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In several countries, including Pakistan, a day of mourning (Yom-e-Azadari) was observed to commemorate the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali Asghar, peace be upon him, in a unique mourning that brings together infants dressed as mourners. This distinctive form of mourning…

As in previous years, the Holy City of Karbala has hosted the rituals of the re-enactment of the events of Karbala to bring back to memory the injustice and oppression Imam Hussein, his family and companions were subjected to in…

The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadeq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, renewed his commandments to the followers of Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, worldwide to intensify their efforts and do everything possible to revive the rituals of Imam…

The Libyan border guards have rescued between 50-70 refugees and migrants who have been left in the desert by Tunisian authorities without water or food, and their numbers are “rising”, a Libyan official told the AFP. Hundreds of refugees and…

The office of His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has announced that tomorrow, Wednesday, is the last day of the holy month of Thul Hijjah and Thursday will be the first of Holy Muharram. In a statement on…

“Karbala Hussainiya” was opened in the city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, in a ceremony attended by a group of Shiites from the city of Mirpur. Hundreds of Shiites of the Pure and Infallible Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon…

Clashes broke out inside Jammu and Kashmir’s lone detention centre on Tuesday (July 18) morning after incarcerated Rohingya refugees staged protests to seek their release or repatriation to Myanmar, the Indian website “THE WIRE” reported. Around 270 Rohingya refugees, including…

The Holy Shrines of Imam Hussein and Abu Al-Fadl Al-Abbas, peace be upon them, have announced that the red banners atop the holy domes will be replaced with the black ones tonight, July 18. Official, religious and public figures, in…

With three months in, the current armed conflict in Sudan shows little signs of ending, as both sides continue to violate ceasefire. Since April, 3.1 million people have been displaced, thousands are thought to have been killed and even more wounded, with entire…

The United Nations Security Council is set to hold its first formal discussion on the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) in New York this week, Reuters reported. The aim of the discussion, called by Britain, is to initiate an international…