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Iraqi military Shia families stage a protest near parliament, demand answers after ISIL slaughter   The Shia families of Iraqi military members attacked by ISIL in June have staged a protest near the parliament in Baghdad, demanding more information about…

A group of around 30 people have attacked a Shia mosque, called Imam Ali Mosque, which is under construction, in Poyok Chekmacha neighbourhood, chanting slogans “we don’t want Shia mosques to be constructed.”   Imam Ali Mosque is the third…

The activities of al-Tammar 7th Cuktural Festival has been kicked off in the holy city of Najaf with the attendance of many religious, cultural and political personalities, along with academicians and poets.   The president of Shia Endowment Diwan, Sheikh…

High- ranking delegation visits office of the Grand Ayatollah Sayed Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, in Holy Karbala.   A high-ranking security delegation from Baghdad has visited the office of the Eminent Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may…

A new count of the population of Norway’s capital city Oslo has revealed that Mohammad, the name of Islam’s Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, is the most common name for the first time ever in the European…

An exhibition of “99 Names of the Almighty God” opened at the Kazan Kremlin in Tatarstan.    It features works of classical Islamic art of IX-XIX centuries. The exhibition presents 99 world masterpieces in accordance to the number of the…

Around 28 Pakistani doctors, mostly Shias, were killed in targeted attacks by takfiri groups over four years.   Dr Aun Naseem Jafri, a Shia physician, was the latest victim of a gun attack on Thursday. He martyred two weeks after…

The capital city of Afghanistan will host Imam Redha, peace be upon him, International Festival for a week during the ten-day Karamat occasion.   According to reports, the festival will begin on August 31 at Al-Zahra, peace be upon herm…

According to information received by a Bahraini Human rights center, around 600 detainees at the dry dock detention center have entered a hunger strike starting from 20 August 2014 under the title “Stop Torture in Prison”.    In a statement…

The Iraqi Ministry of Defence announced the killing of 59 ISIL terrorists and liberating six villages near Amerli.    The ministry said in a statement today that the fifth Infantry Division, in conjunction with the volunteers of the popular mobilization…