NEWS
Car bomb attack kills 3, injures dozen in northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar
December 26, 2018
Car bomb attack kills 3, injures dozen in northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar
At least three people have been killed and a dozen others sustained injuries when a bomb explosion ripped through a marketplace in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh. At least three people have been killed and a dozen others sustained…
Pope Francis urges peace in conflict zones
December 26, 2018
Pope Francis urges peace in conflict zones
The Pope has used his annual Christmas message to appeal for peace in conflict zones including Yemen and Syria. The Pope has used his annual Christmas message to appeal for peace in conflict zones including Yemen and Syria. The…
French-Iraqi project to archive Iraqi manuscripts digitally
December 26, 2018
French-Iraqi project to archive Iraqi manuscripts digitally
A delegation from the University of Paris has visited Imam Hussein Center for Manuscript Restoration, affiliated with the Imam Hussein Shrine, to carry out a project to archive and retain the Iraqi manuscripts digitally. A delegation from the…
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…