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At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their two boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, the Tunisian coast guard said on Sunday. Separately, in the last four days,…

Indonesian officials have told media outlets that more than 180 Rohingya refugees landed in the country’s western Aceh province on Monday, the latest among hundreds who have fled by boat from desperate conditions in Myanmar and in camps in Bangladesh.…

United Nations investigators said in an extensive new report that there is evidence that crimes against humanity have been committed against Libyans and migrants stuck in Libya, including women being forced into slavery. The investigators commissioned by the UN Human…

With the start of the holy month of Ramadan and campaigns to help the poor, concerns about charity frauds have increased in the UK. Islamic associations have urged Muslims to submit their donations to registered organizations only, a warning issued…

Black children in England and Wales are six times more likely to be strip-searched by police, according to a report that finds children were failed by those sworn to protect them. The report, released on Monday by Children’s Commissioner Rachel…

The General Supervisor of Mesbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development in Holy Karbala Hujjat-ul-Islam wa-al-Muslimeen, Sheikh Mustafa al-Muhammadi, has urged all officials of ‘Karbala Vision 2030 – 50 million pilgrims in Arba’een Pilgrimage’ to set a broad action plan…

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s Religious Queries Office in India announced that several significant newspapers in the country have been publishing the answers to his followers’ religious queries during the blessed month of Ramadan. All answers are carefully provided based on fatwas…

The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, said in the holy city of Qom today, Tuesday, that His Eminence will deliver an important speech at the Annual Women’s Gathering that takes place…

The Karbala Center for Studies and Research, affiliated to Imam Hussein Holy Shrine, has announced the conditions and terms of participation in the activities of the 7th International Arba’een Pilgrimage Conference, headlined as ‘Arba’een Pilgrimage: Genuineness of Values and Origin…

The ‘International Quranic Missionary Center’, affiliated to Imam Hussein Holy Shrine, has launched its cover-to-cover Qur’an Recitation ceremonies in 10 countries as part of its Ramadan programs. The head of the Center, Montadhar al-Mansouri, said that, “To mark the month…