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The Suadi Specialized Criminal Court has sentenced the prisoner of conscience, Fatima Al-Showarbi, to 30 years; and banned her from traveling for the same period after she completes her prison term. According to Saudi informed sources, Al-Showarbi was detained in…

The Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir Al-Najafi has on officials in Pakistan to facilitate measures for the Pakistani pilgrims who come to visit the holy shrines of AhlulBayet, peace be upon them, in Iraq. Grand Ayatollah Al-Najafi’s call came during receiving…

Iraq’s Security Media Cell has announced the killing of a number of ISIS terrorists in an air raid on Hamrin mountains in the country’s northeast. The Media Cell said in a statement today Friday June 2, seen by Shia Waves…

The Iraqi General Authority of Customs has announced the transportation of the first caravan of Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia through Arar border crossing. The Authority said, in a statement today Friday, that its employees work on facilitating legal procedures…

The findings of Pakistan’s peace studies show that the number of terrorist attacks in this country has increased significantly during the first 21 months of the Taliban’s rise to power in Afghanistan, compared to the previous period. Dawn newspaper, on…

The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in Beirut, Lebanon, has celebrated the blessed birth anniversary of Imam Ali Al-Ridha, peace be upon him. Shia Waves correspondent attended the joyous ceremonies and…

The Shirazi-affiliated Zainabiyah Hawza (Scientific Seminary) in Damascus, Syria organized a joyful celebration on the blessed birth anniversary of Imam Ali Al-Ridha, peace be upon him. The director of the Seminary, Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslmeen Sheikh Hassan abdul Hadi Al-Shihristani said…

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has accused the European Union of marked neglect towards Afghan refugees at some EU borders. The leading Charity organization says: many Afghan refugees in need of protection remain stuck at the borders of the European…

The International Shia Rights Watch Organization has issued its monthly report for May on the most prominent human rights violations against Shia Muslims around the world. The five-page report included a review of major terrorist attacks, including bombings, as well…

The Mesbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, a Shirazi-affiliated center based in Holy Karbala, has announced that its humanitarian project “Iraq’s Orphans Protection Charter” was approved by the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani. The director of the Foundation,…