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The director of the Najaf Office of the Imam Hussein Media Group, Sheikh Abdul Hamid Al-Amiri, discussed with the Private Secretary of the Al-Sahla Mosque, Sayyed Mudher Al-Madani, prospects for joint cooperation in the media field and disseminating the culture…

Myanmar authorities have sentenced 112 Rohingya, including a dozen children, to between two and five years in prison for attempting to travel to Malaysia “without legal documents”, state media reported Tuesday. The group were arrested last month in the southern…

Pakistan and the United Nations held a major conference in Geneva on Monday aimed at marshaling support to rebuild the country after devastating floods. Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers last September displaced some 8 million people and killed at…

The Turkish daily ‘Yeni Akit’ published a report including some of the picturesque scenes that accompanied the blessed Arbaeen pilgrimage last year. At the beginning of its report, the conservative Islamic newspaper described the holy city of Karbala as “the…

A delegation of scholars from the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi in Najaf, participated in the funeral ceremonies of the late scholar Dr. Muhammad Hussein Al-Sagheer. Sheikh Salah Al-Hilfi, Director of the Shirazi…

The blessed Zainabiya Seminary in the Syrian city of Damascus recalled the 44th anniversary of the martyrdom of its founder, the Islamic thinker Ayatollah Sayyed Hassan al-Shirazi (may Allah bless his soul). The seminary held a memorial ceremony in honor…

The Al-Abbas Holy Shrine has begun installing chandeliers inside the Basement of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) below the courtyard of the Holy Shrine. The official in charge of the Maintenance Unit, Ali Mejhool Muhammad, said that 32 new…

A delegation of German Muslims visited the Al-Askariyain Holy Shrine to get acquainted with the most prominent religious and cultural monuments and the history of the holy city of Samarra. The delegation visited the Holy Shrine, and then listened to…

A high-level council to govern global health emergencies, made up of heads of state and other international leaders, is one of the proposals to be discussed by the World Health Organization (WHO) this year. It is the first of 10…

Sixteen senior Islamic scholars from the Shia and Sunni sects in the Pakistani city of Karachi issued a unanimous fatwa condemning terrorism and extremism, and prohibiting attacks on the army and police forces that defend people’s rights and are responsible…