy Shrine
March 30, 2023
Shia followers of AhlulBayt gift luxurious gate to Sayyeda Ruqayya Holy Shrine
A new gate was installed at the holy shrine of Sayyeda Ruqayya, peace be upon her, located in Damasucs Syria. Thanks to the generous efforts and donations of the devoted Shias of AhlulBayt from cities of Basra and Diyala in…
Saudi women activists go on strike over arbitrary detention and show trial
March 30, 2023
Saudi women activists go on strike over arbitrary detention and show trial
Rights groups said that the detained Saudi women activist, Salma al-Shihaab, along with 7 other female activists went on a hunger strike. The “Al-Qast” rights group said that al-Shihaab, who had received a 34-year prison sentence, went on a hunger…