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Local government of holy Karbala announced its determination on constructing railway that connects holy Karbala and holy Najaf. A statement by the media office of the province received by Shia Waves Agency, said “the Governor of Karbala, Nassif Jassim Al-Khattabi,…

Madagascar launched the first special contribution to preserving the environment on marking the National Day of Afforestation, through the activity held by university youth from the followers of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husayni al-Shirazi,…

More than 40 people have been killed in clashes between gunmen and vigilantes in Nigeria’s northern Katsina state, the latest violence ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections. Katsina state police spokesperson Gambo Isah said on Friday that an armed gang,…

Based on directions of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, his honorable office in the city of Herat in Afghanistan launched training courses and ‘Born in Kabaa Competition’ for young people…

Shia followers of AhlulBayet, peace be upon them, from Holy Karbala offered congratulations to Sayyeda Zainab (peace be upon her) at her shrine in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on the birth anniversary of her father, the Commander of the Faithful…

The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, offered his heartfelt condolences to the victims of the earthquake that recently struck the Iranian city of Khoy, calling on all believers to provide assistance to those who…

In the northern Indian city of Haldwani, about 4,000 families faced homelessness in December after the High Court of the state, Uttarakhand, ordered their eviction from land claimed by the Indian Railways. Most of the families are Muslim, and everything…

Trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans every year, and action is needed to stem the flow, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) states in its new threat assessment report. Trafficking these products is…

The Scientific Complex of the Holy Quran at the Al-Abbas’s (P) Holy Shrine held a Quranic forum on the occasion of the birth anniversaries of the Imams of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) in the month of Rajab. The…

Following the Iraqi Army operations against ISIL terrorist group in the country, 7 ISIL terrorist members were arrested on Thursday. The takfiri terrorists were detained in the Iraqi provinces of Baghdad, Kirkuk, Nineveh, Samarra, and Al Anbar, according to the…