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Series of arrests in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE targeting pro-Palestinian gatherings, Human rights group says

Series of arrests in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE targeting pro-Palestinian gatherings, Human rights group says

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor condemned the campaign of arrests that it said took place in Bahrain, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia on the background of the right to freedom of expression in connection with the ongoing Israeli war on…
Two Shia scholars killed in Afghanistan as part of ongoing series of killing

Two Shia scholars killed in Afghanistan as part of ongoing series of killing

Two scholars from the Hazara Shia minority were killed on Thursday morning after being shot by unknown gunmen near the Gabriel Mosque in the Afghan city of Herat. Afghan local sources reported that two Shia Hazara scholars in the city…
Pakistan: Roadside blast kills 3 in insurgency-hit Baluchistan province

Pakistan: Roadside blast kills 3 in insurgency-hit Baluchistan province

A roadside bomb exploded in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province, killing three people, the Associated Press reported. According to Police, the bomb was planted on a dirt road in the Balgatar area of Kech district and was detonated remotely. No group…
Taliban continues to pressurize media in Afghanistan, Journalists’ Center reported

Taliban continues to pressurize media in Afghanistan, Journalists’ Center reported

In a report on Saturday, the Afghan Journalists Center announced the results of a six-month monitor, pointing out the intensification of the pressure on the free media, the drastic change in the working content of the media, and the arrest…
Most complete Quranic manuscript from first century unveiled in Mashhad

Most complete Quranic manuscript from first century unveiled in Mashhad

During a ceremony attended by scholars, cultural officials, and university professors on Thursday, “Mushaf-e Mashhad-e Razavi” was unveiled at the Quds Hall of the central library of the Holy Shrine of Imam Redha, peace be upon him. “Mushaf-e Mashhad-e Razavi”…
Pakistan: Largest Shia mosque is now under construction in Barachinare

Pakistan: Largest Shia mosque is now under construction in Barachinare

The city of Barachinare, west of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, is witnessing the construction of the largest Shia mosque in the city, to hold religious ceremonies and revive the rituals of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. Media reports, viewed…
28 of Rabi al-Thani marks death anniversary of Allamah Amini

28 of Rabi al-Thani marks death anniversary of Allamah Amini

The 28th day of Rabi al-Thani marks the death anniversary of Allamah Abdul Hossein Amini, the author of the famous work, the 11-volume encyclopedia “Al-Ghadir”. Al-Ghadir has investigated the issue of the Wilayah of Amir al-Mu’minin, peace be upon him,…
Wooden boards with Quranic verses on display at global auction in London

Wooden boards with Quranic verses on display at global auction in London

Sotheby’s, as part of the “Islamic and Indian World Arts” auction held in the British capital, London, dedicated to selling many Islamic manuscripts and rare documents, displayed a wooden board with verses from the Holy Quran dating back to Sub-Saharan…
Egyptian court postpones trial of murderers of Shia preacher Sheikh Hassan Shehata

Egyptian court postpones trial of murderers of Shia preacher Sheikh Hassan Shehata

The Second Circuit for Counterterrorism in the Badr Courts Complex in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, has postponed the trial of the defendants in the murder of the Shia convert Sheikh Hassan Shehata, who was killed in 2013 because of his…
Al-Mustaqbal Centre holds symposium on Iraqi public opinion

Al-Mustaqbal Centre holds symposium on Iraqi public opinion

Within its monthly intellectual activities, Al-Mustaqbal Centre for Strategic Studies held a symposium headlined “The Iraqi Public Opinion: Readings of Changing Attitudes towards the American Policies”. The scientific session, organized at al-Naba’a Foundation centre in Holy Karbala, was attended by…
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