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Dozens of radio stations off air since return of Taliban in Afghanistan
February 22, 2023
Dozens of radio stations off air since return of Taliban in Afghanistan
Since Taliban returned to power in 2021, 117 Afghan radio stations have closed due to economic hardships, displacing 1,900 people including 1075 women from their jobs, according to a report released by Afghan Independent Journalist Union (AIJU). The reported said…
Border crossing with Afghanistan closed after clash injures Pakistani soldier
February 21, 2023
Border crossing with Afghanistan closed after clash injures Pakistani soldier
Afghanistan and Pakistan Monday closed the main border crossing between them after an exchange of fire amid soaring ties between the Afghan Taliban and Islamabad. At least one Pakistan border guard was injured in the border clash near the Torkham…
Imam Hussein Holy Shrine decorated with flowers and flags ahead of Sha’aban Eids
February 21, 2023
Imam Hussein Holy Shrine decorated with flowers and flags ahead of Sha’aban Eids
The holy shrine of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, has been decorated with flowers and flags on the occasion of Sha’aban Eids. Every year, various ceremonies are organized in different parts of the world on the birthday anniversaries of…
Three dead after Turkey hit by 6.4 magnitude earthquake two weeks after disaster
February 21, 2023
Three dead after Turkey hit by 6.4 magnitude earthquake two weeks after disaster
Three people have been killed and more than 200 injured after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Turkey-Syria border two weeks after massive quake in the region left more than 45,000 dead. More buildings have collapsed, trapping some people, while…
Avalanches, flash flood destroys 20 houses in Afghanistan
February 20, 2023
Avalanches, flash flood destroys 20 houses in Afghanistan
Heavy rainfall that triggered avalanches and flash flood has inflicted property damages and rendered scores of people homeless in northern Afghanistan, a provincial official said Sunday. Mawlawi Mohammad Akram Akbari, provincial government director for Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs,…
UN says 8.8 million people affected by earthquake in Syria
February 20, 2023
UN says 8.8 million people affected by earthquake in Syria
The devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake near the Turkey-Syria border in the early hours of Monday 6 February 2023 was followed by another one nearly as strong. Tens of thousands of people have been killed and many more have been injured. According…
Large Copy of Noble Quran installed in Bayen al-Haramayen Area
February 20, 2023
Large Copy of Noble Quran installed in Bayen al-Haramayen Area
The Organizing Committee for the activities of the International Exhibition of the Noble Qur’an has installed a large Quran in Bayen al-Haramyen in Holy Karbal. A member of the Preparatory Committee, Professor Muntazer Al-Mansoori, said: “As part of the activities…
Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Mazar-i-Sharif distributes sacrificial meat to needy families
February 20, 2023
Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Mazar-i-Sharif distributes sacrificial meat to needy families
The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, distributed sacrificial meat to the underprivileged families. These charitable and humanitarian activities launched on commemoration of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam…
Over two million pilgrims mark al-Mab’ath al-Nabawi in Holy Najaf
February 20, 2023
Over two million pilgrims mark al-Mab’ath al-Nabawi in Holy Najaf
Millions of AhlulBayet followers from Iraq and other countries revived the anniversary of al-Mab’ath an-Nabawi, which marks the anniversary of the start of the Prophet’s Islamic Mission, Sunday in holy Najaf, Iraq. The Imam Ali Holy Shrine announced that more…
Imam Hussein Refectory distributes thousands of food baskets to Syrian earthquake victims
February 20, 2023
Imam Hussein Refectory distributes thousands of food baskets to Syrian earthquake victims
The Imam Hussein Refectory has distributed food baskets to thousands of the Syrian families affected by the recent devastating earthquake that struck both Syria and Turkey and left thousands people dead. The head of Imam Hussein Refectory, Hamza al-Naqeeb, said…