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The British Foreign Office confirmed on Friday that the burning of the Holy Quran was completely inappropriate. In a statement on its official website, seen by the Shia Wavs Agency, the British Foreign Office said in that “the burning and…

The director of the Iraqi Media and Communications Commission in Holy Karbala, Eng. Mithaq Talib Jabbar, confirmed that the Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development is one of the prestigious institutions in the city, which has taken the initiative…

In several countries, including Pakistan, a day of mourning (Yom-e-Azadari) was observed to commemorate the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali Asghar, peace be upon him, in a unique mourning that brings together infants dressed as mourners. This distinctive form of mourning…

As in previous years, the Holy City of Karbala has hosted the rituals of the re-enactment of the events of Karbala to bring back to memory the injustice and oppression Imam Hussein, his family and companions were subjected to in…

The office of His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has announced that tomorrow, Wednesday, is the last day of the holy month of Thul Hijjah and Thursday will be the first of Holy Muharram. In a statement on…

The Holy Shrines of Imam Hussein and Abu Al-Fadl Al-Abbas, peace be upon them, have announced that the red banners atop the holy domes will be replaced with the black ones tonight, July 18. Official, religious and public figures, in…

The shrines of the Master and Leader of the martyrs Aba Abdullah al-Hussein and the Honorable Aba al-Fazl al-Abbas are preparing for the mourning of the month of Muharram and welcoming pilgrims, especially in Tasua and Ashura. For this purpose,…

The Saudi authorities have executed two Shia citizens from the Eastern Province on accusations of shooting security personnel, possessing weapons and covering up armed men, as per the country’s Ministry of Interior. Local media outlets said that the Saudi authorities…

A number of Shia leaders and clerics in the Parachinar region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan accused the Taliban movement in the country of fomenting conflict and fueling sectarianism in the region to create division between Shia and Sunni…

The Military Operations Command of the Holy City of Karbala held a security conference on Saturday to distribute security plan tasks for the coming holy month of Muharram. The Shia Waves correspondent attented the conference and reported that “the conference…