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Ireland concerned over Bahrain’s ‘considerable restrictions of fundamental freedoms’
December 25, 2018
Ireland concerned over Bahrain’s ‘considerable restrictions of fundamental freedoms’
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has expressed concern about the “considerable restrictions of fundamental freedoms” in Bahrain following the Middle Eastern nation’s parliamentary elections last month. Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has expressed concern about…
Blast, gunfire rock Afghan capital, 43 killed
December 25, 2018
Blast, gunfire rock Afghan capital, 43 killed
At least 43 people have been killed and 10 others injured as militants detonated a car packed with explosives before storming a Kabul government compound in an ongoing attack in the Afghan capital. At least 43 people have been…
Bid to terrorist attack foiled in Karachi
December 25, 2018
Bid to terrorist attack foiled in Karachi
Five suspected terrorists were taken into custody after a shootout in Karachi’s Mobina Town on Monday. Five suspected terrorists were taken into custody after a shootout in Karachi’s Mobina Town on Monday. According to police, the alleged terrorists were…
11th National Elite Quran Recitation Contest concludes its activities
December 25, 2018
11th National Elite Quran Recitation Contest concludes its activities
The 11th National Elite Quran Recitation Contest concludes with the representative of the Quran House of the Imam Hussein Shrine, international Quran reciter Usamah ElKerbela’i awarded for the first place. The 11th National Elite Quran Recitation Contest concludes with…
Two activists from Bahrain meet with Grand Ayatollah Shirazi
December 25, 2018
Two activists from Bahrain meet with Grand Ayatollah Shirazi
On the eve of Sunday, 8th of Rabi Al-Thani 1440 AH, the Grand Shia Jurist Ayatollah Shirazi hosted a Bahraini cleric and a Bahraini journalist from London in the Holy City of Qom in Iran. On the eve of…
Representative of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi office meets head of Fiqh University in Kufa
December 24, 2018
Representative of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi office meets head of Fiqh University in Kufa
Sheikh Maisam Al-Akayeshi, one of the representatives of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s office in Holy Najaf had a meeting with Dr. Sattar Al-Araji, the president of Kufa University of Fiqh and Islamic Jurisprudence. Sheikh Maisam Al-Akayeshi, one of the…
WHO hails Pakistan’s commitment for universal health coverage
December 24, 2018
WHO hails Pakistan’s commitment for universal health coverage
The World Health Organization (WHO) commended the strong commitment of Pakistan in attaining universal health coverage. The World Health Organization (WHO) commended the strong commitment of Pakistan in attaining universal health coverage. According to details, the appreciation came from…
Drone strike target militants in Farah province
December 24, 2018
Drone strike target militants in Farah province
At least four militants were killed in a drone strike in western Farah province of Afghanistan, the Afghan Military in the West said late on Saturday. At least four militants were killed in a drone strike in western Farah…
Saudis step up attacks, violate Hudaydah truce 223 times: Yemen army
December 24, 2018
Saudis step up attacks, violate Hudaydah truce 223 times: Yemen army
Yemen’s army says Saudi Arabia has increased its attacks in breach of a UN-brokered truce in the port city of Hudaydah. Yemen’s army says Saudi Arabia has increased its attacks in breach of a UN-brokered truce in the port…
Removing old Martyrs holy grille to install new one
December 24, 2018
Removing old Martyrs holy grille to install new one
The engineering and technical staff of the Imam Hussein Shrine has begun removing the old l holy grille of the Martyrs (those who were martyred with Imam Hussein “peace be upon them” on the Day of Ashura) in order to…