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Charitable donations to needy families in holy Kadhimiyah, Iraq

Charitable donations to needy families in holy Kadhimiyah, Iraq

Al-Rasul al-A’dham Institution, affiliated to Ayatollah Shirazi’s office, hosted a charity event where needy families and orphans received donations in holy Kadhimiyah, Iraq.     Al-Rasul al-A’dham Institution, affiliated to Ayatollah Shirazi’s office, hosted a charity event where needy families…
UN: Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity

UN: Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity

The scale of violence against the Rohingya Muslims community in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is “revolting and unacceptable,” the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide said, underlining the Government’s responsibility to ensure that populations are protected.     The…
21 killed, 41 wounded in Kabul explosion

21 killed, 41 wounded in Kabul explosion

A heavy explosion rocked Kabul yesterday afternoon targeting the Afghan Supreme Court compound.     A heavy explosion rocked Kabul yesterday afternoon targeting the Afghan Supreme Court compound. The incident took place between the court’s entrance and parking lot where…
UN concerned by water shortage for 1.8 million in Syria’s Aleppo

UN concerned by water shortage for 1.8 million in Syria’s Aleppo

The United Nations is gravely concerned that an estimated 1.8 million people in Syria’s Aleppo city and its surroundings have been cut off from their main source of water, said UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Monday.     The United…
Bid to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia moves to High Court

Bid to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia moves to High Court

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) says UK fighter jets and bombs sent to Saudi Arabia have been used in war against Yemen in which thousands have died.     Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) says UK fighter jets and bombs…
Canadian officials visit Ayatollah Shirazi representative in Montreal

Canadian officials visit Ayatollah Shirazi representative in Montreal

Claude Dauphin, President of La Sien Municipal Council, and Bryan Cunningham, Montreal police deputy manager visited Sheikh Salih Sebaweih, Ayatollah Shirazi’s representative in Canada, in the Iranian Islamic Center to express their condemnation over the terrorist attack on the Quebec…
Nine ‘JMB-Shibir men’ charged in Shia mosque attack

Nine ‘JMB-Shibir men’ charged in Shia mosque attack

A Bogra court has taken into cognizance the charges pressed against nine militants for the gun attack on a Shia mosque in Bogra in 2015 that killed its muezzin.   A Bogra court has taken into cognizance the charges pressed…
A child among three killed in Taliban rocket attack in Laghman province

A child among three killed in Taliban rocket attack in Laghman province

At least three civilians including a child were killed in a rocket attack by the Taliban insurgents in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan.   At least three civilians including a child were killed in a rocket attack by the Taliban…
HRW: Saudi repression of peaceful activists at alarming high level

HRW: Saudi repression of peaceful activists at alarming high level

A new HRW report documents an alarming rise in Saudi Arabia’s politically-motivated persecution of dissidents, while detailing the cases of four activists either jailed or sentenced at the beginning of 2017.     A new HRW report documents an alarming…
UN: $50 million required to clear ISIS’ mines in Mosul

UN: $50 million required to clear ISIS’ mines in Mosul

The United Nations says it costs as much as $50 million to remove all mines, explosive devices and booby traps left by the ISIS terrorist group in and around the Iraqi city of Mosul, as government forces and allies prepare…
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