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An independent humanitarian organization says hundreds of thousands of people are still displaced from Iraq’s strategic northern city of Mosul, which served as Daesh terror group’s last urban bastion and its de facto capital in the Arab country, months after…

Iraqi forces say they have taken control of “vast areas” of Kirkuk from Kurdish Peshmerga forces who had controlled the oil-rich region.   Iraqi forces say they have taken control of “vast areas” of Kirkuk from Kurdish Peshmerga forces who…

Millions of Muslims have been marching towards the shrine of the Third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala, to mark the 40th day following the anniversary of his martyrdom back in…

Holy shrines in Iraq, Syria, and Iran in addition to mosques, Husseiniyahs, and Islamic Centers in Islamic and non-Islamic countries are marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Zainul Abideen al-Sajjad, peace be upon him.   Holy shrines in Iraq, Syria,…

Germany’s Muslim community has welcomed Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere’s suggestion of recognizing Islamic holidays in the country.     Germany’s Muslim community has welcomed Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere’s suggestion of recognizing Islamic holidays in the country. Aiman Mazyek,…

A Kenyan bishop has converted to Islam and turned his church into a mosque.   A Kenyan bishop has converted to Islam and turned his church into a mosque. “My church was known as Nyalgosi God’s Call Church of East…

The cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen is the largest single-year cholera outbreak ever on record, said a UN spokesman on Friday in announcing more than 2,150 associated deaths since April.    The cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen is the largest…

As many as 50 publishers from Iraq and several other countries are presenting 800 book titles at the 4th edition of “Imam Sajjad, peace be upon him,” international book fair in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq.   As many…

The twenty-third of Muharram 1438 AH marks the twelfth anniversary of the tragic demolition of Askariyain Holy Shrine.   The twenty-third of Muharram 1438 AH marks the twelfth anniversary of the tragic demolition of Askariyain Holy Shrine. Twelve years ago,…

Thousands of students and dozens of professors and educational staffs have taken part in the annual procession towards the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother Abu al-Fadhil al-Abbas, peace be upon them.   Thousands of students and dozens…