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The Department Husseini rituals and processions in Iraq and the Islamic World held a special preparatory conference on the revival of the Ashura to discuss the organizational, service and security aspects in the presence of representatives and directors of Husseini…

The Swiss Center for Islam and Society announced the start of a training program that will prepare Muslim spiritual leaders to give emergency support in hospitals, at care-homes or after an accident.     The Swiss Center for Islam and…

More than fifty militants were killed or wounded during the airstrike conducted by the U.S. forces in southeastern Paktia province of Afghanistan.     More than fifty militants were killed or wounded during the airstrike conducted by the U.S. forces…

Iraqi security forces have killed a high-ranking commander of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the country’s north-central province of Salahuddin as government troops, backed by allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, are seeking to purge the war-ravaged Arab…

A Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Saturday it accepted that an air attack last month that killed dozens of people, including children traveling on a bus, was unjustified and pledged to hold accountable anyone who contributed to the error.…

An exhibition of manuscripts about Imam Ali, peace be upon him, the first Shia Imam, has been launched in Tehran.   An exhibition of manuscripts about Imam Ali, peace be upon him, the first Shia Imam, has been launched in…

A German man who used a homemade bomb to attack a mosque in the eastern city of Dresden was on Friday sentenced to nearly 10 years in jail for what prosecutors called a xenophobic crime.     A German man…

Amnesty International has accused Nigeria’s government of carrying out unlawful arrests and practicing “enforced disappearance,” calling on Abuja to clarify the fate of hundreds of Shia activists taken into custody.     Amnesty International has accused Nigeria’s government of carrying…

United Nations’ human rights experts have voiced alarm over alleged Chinese political re-education camps for Muslim Uighurs and called for the immediate release of those detained on the grounds of what China describes as “countering terrorism”.     United Nations’…

Bahrain’s attorney general says officials have charged 13 Shia activists with terrorism offenses as the ruling Al Khalifah regime does not shy away from its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the tiny Gulf kingdom.    …