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Al-Rasool al-Adham Charitable Foundation provides relief to the people of Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan

Al-Rasool al-Adham Charitable Foundation provides relief to the people of Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan

Al-Rasool al-Adham Charitable Foundation, under the supervision of the Shirazi Religious Authority office in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, in cooperation with the Ahlulbayt Charitable Foundation in Kuwait, opened a well for drinking water in the city. Members of the…
New courtyard of Imam Hussain Holy Shrine to be partly open for pilgrims on Arbaeen Pilgrimage

New courtyard of Imam Hussain Holy Shrine to be partly open for pilgrims on Arbaeen Pilgrimage

The Department of Engineering and Technical Projects at the Imam Hussain Holy Shrine announced the continuation of work on the Al-Aqeela Zainab Courtyard Project, which is located within the expansion project of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain, peace be…
Kaaba’s Kiswah raised as Hajj season begins

Kaaba’s Kiswah raised as Hajj season begins

In a ceremony on Sunday, the holy Kiswah of the Kaaba was raised by three meters as an annual custom at the beginning of Hajj season. Preparing the holy mosque for the 1443 Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi officials raised the Kiswah…
Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation holds its weekly meeting and discusses preparations for the upcoming Arbaeen Pilgrimage

Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation holds its weekly meeting and discusses preparations for the upcoming Arbaeen Pilgrimage

Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development held its weekly meeting in the presence of its chairman, Hujjat Al-Islam Sheikh Mustafa Al-Muhammadi, and discussed what should be prepared for the upcoming Arbaeen Pilgrimage. A statement by the Foundation, received by…
Amnesty International: Prisoners in Jaw Prison are exposed to grave health risks after many contracted tuberculosis

Amnesty International: Prisoners in Jaw Prison are exposed to grave health risks after many contracted tuberculosis

The Bahraini authorities’ lack of response to people living with tuberculosis in Jaw Prison contravenes their human rights obligations, particularly the right to health, Amnesty International said. “The Bahraini authorities’ inappropriate response to the request to treat tuberculosis cases in…
The Kuwaiti ambassador to Iraq visits the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him

The Kuwaiti ambassador to Iraq visits the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him

The Kuwaiti Ambassador to Iraq, Salem Al-Zamanan, visited the Holy Shrine of the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, expressing his happiness with the historic visit. Al-Zamanan said, “During the visit to the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali,…
Saudi Arabia: Jeddah Islamic Port receives first group of pilgrims arriving by sea from Sudan

Saudi Arabia: Jeddah Islamic Port receives first group of pilgrims arriving by sea from Sudan

The first group of Hajj pilgrims traveling by ship arrived in Jeddah from Sudan on Friday. Jeddah Islamic Port said there were 1,519 people aboard the “Amana” and they were received by the port director-general, Majed bin Rafed Al-Arqoubi, and…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi stresses the necessity of establishing Husseini rituals in special circumstances and conditions

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi stresses the necessity of establishing Husseini rituals in special circumstances and conditions

The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, affirmed that the rituals of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, are obligatory under special circumstances or conditions. His Eminence said in an answer to a religious inquiry…
Secretary-General of OPEC: Whenever I visit Imam Ali Holy Shrine, I feel that I have been born again

Secretary-General of OPEC: Whenever I visit Imam Ali Holy Shrine, I feel that I have been born again

The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries “OPEC”, Mohammed Barkindo, had the honor of visiting the Holy Shrine of the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, among the crowds of pilgrims as they circumambulated the holy…
High Commissioner for Human Rights: The people of Afghanistan are experiencing some of the darkest moments of a generation

High Commissioner for Human Rights: The people of Afghanistan are experiencing some of the darkest moments of a generation

The High Commissioner for Human Rights emphasized that the people of Afghanistan are experiencing some of the darkest moments of a generation, as the country plunged into a deep economic, social, humanitarian and human rights crisis following years of conflict.…
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