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According to opinion polls conducted in Tunisia today Tuesday, more than 92 percent voted “yes” in favor of the new constitution in Tunisia, after the polls closed in the referendum on the new draft constitution. Despite the participation of 27%…

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

The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, rejoiced in the commemoration of the week of Eid al-Ghadir, where it held many events in the presence of a large…

The Engineering Projects Department at Al-Abbas Holy Shrine has begun implementing the final touches of Imam al-Jawad Basement ahead of its opening. The new 1000-square-meter basement is located on the north side of the Holy Shrine and is dedicated to…

 Bill Gates, the founder and former CEO of Microsoft, recently donated more than $6 billion worth of shares to his charitable foundation.  He gave approximately $5.2 billion of his shares in the Canadian National Railroad and approximately $995 million of…

 The Al-Shaaer Satellite Network office in the Iraqi province of Diwaniyah, one of the centers affiliated with the Office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Shirazi, organized a training course under the title of ‘Future Leaders’. The course was attended by…

Imam Ali Holy Shrine in Najaf gave a special recognition to Imam Hussein Media Group after their efforts in covering the Ghadir Event commemorations. Imam Hussein Media Group produced special live programs on al-Ghadir in five languages: Persian, Arabic, English,…

The United Nations Security Council condemned the Turkish attack on the Iraqi province of Dohuk, which resulted in the martyrdom and wounding of dozens of unarmed people, last Wednesday. In a statement received by Shia Waves News Agency, the UN…

The Province of Holy Najaf announced the formation of a special committee to supervise the mourning ceremonies of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, during the holy month of Muharram. The First Deputy Governor of Najaf, Hashem al-Qarawi, said in…

Head of Pakistani Jaafari Jurisprudence Implementation Movement passes away Hojjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimeen Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Mousawi, the head of the Pakistan Jaafari Jurisprudence Implementation Movement, who was in a local hospital in Islamabad, passed away last night.Mousawi…