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The Imam Hussain Holy Shrine, in coordination with the International Media Center of the Holy Shrine, received the Chinese ambassador to Iraq and his accompanying delegation, to review the construction, cultural, religious and academic projects implemented by the shrine. The…

The Division of Reviving Husseini Rituals which is affiliated with the Religious Affairs Department of the Grand Mosque of Kufa is preparing to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Muslim ibn Aqeel, peace be upon him, by communicating with service and…

At least nine people, including women and children, were killed as heavy rains lashed southwestern Pakistan and triggered flash floods in several places, a provincial disaster management agency said Tuesday. Seven people died when the roofs of their homes collapsed…

With the approach of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, three thousand Husseini processions will come from Iran to serve pilgrims walking towards Holy Karbala. Hamid Afzali, the Director of Arbaeen Pilgrimage Affairs in Iran, said…

The Taliban movement has displaced thousands of Afghan Hazara Shias from their areas in which they live, to take the mountains and desert as their dwelling in tragic and difficult circumstances. More than two thousand families of Hazaras from the…

Today, Wednesday, the head of the Nigerian National Oil Corporation, Melle Kyari, announced the death of the Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Muhammad Barkindo. Kyari wrote on Twitter this morning: “We have lost the respected Dr.…

Arson detectives are investigating a hate crime attack at a mosque on Long Island. A member of the Fatima Al-Zahra mosque in Ronkonkoma posted video to social media showing damage to a crescent sign on the property. He said the…

Pastor Jane Buckley-Farlee was recently walking through her Minneapolis church’s Cedar-Riverside neighbourhood when an unexpected ‘song’ broke out. “I heard this tune that sounded sort of heavenly,” she said. At first, she did not know what it was – but…

The daily scientific session was held by His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, with scholars, believers and Islamic seminary students in his honorable house in the holy city of Qom, on Tuesday morning, corresponding to the fifth of the holy month…

Those holding tourist/visit visas are not allowed to perform the Hajj, Saudi Arabia has announced. According to the Ministry of Tourism, the regulations and instructions in the kingdom prevent the tourist visa holders from performing Hajj, and also prevent them…