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Iraqi security official announced on Sunday that 192 Iraqi families, comprising 776 people, were heading back to their country after leaving al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria, which houses relatives of members of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group. The Syrian…

Amnesty International warned on Sunday against continuing the war in Gaza, noting that the ongoing war is leading to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe in the region. The organization called for a ceasefire in Gaza, stating that it has collected a…

The representative of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Hussaini al-Shirazi, in the city of Mahajanga, Madagascar, Hujjat-ul-Islam wa-al-Muslimeen Sheikh Muhammad Radi Wasram, described the Husseini ceremonies as educational institutions that have produced the best Shia…

Construction work of the Iraq-Saudi Arabia Road project in Najaf Governorate, has reached advanced stages. The road aims at facilitating the movement of pilgrims during the season of Hajj and Omran, as well as flourishing economy and trade. A joint…

The 28th day of Rabi al-Thani marks the death anniversary of Allamah Abdul Hossein Amini, the author of the famous work, the 11-volume encyclopedia “Al-Ghadir”. Al-Ghadir has investigated the issue of the Wilayah of Amir al-Mu’minin, peace be upon him,…

Sotheby’s, as part of the “Islamic and Indian World Arts” auction held in the British capital, London, dedicated to selling many Islamic manuscripts and rare documents, displayed a wooden board with verses from the Holy Quran dating back to Sub-Saharan…

The Turkish ambassador to Iraq Ali Ridhda Gunawi has visited the holy shrine of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in Holy Karbala. The ambassador and his accompanying delegation toured the holy shrine and performed the Ziyarah of Imam Hussein,…

The United Nations warned Friday of soaring human rights violations in Sudan’s Darfur region and said they were “verging on pure evil,” amid escalating fighting seven months into the war between the army and paramilitaries. “We keep saying that the…

The Second Circuit for Counterterrorism in the Badr Courts Complex in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, has postponed the trial of the defendants in the murder of the Shia convert Sheikh Hassan Shehata, who was killed in 2013 because of his…

Unknown individuals drew anti-Islamic slogans and phrases on the doors of Stockholm’s Grand Mosque, linked to the ongoing war in the Middle East. The mosque’s Facebook page posted pictures of the graffiti on the wooden doors, condemning the growing phenomenon…