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The International Sayyed al-Shuhada Committee, peace be upon him, provided aid to the needy and orphans in Iran on the occasion of Farhat al-Zahra, peace be upon her. A statement published on the Shirazi Religious Authority website stated that “on…

The United Nations has warned that Syria will witness one of the harshest winters this year, due to the lack of fuel and energy and the deteriorating social and economic situation. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said nearly six million people…

At the invitation of the Rawaq Baghdad Center for Public Policy and the Swedish IDEA organization, and funding by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Najaf Center for Strategic Studies (NCSS), which is affiliated with the religious authority office…

World Bank President David Malpass and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned on Monday, October 10th, of a growing risk of global recession and said inflation remained a continuing problem after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “There’s a risk…

At least three young men are at risk of imminent execution in Saudi Arabia after an appeal court confirmed their sentences between June and October this year, Amnesty International said yesterday, Monday. Following the grossly unfair trials, the organization called…

A report prepared by the United Nations and the Red Cross concluded on Monday October 10th that entire regions will become unfit for life in the coming decades due to increasing heat waves. This year’s heat wave poses threats to…

Several government agencies on Monday October 10th backed a bill that seeks to set up burial grounds for Muslims in public cemeteries. Many Muslim Filipinos go through a complicated and costly process in sending the remains of their departed loved…

Saudi Arabia has announced that a male guardian, or a mahram, is no longer needed to accompany a female pilgrim performing Hajj and Umrah. The Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, announced that a woman can now…

Pope Francis urged the world on Sunday to learn from history at a time when the danger of nuclear war over the conflict in Ukraine is emerging, and called for choosing the path of peace. “We cannot forget the danger…

The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has begun his advanced lessons in jurisprudence with the start of the new academic year of the seminaries. The lessons began on Saturday, with the attendance and participation…