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Saudi Arabia: New measures for personal visits, Umrah, and other tourism in the Kingdom
December 1, 2022
Saudi Arabia: New measures for personal visits, Umrah, and other tourism in the Kingdom
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a mechanism for obtaining a “personal visit” visa, which enables visitors to enter the Kingdom’s lands to visit their friends or acquaintances who are Saudi citizens, with the possibility of traveling between the…
Three killed as suicide bomb blast hits Pakistan police vehicle
December 1, 2022
Three killed as suicide bomb blast hits Pakistan police vehicle
A suicide bomb blast struck a police vehicle in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least one police officer and two civilians and wounding dozens, according to police. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) armed group, also known…
Bahrain: Followers of Ahlulbayt celebrate blessed birth of Lady Zainab
December 1, 2022
Bahrain: Followers of Ahlulbayt celebrate blessed birth of Lady Zainab
Bahrainis celebrated the blessed birth anniversary of Lady Zainab (peace be upon her) today Thursday, according to their customs and traditions. They emphasized the depth of their sincere affiliation with the pure Imams (peace be upon them) and their adherence…
Whooping cough kills children in Afghanistan
December 1, 2022
Whooping cough kills children in Afghanistan
A total of 300 people, most of them children, have been infected with whooping cough in Zabul province, in southern Afghanistan, and two children have died from the disease, according to Abdul Hakim Hakimi, director of public health in the…
German human rights organizations accuse government of not doing enough to combat racism and right-wing extremism
December 1, 2022
German human rights organizations accuse government of not doing enough to combat racism and right-wing extremism
Three leading human rights organizations in Germany said that the country’s government has not done enough to combat racism and right-wing extremism in the country, calling for measures to be taken to prevent attacks on refugees and Muslims. This came…
Muslim World League and Columbia University launch interfaith research lab
December 1, 2022
Muslim World League and Columbia University launch interfaith research lab
Yesterday, the Muslim World League, in partnership with Teachers College, Columbia University in New York, launched the International Lab for Research and Leadership in Interfaith Collaboration and Coexistence. According to its founders, the International Lab aims to be a center…
Lebanon: The Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi celebrates the birth anniversary of Lady Zainab (peace be upon her)
December 1, 2022
Lebanon: The Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi celebrates the birth anniversary of Lady Zainab (peace be upon her)
The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, commemorated the birth anniversary of Lady Zainab (peace be upon her), in a celebration it held on the blessed occasion that was…
19 killed, 24 injured after blast in Afghanistan, AFP reported
December 1, 2022
19 killed, 24 injured after blast in Afghanistan, AFP reported
At least 19 people were killed and 24 others wounded Wednesday by a blast at a madrassa in Afghanistan’s northern city of Aybak, a doctor at a local hospital told AFP. There have been dozens of blasts and attacks targeting…
Iraq cancels the requirement for travelers to have an international vaccination card and makes wearing a mask optional
December 1, 2022
Iraq cancels the requirement for travelers to have an international vaccination card and makes wearing a mask optional
On Wednesday, the Iraqi Ministry of Health decided to cancel the requirement for travelers to have an international vaccination card, while giving citizens the option to wear a mask. Shia Waves News Agency received a ministry document which stated, “it…
Morocco: Int’l Exhibition and Museum of Biography of Prophet, Islamic Civilization and Status of Ahl al-Bayt
November 30, 2022
Morocco: Int’l Exhibition and Museum of Biography of Prophet, Islamic Civilization and Status of Ahl al-Bayt
After the official opening last week of the International Exhibition and Museum of the Biography of the Prophet, Islamic Civilization and the Status of the Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, at the headquarters of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific…