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As part of its humanitarian and cultural activities, the UK-based “Who is Hussain?” organization has carried out a humanitarian campaign in Houston, US, to help people in need. According to a statement on its official Facebook page, the organization said…

A German Sikh girl of Indian origin, Jaspreet Kaur, embraced Islam and married Ali Arsalan from Sialkot, Pakistan, the Express Tribune reported. She adopted the name Zainab after embracing Islam at Jamia Hanafia Sialkot, the article said, adding that Kaur…

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has emphasized the importance of actively participating in commemorating the auspicious birth anniversary of the awaited Imam al-Mahdi, may Allah Almighty hasten his honourable reappearance. On this blessed occasion, His…

The health department in Holy Karbala has announced today its readiness and emergency plans for the coming Mid-Sha’ban Pilgrimage. Dr. Sabah Al-Mousawi, the General Director of the department, said that, “The department will launch its plans for the coming Mid-Sha’ban…

The Iraqi Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities announced yesterday, Monday, that it had uncovered relics of buildings and other artifacts dating back to the end of the Sasanian era and the inception of the Islamic era. The ministry said…

Yemen’s Houthis say they have targeted what they claim to be an Israeli cargo ship, the MSC Silver, in the Gulf of Aden near the entrance to the Red Sea with a number of missiles, media outlets reported. According to…

In a groundbreaking discovery, Australian astronomers have stumbled upon the most luminous object ever observed in the universe. Dubbed a “quasar,” this celestial phenomenon is powered by an extraordinary black hole that engulfs the equivalent of a sun each day,…

António Guterres on Tuesday urged the reversion of the outrageous ban on girls’ access to education and employment in Afghanistan, KP News Agency reported. The Secretary-General of the United Nations also emphasized that women and girls in Afghanistan should have…

Two of Pakistan’s leading political parties finally arrived at a formal agreement to form a coalition government, Aljazeera reported, days after inconclusive national elections failed to deliver a clear majority. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz…

Authorities in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban, ordered its officials on Sunday not to take pictures or videos of “living things”, media outlets reported. In a letter addressed to civil and military officials, the…