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The Mosque and Husseiniyah of Al Yasin in the Australian city of Sydney held a mourning ceremony on the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, peace be upon him.The ceremony was held in both Arabic and English, during which religious…

The Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, Hassan Nazim, announced the arrival of the first batch of tourists to Najaf International Airport.Nazim said, in a statement received by Shia Waves Agency, that “the Council of Ministers approved the resumption…

Two members of the Irish House of Representatives, Follett-Anne Wayne and Paul Murphy, have questioned Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney in connection with Ireland’s efforts to hold the Bahraini government responsible for its ongoing human rights abuses in the region.The…

Human Rights Watch called on Saudi leaders to annul all charges, convictions, and sentences issued against women’s rights defenders.The organization’s deputy Middle East director, Michael Page, said, “The new evidence proves the kingdom’s involvement in the brutal torture of women’s…

On Saturday, four soldiers of the Iraqi army were martyred in a terrorist attack by ISIS terrorists, west of Kirkuk province.A security source said in a statement, that members of ISIS launched an attack on a military post belonging to…

The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs in Saudi Arabia confirmed that it is receiving the first batch of pilgrims to perform the Hajj rituals, amid intensive precautionary measures.The Presidency published on its official Twitter account pictures showing the…

The Afghan popular forces managed to liberate the town of Sheikh Ali in Parwan province, a week after it was captured by the terrorist Taliban movement.Afghan press sources said that the popular resistance forces liberated the strategic Shayber hills in…

The religious authority, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir al-Najafi, stressed the need to strengthen relations between the Iraqi and Pakistani states to achieve the interests of the two countries and peoples.During his meeting with the former advisor to the…

On the International Youth Day, the Imam Shirazi World Foundation called for enhancing the nature of support directed to youths of the world.It said in a statement received by Shia Marhaba Agency, that “the international community revives on the 15th…

The use of capital punishment in Bahrain has considerably increased over the past decade, particularly since the 2011 Arab Spring uprising, according to a new report.A joint report released on Tuesday by anti-death penalty and human rights group Reprieve and…