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Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, will launch a funeral procession from the holy city of Karbala to the holy city of Najaf on Friday, to offer condolences to Imam Amir al-Mu’minin, peace be upon him, on the…

The United Nations General Assembly has passed a non-binding resolution to demand an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza, with the United States and Israel voting against it but an overwhelming number of member states in favour of an end to…

The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq al-Hosseini al-Shirazi was held on Tuesday, the 27th of Jumadi al-Awwal. In this meeting, like the previous sessions, the Marja answered the questions of the attendees about various legal issues. Grand…

The Engineering and Technical Department at Imam Ali Holy Shrine has begun the first phase of the project to replace the roof of the northern side of the outer perimeter of the Holy Shrine. Mustafa Mohebbah, head of the department,…

A large group of protesters from the Alevi community in Istanbul, Turkey, demanded that the government increase their political representation and grant them full rights to provide Alevi religious education in schools, as well as allow them to build places…

Shia Rights Watch (SRW) condemned the recent terrorist operations that targeted innocent civilians in the towns of Nubl and Zahra north of the Syrian city of Aleppo, calling on the official authorities to shoulder their responsibility to protect civilians. The…

According to a new United Nations report released today, Myanmar has become the world’s top producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan in 2023. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Tuesday that the 95 percent decline in opium…

More than 180 high-level officials and experts have nominated the 53-year-old jailed Uyghur academic and blogger Ilham Tohti to receive the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, citing his role as “the true symbol of the Uyghur people’s fight for freedom” under…

Thousands of species of freshwater fish are at risk of extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature said in a Monday report released at the United Nations climate conference in Dubai. The organization assessed just under 15,000 species and…

Militants rammed an explosive-laden truck into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people, two security officials said, the latest devastating attack in recent months claimed by a Pakistani Taliban group. The bomb and gun…