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Iraqi Ministry of Transport announces preparations for Rajab Pilgrimage
February 2, 2023
Iraqi Ministry of Transport announces preparations for Rajab Pilgrimage
The Iraqi Ministry of Transport announced the start of preparations for the Rajab Pilgrimage in the holy city of Kadhimiya, by providing 200 buses of different capacities to transport pilgrims. Dr. Abdul-Azim Karim Ghafel, General Manager of the General Company…
Iraq: Baghdad Operations Command discusses Rajab Pilgrimage security plans
February 2, 2023
Iraq: Baghdad Operations Command discusses Rajab Pilgrimage security plans
The Baghdad Operations Command held a security conference in preparation for the Rajab massive Pilgrimage in holy Kadhimiya, to secure all roads leading to this holy city. In a statement received by Shia Waves Agency, the Baghdad Operations Media said,…
Holy Shrine of Abu al-Fadl begins manufacturing holy grilles of Imam Hussein and al-Jawad basements
February 2, 2023
Holy Shrine of Abu al-Fadl begins manufacturing holy grilles of Imam Hussein and al-Jawad basements
Holy Grilles and Gates Manufacturing Department, affiliated to the Holy Shrine of Abu al-Fadl (peace be upon him), has begun manufacturing grilles of the basements of Imam Hussein and Imam al-Jawad (peace be upon them both). The head of the…
Public Relations director of Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi discusses ritual issues with official of Sayyeda Zainab Holy Shrine
February 2, 2023
Public Relations director of Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi discusses ritual issues with official of Sayyeda Zainab Holy Shrine
The Public Relations director of the Karbala Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, discussed with the Secretary General of Sayyidah Zainab holy shrine, peace be upon her, in Syria, the commemoration of…
Pakistan: 49 children drown after overloaded boat capsizes in lake
February 1, 2023
Pakistan: 49 children drown after overloaded boat capsizes in lake
Forty-nine children died when their overloaded boat capsized in north-west Pakistan, police have said, after divers spent three days dragging bodies from freezing waters. The boys, aged between seven and 14, were all students of a madrassa and had been…
Saudi forces raid houses in Shia-majority Qatif region, detain ten young men
February 1, 2023
Saudi forces raid houses in Shia-majority Qatif region, detain ten young men
Saudi forces have reportedly raided houses in the kingdom’s Shia-majority and oil-rich Eastern Province and arrested nearly a dozen young men. The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in the Arabian Peninsula (CDHRAP) said in a statement that Saudi…
To offer better services to pilgrims, Holy Najaf witness new project in the name of Salman al-Muhammadi
February 1, 2023
To offer better services to pilgrims, Holy Najaf witness new project in the name of Salman al-Muhammadi
Construction work is continuing on the project of the Companion Salman Al-Muhammadi, peace be upon him, in the area opposite the al-Rasool Street in Holy Najaf, to serve pilgrims to the holy shrine of the Commander of the Faithful –…
Banned cluster munitions leave thousands killed in Syria: report says
February 1, 2023
Banned cluster munitions leave thousands killed in Syria: report says
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) has documented the killing of at least 1,435 civilians, including 518 children, as a result of “banned” cluster munitions in Syria. This came in a report published by the network regarding cluster bombs…
Int’l Nonviolence Organization condemns Peshawar bombings that left over 90 martyrs and 200 wounded
February 1, 2023
Int’l Nonviolence Organization condemns Peshawar bombings that left over 90 martyrs and 200 wounded
The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) expressed its strong condemnation of the terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, on Monday, extending heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and the Pakistani people afflicted…
Banner of Imam Ali hoisted in center of Najaf to mark his honorable birth anniversary
February 1, 2023
Banner of Imam Ali hoisted in center of Najaf to mark his honorable birth anniversary
The banner of the Commander of the Faithful – Imam Ali, peace be upon him, was hoisted in the middle of the holy city of Najaf as birth anniversary of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, draws near. A number…