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Women Affairs Department participates in symposium concerning mothers
December 25, 2016
Women Affairs Department participates in symposium concerning mothers
The Relations Division, belonging to the Women Affairs Department of Imam Ali Holy Shrine, participated in a cultural symposium in Kumail ibn Ziyad Hall. The Relations Division, belonging to the Women Affairs Department of Imam Ali Holy Shrine,…
Son of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi holds the first ‘Intellectual Religious’ sessions in Qom
December 25, 2016
Son of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi holds the first ‘Intellectual Religious’ sessions in Qom
The first Intellectual Religious sessions were organized by the son of Grand Ayatollah Sayid Sadiq Hussaini Shirazi, his Eminence Sayyid Hussein, in the city of Qom on the 20th of Rabii Awal 1438. The first Intellectual Religious sessions…
Nigeria in talks to secure release of more Chibok girls, official says
December 24, 2016
Nigeria in talks to secure release of more Chibok girls, official says
Nigerian authorities are involved in negotiations aimed at securing the release of some of the more than 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 in the northeastern Nigerian town of Chibok, the president’s spokesman said on Thursday. …
Key Taliban commander leading a group of 30 militants killed in Wardak
December 24, 2016
Key Taliban commander leading a group of 30 militants killed in Wardak
A key commander of the Taliban group who was leading a group of 30 militants in central MaidanWardak province was killed during an operation of the security forces. A key commander of the Taliban group who was leading…
Yemen: Brazil-made cluster munitions harm civilians
December 24, 2016
Yemen: Brazil-made cluster munitions harm civilians
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fired Brazilian-made rockets containing banned cluster munitions that struck near two schools in the northern Yemeni city of Saada on December 6, 2016, Human Rights Watch said today. The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fired Brazilian-made…
Free Muslim: United Nations must take necessary measures for Saudi Arabia’s use of internationally banned weapons
December 24, 2016
Free Muslim: United Nations must take necessary measures for Saudi Arabia’s use of internationally banned weapons
Free Muslim International Organization called the United Nations to take the legal responsibilities and necessary measures for Saudi Arabia’s use of internationally banned weapons. Free Muslim International Organization called the United Nations to take the legal responsibilities and…
UNESCO studying Arbaeen pilgrimage for registration
December 24, 2016
UNESCO studying Arbaeen pilgrimage for registration
Karbala Center for Researches and Studies, affiliated to Imam Hussein Holy Shrine, is in the progress of registering the massive Arbaeen Pilgrimage in the UNESCO list as the world’s largest peaceful human gathering. Karbala Center for Researches and…
Weapon cache discovered in Kabul
December 24, 2016
Weapon cache discovered in Kabul
The personnel of the National Directorate for Security (NDS), the country’s spy agency, has discovered a huge weapon cache of terrorists in Kabul, thus foiling possible terrorist attacks in the city, said a statement of the entity on Wednesday. …
Arson in a muslim prayer room at Château-Thierry, France
December 24, 2016
Arson in a muslim prayer room at Château-Thierry, France
An arson attack took place in a Muslim prayer room of Chateau-Thierry, in the Aisne, where attackers used pages from the holy Quran to start the fire. An arson attack took place in a Muslim prayer room of…
Yemen health system collapses: 8 million children without access to healthcare
December 24, 2016
Yemen health system collapses: 8 million children without access to healthcare
The Save the Children Fund delivered the warning on Tuesday in a report titled Struggling to Survive: Stories from Yemen’s Collapsing Health System, which is based on factual information and interviews with practitioners and locals. The Save the…