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Sayyida Sharifa Holy Shrine announces end of first expansion phase
June 9, 2017
Sayyida Sharifa Holy Shrine announces end of first expansion phase
The Private Secretariat of Sayyida Sharifa Holy Shrine announced the end of the first expansion phase of the holy shrine, noting that the construction work is ongoing. The Private Secretariat of Sayyida Sharifa Holy Shrine announced the end of…
U.S. State Department approves $1.4 billion in military sales to Saudi
June 8, 2017
U.S. State Department approves $1.4 billion in military sales to Saudi
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of more than $1.4 billion worth of military training and equipment for Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said on Monday, part of a $110 billion arms deal U.S. President Donald Trump sealed…
German authorities: Over 200 anti-Muslim incidents so far this year
June 8, 2017
German authorities: Over 200 anti-Muslim incidents so far this year
A total of 208 anti-Muslim incidents were reported across Germany in the first three months of 2017, according to police and constitutional protection agencies, the NeueOsnabrückerZeitung (NOZ) newspaper reported. A total of 208 anti-Muslim incidents were reported across…
Rights groups: Saudis planning to execute 14 Shias after unfair trial
June 8, 2017
Rights groups: Saudis planning to execute 14 Shias after unfair trial
International rights groups say Saudi Arabia plans to execute 14 Shia civilians following a “grossly unfair trial” over political protests. International rights groups say Saudi Arabia plans to execute 14 Shia civilians following a “grossly unfair trial” over…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi representative visits Windsor
June 8, 2017
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi representative visits Windsor
Within a missionary tour and visit to the religious centers and meetings with religious authorities’ representatives in Canada, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi representative, Sheikh Jalal Ma’ash, visited Windsor where he met with Sheikh Ali al-Rumaithy and Grand Ayatollah Shirazi representative in…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s son takes part in memorial ceremony of Kuwait martyrs
June 8, 2017
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s son takes part in memorial ceremony of Kuwait martyrs
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s son, Hujatul Islam Sayyid Hussein Shirazi, took part in the memorial ceremony held on the honor of Imam al-Sadiq mosque martyrs in Kuwait. Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s son, Hujatul Islam Sayyid Hussein Shirazi, took part in the…
China bans Ramadan observance in Muslim region
June 7, 2017
China bans Ramadan observance in Muslim region
China is trying to prevent people from fasting during Ramadan in the predominantly Muslim province of Xinjiang. China is trying to prevent people from fasting during Ramadan in the predominantly Muslim province of Xinjiang. According to the World…
Afghan president: Kabul truck-bomb toll rises to more than 150 killed
June 7, 2017
Afghan president: Kabul truck-bomb toll rises to more than 150 killed
The death toll from a truck-bomb explosion in Kabul last week has reached more than 150 people, President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday, making it the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital since the ouster of the Taliban in 2001.…
100,000 children in dangerous conditions in Iraq’s Mosul: UNICEF
June 7, 2017
100,000 children in dangerous conditions in Iraq’s Mosul: UNICEF
The UN has warned that children are bearing the brunt of the intensified fighting between government forces and the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. The UN has warned that children are bearing…
Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’abi forces retake nine villages west of Mosul from Daesh
June 7, 2017
Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’abi forces retake nine villages west of Mosul from Daesh
Iraqi fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units have managed to regain control over nine villages west of Mosul as they engage in joint military operations with army troops to purge Takfiri Daesh terrorists out of their last urban bastion in…