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Mesbah Al-Hussein Foundation distributes the financial reward to Beitul Mawada lottery winners
December 27, 2018
Mesbah Al-Hussein Foundation distributes the financial reward to Beitul Mawada lottery winners
Mesbah Al-Hussein Foundation for the Relief and Development of Karbala affiliated to the office of the Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, has announced the beginning of the distribution of the financial grant to the…
SRW publishes its monthly report
December 27, 2018
SRW publishes its monthly report
Shia Rights Watch International Organization published its latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements between November 25 and Dec 25, 2018. Shia Rights Watch International Organization published its latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements between November 25…
Afghan forces repulse coordinated Taliban attack on Afghanistan’s Faryab
December 26, 2018
Afghan forces repulse coordinated Taliban attack on Afghanistan’s Faryab
The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have repulsed a coordinated attack by Taliban militants on Almar district of northern Afghan Faryab province. The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have repulsed a coordinated attack by Taliban militants on…
Shia politician businessman Ali Raza Abidi killed in terrorist attack
December 26, 2018
Shia politician businessman Ali Raza Abidi killed in terrorist attack
Renowned Shia politician and a businessman Syed Ali Raza Abidi embraced martyrdom when terrorists opened fire upon him at the main gate of his house in Defence Housing Authority scheme on Tuesday night. Renowned Shia politician and a businessman…
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…