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The first week of the month of Rabi al-Awwal has been named as the week of commemorating Mohsin bin Ali (peace be upon them). Accordingly, Shiites around the world mourn Mohsen, the unborn son of Imam Ali (peace be upon…

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed on Saturday that Islam belongs to Germany amid growing racism and anti-Islamic approaches fueled by propaganda of far-right groups and parties. His statement came in response to comments made by Interior Minister Horst Seehofer last…

The annual speeches delivered by Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh al-Hosseini al-Shirazi ahead of Muharram, on Ashura Night, and on the occasion of the martyrdom of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his pure family, contained important points as…

At the end of the two months of lamentation, Muharram and Safar, the black mourning flag of the dome of the Holy Shrine of the Master of the Martyrs, Abba Abdillah al-Hussein, peace be upon him, was replaced with the…

In response to a suicide bombing on the Galmudug state president, killing two soldiers and injuring two members of Somalia’s Federal Parliament, the Somali army launched a military operation on Saturday which killed at least 30 al-Shabaab terrorists and liberated…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has sent 29 tons of aid material to Libya following this weekend’s devastating floods that left thousands killed, injured and displaced. The aid package contains enough supplies to reach almost 250,000 people with health aid,…

The World Shirazi Foundation has stressed the success of democratic systems in governing liberal peoples, who pursue their legitimate rights, and establishing healthy and developed societies; unlike dictatorial regimes that have brought only destruction and adversities to their countries and…

Pakistani news outlets reported on Sunday that a number of Pakistanis had faced difficulties as they were returning to their country after performing Arbaeen Pilgrimage of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in Holy Karbala. The reports, followed by Shia…

Tel Aviv -based international 24-hour news television channel i24NEWS aired a documentary on the history and background of Shiites in Israel. In this 30-minute documentary in Arabic, the reporter of the Israeli channel examined the various aspects of the life…

According to the data from the Missing Migrants Project launched by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), more than 58,000 people have lost their lives in the process of migration towards an international destination from 2014 to date. The organization…