Africa

Thousands of children fleeing fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at grave risk in overcrowded and unsanitary camps for internally displaced people (IDPs), UNICEF warned today. About 100,000 people who have been displaced over the…

Former Egyptian antiquities minister Zahi Hawass said the calls to prayer shouldn’t be amplified on microphones to high levels as they disturb tourists. “Egypt should protect tourists from being disturbed by the Islamic call to prayer”, top Egyptian archaeologist and…

Shia followers of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, and Shirazi-affiliated centers in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, held mourning ceremonies commemorating the great Fatimid days, according to the first narration on the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatima al-Zahra, peace…

 “Since the start of the conflict in northern Ethiopia, millions of civilians have been displaced and thousands killed. “All parties have been responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including extrajudicial executions and summary killings of hundreds of people…

Two car bomb explosions at the education ministry in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu killed at least 100 people and injured 300 others on Saturday October 29th, police and the state news agency said. It was not known who was behind the…

In celebration of the birth anniversary of Imam Hassan al-Askari (peace be upon him), the Umm al-Baneen (peace be upon her) Center in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, held a celebration for women, attended by a group of girls and…

A Somali official said on Sunday October 23rd, that 9 people were killed and dozens wounded in a car bomb attack and shooting on a hotel in Kismayo, before the security forces were able to kill the perpetrators, media reported.…

A conference entitled “The Danger of Following Personal Interests of Preachers and Religious Leaders” concluded yesterday in the city of Birni-N’Konni, Niger. The 2-day event was attended by followers of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi.…

Husseini ceremonies continue to remember the pure Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, and their lives and sacrifices, in the city of Majunga, Madagascar. The Ahlulbayt Center, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority, continues to hold weekly Husseini ceremonies and various…

The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) called on the Sudanese authorities to intervene to stop the massacres against civilians.  In a statement received by Shia Waves News Agency, the organization said that it had seen with great regret the press…