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In Malaysia, the controversy surrounding the enforced disappearance of Shia activist Amri Che Mat, who went missing in 2016, has resurfaced. No evidence has been found leading to his whereabouts, however; activists and media outlets, followed by Shia Waves Agency,…

Coinciding with his sorrowful martyrdom anniversary, Shia preachers and researchers in the Republic of Sierra Leone have discussed various aspects of the life of Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir, peace be upon him. The African Studies Center organized a special gathering in…

Millions of Shiites from different cities of Iraq and other countries have come to the holy city of Karbala to perform the special Ziyarah of Imam al-Hussain (peace be upon him) on the day of Arafa, and observe other rituals…

The Saudi General Authority for Statistics announced on Saturday that the total number of pilgrims reached 1,883,164 this year. Among them, 1,611,310 pilgrims came from outside the Saudi Kingdom, while the number of pilgrims from inside Saudi, including citizens and…

Shiites, together with other pilgrims, went to the land of Arafat on the day of Arafa, and while performing Hajj, they chanted the prayer of Arafa in the desert of Arafat. Hajj rituals continued with pilgrims of Baitullah Al-Haram staying…

Tanzania has taken a significant step forward in its transportation infrastructure with the launch of its first electric train, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The state-of-the-art electric and signaling system, built by Turkish company Yapi Merkezi, transported 1,400 passengers on the…

Hujjat-ul-Islam Sheikh Sami Al-Masoudi, Head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization of Iraq, visited the mission of Grand Ayatollah Seyed Sadiq al-Hosseini al-Shirazi in Makkah and met with the officials of this delegation. In this meeting, the members of the…

Residents in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal districts face rising insecurity due to militant activity and military operations, VOA reported in an article yesterday. Locals say they are caught between threats from militants like the TTP and harassment by security forces, the…

This summer marks ten years since the ISIS launched a brutal campaign of violence in Iraq, including the genocide against the Yazidi minority. While the group has been territorially defeated, only nine members have been convicted for international crimes in…

Two terrorists, including one in police custody, were killed in a shootout with the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Peshawar, the capital city of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Xinhua reported yesterday. According to a CTD statement, the incident occurred when police…