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Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation held an inauguration ceremony for its project to supply water to deprived areas of Afghanistan. The project involved drilling and equipping a deep well, building a tank, supplying electricity and a transmission line to the water supply…

A Bahraini Shiite cleric, Sheikh Jamil Al-Baqari, was arrested by Saudi security agents during the Hajj rituals this year, television network reported. The report indicates that the cleric of the Bahraini caravan was arrested because he recited the prayer for…

The head of the Public Relations Department at Imam Hussein Holy Shrine, Abdul Amir al-Mansouri, said today Sunday that the Secretariat-General of Imam Hussein Holy Shrine received the banner of Eid-ul-Ghadir from the Imam Ali Holy Shrine in preparation for…

The first deputy of Holy Karbala Governor, Jassim Al-Fatlawi, confirmed on Saturday that the official departments have began early preparations and discussions of their transportation plans for the massive pilgrimage of Arba’een. The deputy’s office said in a statement followed…

The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has received at his honorable house a delegation from Yatimat-ul-Gharib Committee for women from Baghdad, Iraq. His Eminence delivered a lecture in which he recommended the women followers…

The Ahlulbayt followers, around the world, are commemorating the painful anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, peace be upon him, which will be marked tomorrow, Monday, corresponding to the 7th of the holy month of Dhul-Hijjah. A number…

Iraqi authorities unveiled the stone inscription that was recently returned to this country by Italy. According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), as the Iraqi authorities try to recover the looted historical monuments of this war-torn country, the Government unveiled on Sunday…

The administration of the Karbala-based Hafidhat-ul-Quran School for women, affiliated to the Karbala Hawza for Women, has expressed it happiness over the genuine interest of the believing families to encourage their daughters to joinj religious courses. The School’s administration said…

Amnesty International has called on Pakistan’s government to urgently stop its campaigns of arbitrary detention and harassment launched against the Afghan refugees and asylum seekers, who left their country due to Taliban persecution. The organization said in a statement today,…

The Saudi authorities have executed a Shia young man on accusations of taking part in anti-government protests, as part of its series of executions against the followers of AhlulBayet, peace be upon them. Informed sources and Saudi activists said that…