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At least three killed, several injured in landslide in northwestern Pakistan

At least three killed, several injured in landslide in northwestern Pakistan

Pakistani officials have said that at least three people were killed and several others wounded in a massive landslide in northwestern Pakistan. The incident occurred yesterday Tuesday before dawn, near Torkham, a border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Khyber…
Researchers succeed in recording clearer scans to see the brain

Researchers succeed in recording clearer scans to see the brain

After 50 years of technological evolution, scientists managed to produce the clearest brain scans ever recorded. The new MRI images are about 64 million times sharper than the images usually taken of the brain using conventional methods. MRI scans are…
Mazar-i-Sharif-based office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi distributes financial aids to orphans

Mazar-i-Sharif-based office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi distributes financial aids to orphans

The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi (may Allah prolong his life) in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, north of Afghanistan, distributed financial aids to the orphan families of this city as part of its monthly charity plan.…
34 million Afghans live in poverty under Taliban rule

34 million Afghans live in poverty under Taliban rule

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reported that the number of Afghans living in poverty has nearly doubled to 34 million after the fall of the US-backed government and the Taliban’s takeover. This means an approximate 85% of the population…
Imam Ali Holy Shrine reveals new progress on extension project of holy courtyard

Imam Ali Holy Shrine reveals new progress on extension project of holy courtyard

The General Secretariat of Imam Ali Holy Shrine has revealed new progress in its expansion project of the holy courtyard, to add more space to serve pilgrims during massive pilgrimages to Holy Najaf. Dr. Abdul Hadi Al-Ibrahimi, a member of…
With Eid al-Fitr approaching, Bahraini Shia clerics call on government to release political detainees

With Eid al-Fitr approaching, Bahraini Shia clerics call on government to release political detainees

As Muslims worldwide are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, a number of Bahrain clerics have called on the Bahraini government to release the political prisoners and opponents, urging them to seize this opportunity to review their decisions. Bahraini media outlets…
Saudi government sentences Shia preacher and orator to 20 years in prison

Saudi government sentences Shia preacher and orator to 20 years in prison

The Saudi judiciary issued a 20-year prison sentence against the Shia preacher and orator, Sheikh Fathi al-Janoubi, who was arrested in early October, 2021, without knowing anything about his fate until the verdict issued. Armed men, with their faces masked,…
April marks ‘National Arab American Heritage Month’: a time to learn about cultures, history

April marks ‘National Arab American Heritage Month’: a time to learn about cultures, history

The National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM) takes place in April. It celebrates the Arab American heritage and culture and pays tribute to the contributions of Arab Americans and Arabic-speaking Americans. The Arab researcher and anthropologist said in an article…
Ramadan 27th marks demise anniversary of Allama Majlisi

Ramadan 27th marks demise anniversary of Allama Majlisi

Muhammad Baqir, son of Muhammad Taqi Majlisi, known as Allamah Majlisi or Majlisi II, was one of the most prominent Shia scholars and jurists, who lived in the 17th century and passed away on the 27th of Ramadan at the…
Construction of first seminary for Shia women in Kenya

Construction of first seminary for Shia women in Kenya

Sayyed al-Shuhada World Committee, affiliated with the Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Kuwait, started the construction of the first women’s seminary for Shia females in Kenya. “Considering the significant growth of reverts and followers of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be…
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