Iraq

The United Nations Security Council condemned the Turkish attack on the Iraqi province of Dohuk, which resulted in the martyrdom and wounding of dozens of unarmed people, last Wednesday. In a statement received by Shia Waves News Agency, the UN…

The Province of Holy Najaf announced the formation of a special committee to supervise the mourning ceremonies of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, during the holy month of Muharram. The First Deputy Governor of Najaf, Hashem al-Qarawi, said in…

Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has announced the start of its special preparations to receive the sacred month of Muharram and cover the Holy Shrine in black. The Maintenance Department of the holy shrine stated, “The technical staff in the Embriodery…

Today, Saturday, Iraqi and German archaeologists in the Kurdistan Region revealed a 2,000-year-old fortress built at the foot of a mountain in the Kurdistan Region, which could be part of a lost royal city called Natonia. The scientific researcher at…

The Chairman of the Shia Endowment Bureau, Dr. Haider al-Shammari, said that Conference of Secretary-Generals of Holy Shrines in Najaf aims to prepare joint programs and decisions to be submitted to the government and the relevant ministries in order to…

The religious authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir al-Najafi, stressed that it is necessary to adhere to the Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him) and to his approach and morals and defend the doctrine of Shiism. His…

The oldest living woman who used to walk on foot from the city of Baladrooz in Diyala to holy Karbala to participate in the Arbaeen Pilgrimage, has passed away. The deceased, Umm Mizhar, who died at the age of over…

Shia Rights Watch expressed its strong condemnation of the terrible crime committed by the Turkish military forces against innocent civilians of northern Iraq, demanding the international community to limit the hostile acts committed by Turkey for years against the citizens…

The first Iraqi caravan set off from the Iranian province of Mazandaran, which is about 736 kilometers away from the Holy Shrine of Imam al-Redha (peace be upon him), on foot towards Iraq to commemorate the Arbaeen anniversary of Imam…

A photographer of Al-Abbas Holy Shrine has won first place in the seventh international photography contest (35AWARDS), which is held Russia. Photographer Samer Al-Husseini told the International Media Center, “I won first place through my participation in the seventh international…