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The Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) has expressed its satisfaction over the Moroccan King’s call to a symposium for the African Ulema (clerics), stressing its full support for this initiative. In a statement received by Shia Waves, the Organization said that,…

Torrential downpours and flooding have claimed the lives of at least 15 people, with four others missing in Chongqing, southwest China, CNN reported. Videos from the city show residents being rescued, while authorities work to clear streets of floodwater. The…

The Spanish coastguard has rescued 86 people from a boat off the Canary Islands, Aljazeera reported. The fishing vessel, which left Senegal for Spain, had about 200 people on board and had been missing for nearly two weeks, the report…

The Iraqi Minister of Interior, Abdul Ameer Al-Shammari, has confirmed that a wide-scale security plan was finalized to secure the road between the capital, Baghdad, and the Holy City of Karbala in preparation for the coming Arba’een Pilgrimage. A statement…

The Misbah al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development in Holy Karbala took the initiative to provide Eid clothing to underprivileged families in the Holy City of Karbala on the occasion of Eid al-Ghadir. In a statement received by Shia Waves…

Heavy rain brought about extreme flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley, killing at least one person, flooding roadways and forcing road closures on Sunday night. A woman in her 30s is reported to have drowned after being swept away while…

A US drone strike in eastern Syria killed a Daesh/ISIS leader, confirmed the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Sunday. A statement by CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael Kurilla said the strike that targeted Daesh/ISIS chief Osama al-Muhajer was carried out…

At least six people were killed in an alleged knife attack on a kindergarten in China on Monday, Aljazeera reported. The incident occurred around 7:40 a.m. in Hengshan town of Lianjiang city in southern Guangdong province, a spokeswoman for the…

The government in the Holy City of Karbala has signed a draft for constructing a new road linking Holy Karbala to middle and southern provinces, to facilitate movement of pilgrims on Arbaeen Pilgrimage. The Deputy of Karbala’s Governor, Jassim Al-Fatlawi,…

The Karbala-based Misbah al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development announced yesterday Sunday that it had distributed sacrificial meat to Shia families in Afghanistan. According to the Foundation’s administration, the humanitarian activities was carried out in Afghanistan’s Capital, Kabul, and in…