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With the arrival of the month of Sha’ban, and ahead of the auspicious birthday anniversaries of Imam Hussein, Honorable Abbas and Imam Sajjad, peace be upon them, the holy city of Karbala welcomes and receives the lovers of Ahl al-Bayt.…

An earthquake of 4.4 magnitude on the Richter scale shook Badakhshan province in northern Afghanistan on Sunday morning. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was Jurm District of Badakhshan. Around 10 o’clock last night, a…

The office of the Supreme Religious Authority His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi has announced that Sunday is the 30th of the blessed month of Rajab, and that the first day of the blessed month of Sha’ban (1445AH)…

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines, on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said, adding it was 10 km deep. The Philippine seismology agency had a different reading, saying it was a magnitude 5.9 earthquake with a…

Thousands of children have been displaced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo due to escalating violence between the Congolese army and M23 rebels. Save the Children reported that around 78,000 children have fled their homes in the past week, with…

The UK-based “Who is Hussain?” charitable organization has launched a humanitarian campaign in Uganda to assist disadvantaged children at an orphanage in the African country. The global charity said in a statement on its official Facebook account that: Our team…

The honorable house of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Holy Qom, Iran, celebrated on 27th of Rajab the blessed al-Mab’ath an-Nabawi—the start of the Holy Prophet’s Islamic Mission—amid an atmosphere of joy and happiness. The celebration was attended by scholars, preachers,…

Pakistan election early results show PTI-affiliated candidates taking a narrow lead, followed by PMLN and PPP contenders, Al Jazeera reported. Independent candidates, the vast majority of whom are affiliated with the PTI, maintain their lead, winning 60 constituencies. Mobile services…

The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has announced that it has allocated $3.8 million to assist involuntary returnees from Pakistan. The World Food Program stated in a press release on Thursday that this money will be used for…

At least 13 Sudanese asylum seekers have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia, with 27 people still missing, a Tunisian judicial official said on Thursday. The boat was carrying 42 people, all of them Sudanese, and…