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Several Shia institutions and centers in America, Britain and European countries have affirmed their readiness to set up religious and cultural programs and forums in commemoration of the birth anniversary of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib,…

Activists circulated on social media information about the reality of torture, unfair trials and unfair sentences against 11 young men from Umm al-Hamam town in Qatif, in measures that reflect the continuity of the exclusionary and arbitrary policies pursued by…

Once again, the United Nations Children’s Fund has warned of the likely death of one million due to acute malnutrition in Afghanistan.In a tweet, the Children’s Fund expressed its deep concern over the plight of children in the country.“If no…

At least 30 terrorists were killed and dozens of vehicles and weapons destroyed during joint operations between the French-led Takuba task force and Malian soldiers last week, the French Army Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.During the main operation…

Hundreds of male and female students demonstrated in the eastern city of Kolkata, chanting slogans and blocking roads to protest against a headscarf ban in the southern state of Karnataka, as the row over the wearing of headscarves in schools…

Amnesty International has ridiculed Bahrain’s electoral system for electing a parliament without powers.The organization said in a tweet on Twitter, “Under the alleged free elections system in Bahrain, the state prevents members of the opposition political societies it dissolved from…

A number of volunteers from the Islamic Center in the Canadian city of Fort McMurray distributed charitable aid to the needy to help them overcome the winter cold.The volunteers were able to distribute 500 sets of aid to those suffering…

The administrations of the holy shrines of Karbala announced yesterday, that they had received the Czech ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Peter Stibank, and visited the holy shrines of Imam Hussain and his brother Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas, peace be upon them.Stibank…

The Patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq, Louis Raphael Sako, stressed the importance of tolerance and brotherhood among the Iraqi nation to overcome challenges and circumstances, citing a commandment of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, to the governor…

The International Non-violence Organization, Free Muslim, called on the United Nations to conduct an investigation to reveal the facts in the Ethiopian region of Tigray, warning that military forces committed serious violations against the population.In a statement received by Shia…