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The Director General of Iranian Railways, Miad Salehi, announced the trial launch of the (Tehran-Karbala-Tehran) weekly train, where train tickets may be obtained for all routes, especially the Ahvaz and Khorramshahr route, starting today. Regarding his recent meeting with the…

The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide has more than doubled to 345 million since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict and climate change, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday. “We see now 10 times…

After one year in power, the Taliban has harshly cracked down on all forms of religion that do not conform with their extreme interpretation of Islam, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in a report on Tuesday, August…

The Imam Redha Charitable Foundation (peace be upon him), affiliated with the representative office of Grand Ayatollah Sistani in Karbala, announced the start of the construction of the “University College” for orphans, which will provide them with free education and…

The Punjab Arts Council in Pakistan held a special conference on the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Zain al-Abidin (peace be upon him), in cooperation with the Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) Central Center and the Diyara Cultural Organization. According…

The website (webpost), one of the providers of postal and press services in the United Kingdom, provided ten tips for Arbaeen pilgrims of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), to protect them from sunstroke due to high temperatures during their…

Yesterday, the Iraqi Ministry of Communications has decided on the places to provide free internet access during the Arbaeen Pilgrimage of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him.The ministry said in a statement received by Shia Waves News Agency that “at…

A cartoon published in Wednesday’s edition of l’Acadie Nouvelle, an independent French-language newspaper in New Brunswick, is causing a social media uproar. Moncton-based activists said the cartoon “turns Muslim women into an object and degrades them.” The cartoon was quickly…

Muslims are five times more likely to experience police harassment because of their religion compared to those of other faiths, a study by Rice University shows. More specifically, Muslim adults who identify as Black, Middle Eastern, Arab or North African…

Pakistan on Monday, August 22, joined the world community in expressing solidarity with the victims of religious violence, and deplored India’s “sinister” plan to cleanse the country of its Muslim heritage and make Muslims second class citizens and even non-citizens.…