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The area between the Two Holy Shrines in the holy city of Karbala (Bein al-Haramein) witnessed the opening of the panorama of the sixteenth ‘Fatimid Season of Sorrows,’ on the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Zahraa (peace be…

Today, Thursday, millions of mourners from inside and outside the holy city of Najaf participated in commemorating the painful martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatima Al-Zahraa (peace be upon her) at Imam Ali Holy Shrine. Thousands of mourners also attended the…

Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani received, today Wednesday, in his house in holy Najaf the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations who is tasked with putting a plan on the protection of religious sites, and the…

Experts blamed poor Taliban governance and international policies for the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan where more than 90 percent of the households go hungry, says a report published on Monday. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has already described this…

Construction works are ongoing on the project of Imam Sahib al-Zaman Courtyard at Al-Kadhumain Holy Shrine, which is located on the western side of the holy shrine, as part of a series of projects for the expansion and development of…

Today, Wednesday, several Shia organizations from around the world called for emergency support for Muslim families in Pakistan affected by torrential rains and floods that struck large areas of the country. A joint statement issued by these organizations, followed by…

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah, Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, stressed the necessity of reviving the Fatimid rituals, on the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of Fatima al-Zahra (peace be upon her). This came during the scientific session followed by…

Sayyeda Fatima Al-Zahraa Charitable and Cultural Foundation, which is affiliated with the Supreme Religious Authority in the holy city of Karbala, gifted bedroom furniture to newlyweds. The initiative was done on the eighth day of the month of Jumada al-Awwal…

Most of the children of Syria, which has been wracked by war for 11 years, work hard to support their families, giving up their educational dreams. Children constitute the largest proportion of the victims of the war in Syria since…

With the sharp drop in temperatures, the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayywd Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, announced today, Tuesday, the distribution of fuel to poor families in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The office of the…