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The city of Markham, in the Canadian province of Ontario, hosted a mourning procession in commemoration of the Holy Arba’een anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. The event was organized by the Imam Hussain Mosque and Foundation in…

The Holy Karbala-based Misbah Al-Hussain Foundation for Relief and Development, one of the centres affiliated with the office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, announced the completion of all its service projects carried out during this year’s Arbaeen Pilgrimage (1446 AH). The…

The administration of Najaf International Airport announced on Wednesday the number of flights and passengers arriving and departing during the period from the 1st to the 22nd of Holy Safar (1446 AH). According to a statement obtained by Shia Waves…

The Danish capital, Copenhagen, witnessed a mourning march in commemoration of the Holy Arba’een Pilgrimage of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. The Husseini mourning march proceeded smoothly with security arrangements in place and was attended by a large number…

Swedish prosecutors have charged two men, Salwan Momika and Salwan Najem, with inciting ethnic hatred due to several Qur’an-burning protests in 2023, which provoked significant backlash in Muslim countries. The charges stem from four incidents during the summer of 2023…

The Iraqi Joint Operations Command announced on Friday that 14 terrorists, including ISIS leaders, were killed in the Anbar desert, in the west of the country. The statement, published by the Security Media Cell, highlighted that the operation, directed by…

Typhoon Shanshan struck southwestern Japan on Thursday, prompting evacuation orders for over 5.2 million residents, Arab News reported yesterday. With gusts reaching 198 kph (50 m/s), the storm made landfall near Satsumasendai city, causing widespread destruction, power outages, and halting…

Germany has ordered the expulsion of Mohammad Hadi Mofatteh, the Iranian head of the recently banned Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH), giving him until September 11 to leave the country or face deportation, Arab News reported yesterday. The IZH was banned…

The United Nations has reiterated concerns over China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, stating that “many problematic laws and policies remain in place” two years after a critical report highlighted potential crimes against humanity, Yahoo news…

Oceanographers led by the Schmidt Ocean Institute in California have discovered a massive underwater mountain in the Pacific Ocean, 900 miles off the coast of Chile, the CNN reported. The seamount, which rises 3,109 meters (1.9 miles) from the ocean…