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On the 75th anniversary of the U.N. convention on genocide, the international body’s human rights chief called on the global community to hold perpetrators accountable, but was slammed for failing to condemn the situation facing Uyghurs in north-western China. Volker…

Shia Rights Watch, SRW, has expressed its strong condemnation of the heinous crime committed by terrorist organizations in Afghanistan, which involved the assassination of a number of Shia scholars in the city of Herat recently. In a statement received by…

The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq al-Hosseini al-Shirazi was held on Tuesday, the 20th of Jumadi al-Awwal. In this session, like the previous meetings, the Marja answered the questions of the attendees about various jurisprudence issues. Grand…

The Spanish website “Softonic”, which specializes in computer software and mobile applications, announced the release of a new electronic application that revolves around the immortal battle of Karbala and the Martyrdom of the Grandson of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, Imam…

At least 13 people have been killed in a gunfight between two unknown armed groups in India’s restive Manipur state, a police official said. Their bodies, with multiple bullet wounds, were found on Monday in a village in the northeastern…

The U.N. refugee agency on Monday sounded the alarm for about 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats reported to be out of supplies and adrift in the Andaman Sea. The UNHCR is worried that all aboard could…

At least five people were killed in several rain-related incidents in India’s Chennai following heavy rainfall and gusty winds in the city triggered by Cyclone Michaung. As a result, schools and offices were closed, flights halted and coastal areas evacuated,…

The head of the Windows and Gates Manufacturing Department at Al-Abbas Holy Shrine, Mr. Nazim Al-Gharabi, has announced that the technical team is working on the windows of the basements of Imam Hussein and Imam Al-Jawad, peace be upon them.…

The Archbishop of Canterbury called on Monday for the complete elimination of Islamophobia and hate speech against Muslims during a rally held in Whitehall, United Kingdom. In the rally attended by Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religious figures, including Shia clerics,…

Almost 1.9 million people, or over 80% of the population, have been displaced across the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, the UN Agency for Palestinian refugees or UNRWA said Monday in a statement. As of Dec. 2, 111 UNRWA staffers…