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A frigid winter storm killed at least 18 people as it swept across the country, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses and leaving millions of people on edge about the possibility of Christmas Eve blackouts.…

A civic group has filed petition to UN as South Korea’s Daegu locals continue to oppose construction of mosque. A local civic group supporting Muslims who are facing vehement backlash from local residents in Daegu after trying to build a…

The UK’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda is lawful, the High Court ruled on Monday. The policy, which involves Britain forcibly sending tens of thousands of migrants to Rwanda in an alleged effort to tackle the record number of…

The order issued by the Taliban authorities, demanding NGOs to ban women from work, drew swift international condemnation, with governments and organisations warning of the impact on humanitarian services in a country where millions rely on aid. “A meeting of…

Khudam Ahl al-Bayt Association, affiliated to the Shirazi Religious Authority in Majunga Madagascar, commemorates the Fatimid days, the anniversary of the martyrdom of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her. The association also holds mourning ceremonies to recall the the…

The Iraqi Security Media Cell announced on Sunday the arrest of eight “terrorists” in six Iraqi cities, including the federal capital, Baghdad. In a press statement, the Security Cell said that “based on accurate intelligence information of the intelligence and…

The Saudi authorities retracted their decision to open the Baqi al-Gharqad Cemetery in Medina for visitors throughout the day, and decided opening it for only four hours, which saddened many people because they could not have the honor of visiting…

Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya refugees were found on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh after weeks at sea, officials said on Sunday. The group of 58 men arrived on Indrapatra beach at Ladong, a fishing village in Aceh…

Foreign aid groups halt work after Taliban bans on female staff

The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, extended his condolences to Imam al-Mahdi, may God Almighty hasten his honorable reappearance, on the anniversary of the martyrdom of the Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon…