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Pakistan: 18 pilgrims dead, over 50 injured as truck en route to Shah Noorani shrine falls into ravine
April 11, 2024
Pakistan: 18 pilgrims dead, over 50 injured as truck en route to Shah Noorani shrine falls into ravine
A deadly truck accident in Balochistan’s Hub district late Wednesday night has claimed at least 18 lives and injured more than 50 after a vehicle fell in a ditch, local news reported. “The truck was overspeeding and it went out…
Octopuses risk losing eyesight, struggle to survive if ocean temperatures keep rising, study warns
April 11, 2024
Octopuses risk losing eyesight, struggle to survive if ocean temperatures keep rising, study warns
Octopuses are at risk of losing vision and facing survival challenges due to rising ocean temperatures, a new study warns. According to an article published in the Guardian yesterday, researchers found that heat stress could lead to impaired eyesight, increased…
Historic former mosque in northern Greece holds Eid prayers for first time in 100 years
April 11, 2024
Historic former mosque in northern Greece holds Eid prayers for first time in 100 years
A building originally erected for a community of Jewish converts to Islam in the Greek city of Thessaloniki held an Eid al-Fitr Prayers on Wednesday, abc News reported. About 70 worshipers — a mix of visiting tourists from Turkey, members…
EU’s new migration pact to have ‘devastating effects’, Spanish NGO warns
April 11, 2024
EU’s new migration pact to have ‘devastating effects’, Spanish NGO warns
A Spanish NGO on Wednesday cautioned about the ‘devastating effects’ of the EU’s new migration pact on migrants and refugees, Anadolu Agency reported. Spanish refugee commission CEAR, has criticized the plan for making it easier for European countries to violate…
Egypt: Administrative Court rules to lift ban on wearing niqab in schools
April 10, 2024
Egypt: Administrative Court rules to lift ban on wearing niqab in schools
Egypt’s Administrative Court of the State Council ruled to accept a lawsuit to suspend the ban on wearing the niqab in schools in form, while rejecting it in substance. Two Egyptian citizens, Haitham Abdel Mageed and Ashraf Abdel Ghani, filed…
Shirazi-affiliated charities distribute thousands of food baskets during Blessed Ramadan
April 10, 2024
Shirazi-affiliated charities distribute thousands of food baskets during Blessed Ramadan
Dozens of charitable centers and organizations affiliated with the office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Iraq and other world countries contributed to distributing Ramadan food baskets to poor families, the needy, and orphaned families. The centers conducted these initiatives to…
On blessed Eid al-Fitr, Afghan school girls reiterate their calls for reopening education institutions
April 10, 2024
On blessed Eid al-Fitr, Afghan school girls reiterate their calls for reopening education institutions
A large number of girls deprived of education in Afghanistan have reiterated their demsnds to the de facto government, Taliban, to reopen educational institutions on the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Fitr. Shia Waves Agency quoted the Indian news agency…
Muslims and Shias worldwide celebrate blessed Eid al-Fitr
April 10, 2024
Muslims and Shias worldwide celebrate blessed Eid al-Fitr
The holy city of Karbala in Iraq, as well as other holy cities in Iran and Syria, witnessed the observance of special religious rituals for Eid al-Fitr, amidst prayers for goodness and peace to spread across the world on this…
Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi extends since congrats to Islamic nation on Eid al-Fitr
April 10, 2024
Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi extends since congrats to Islamic nation on Eid al-Fitr
The office the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, in Holy Qom, Iran, has extended its congratulations to the Islamic nation, especially the followers of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, on the blessed occasion of Eid…
Kashmiri apple farmers fear loss of land, livelihood to railway project
April 10, 2024
Kashmiri apple farmers fear loss of land, livelihood to railway project
In Indian-administered Kashmir, some Kashmiri apple farmers have been shocked when government officials arrived at their orchards without notice and began measuring their land for the construction of a railway line, Al Jazeera reported in an article published today, April…