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The 17th Rabi Al-Shahada International Cultural Festival has been launched in Holy Karbala under the slogan “Imam Hussein—peace be upon him—the Mobilization of the Free and the Secret of Victory”. The five-day festival will include various religious, cultural and artistic activities…

The Joint Operations Command in Iraq announced on Tuesday the arrest of the financial official of the terrorist organization “ISIS” in the country. The Command’s statement said, “Through intelligence efforts, including monitoring and tracking operations, the heroes of the Counter-Terrorism…

On the auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of the Master of Martyrs, Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, the Imam Hussein Media Group (IH Media Group) in Holy Karbala celebrated the 15th anniversary of its establishment. The media group…

Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta—an Egyptian Islamic advisory, justiciary and governmental body—confirmed the importance of visiting the shrines and blessed sites of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, citing prophetic hadiths and narrations that emphasize this practice. According to the Egyptian newspaper “Sada…

The Legal Care Centre at Mi’sbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development launched today, Wednesday, its “Development Path” program which aims at building the capacities, concepts, and personal values of law graduates and four-year students. The project’s announcement came in…

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has affirmed the decision of two Belgian regions to ban the practice of Islamic halal slaughter without stunning. Members of religious communities and several non-governmental organizations filed a case with the ECtHR, arguing…

The World Food Program has announced that it has delivered food supplies and financial aid to nearly 19 million individuals in Afghanistan in the last year. A report released on February 13th stated that these efforts were focused on bolstering…

The Sayyida Fatima Zahra Complex-affiliated orphanage in the Afghan capital Kabul announced today, Tuesday, the distribution of monthly financial aid to around 170 Shia families, according to the orphanage officials. The orphanage management emphasized “the importance of such humanitarian activities…

A mass grave containing around 100 bodies believed to date back to the era of the former Soviet-backed Afghan government has been found in the province of Khost in eastern Afghanistan, according to officials in the province. The mayor of…

The Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development in the holy city of Karbala has succeeded in securing safe drinking water for the people of Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan. Abdul Sahib Al-Kishwan, the director of the foundation, stated that their efforts…