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The United Nations has warned of an imminent famine in parts of Somalia between October and December, as drought worsens and global food prices rise to record levels. “Famine is approaching,” said the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief…

Today, Tuesday, the Holy Karbala Health Department confirmed the continuation of its humanitarian campaigns to donate blood, to meet the necessary needs during the Arbaeen Pilgrimage of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him). The department said in a statement received…

The Joint Operations Command for Iraq, in a statement, announced that the Iraqi Federal Police had annihilated five ISIS hideouts in Kirkuk Province. According to the statement released by Joint Operations Command for Iraq, in an intelligence operation, the Iraqi…

The inauguration of a new eco-mosque and Islamic centre in the Croatian town of Sisak is scheduled for Thursday, 8 September, as reported by the Bulgarian News Agency reports (BTA). This will be only the third largest religious facility for…

The Umm Abiha Foundation, peace be upon her, in Holy Karbala, announced the publication and issuance of the book “Manipulating Religion” by the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi. The official website of His Eminence,…

Yesterday, the French ambassador to Iraq, Eric Chevalier, was honored to visit the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him). After touring the Holy Shrine, the French ambassador praised the ongoing construction projects. The ambassador expressed his “happiness…

Imam Hussain Holy Shrine announced that it has developed a special security and organizational plan for the Arbaeen Pilgrimage of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him), with the participation of 7000 volunteers. The head of the Security Department at the…

Deep in the desert and a few kilometers from Suadi borders with Iraq, the Shia of the Ahlulbayt (peace be upon them) in the Shabakha district have begun their march towards holy Karbala to participate in the coming Arbaeen Pilgrimage…

Basra Operations Commander announced yesterday, Sunday, that security forces secured the entry of 23,000 pilgrims through the Shalamcheh border crossing to perform the Arbaeen Pilgrimage. He added that the number of pilgrims who crossed through the border was more than…

Yesterday, the Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development in Holy Karbala sent a letter to the Iraqi Minister of Interior Othman Al-Ghanimi, appealing to him to allow the entry of foreign pilgrims residing in Iran through land-border crossings and…