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The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, yesterday held mourning ceremonies on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Sayyeda Zainab (peace be upon her). In a statement…

The Specialized Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia issued a death sentence against Ali Muhammad Al-Rabee and Ali Hassan Al-Safwani, despite the fact that the Public Prosecution demanded sentences no more than twenty years in prison. Ali Al-Rabee (1975), a young…

Authorities in Pakistan said Wednesday a pre-dawn counterterrorism military operation in a turbulent northwestern district had killed 12 insurgents linked to an extremist banned group, which allegedly operates out of Afghan sanctuaries. The military identified the slain men as “terrorists”…

The Indonesian website, kompas, said today, Wednesday, in a report it published that the divine blessings surrounding the shrine of Sayyida Zainab, daughter of Imam Ali (peace be upon them) in the Syrian capital, Damascus, drove dangers of the earthquake…

Large numbers of Iraqi pilgrims continue their walk towards the capital, Baghdad, to commemorate the painful anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (peace be upon him) in holy city of Al-Kadhimiya. The Imam’s martyrdom anniversary is on the…

A dysfunctional health system, widespread poverty and increased restrictions placed on women are at the heart of the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, according to a new report published by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today. Policymakers, donors and local authorities…

Prisoners mutinied in a northwestern Syria prison Monday following a deadly earthquake, with at least 20 escaping the jail holding mostly IS group members, a source at the facility told AFP. The military police prison in the Syrian town of…

Human chains, rallies, and protest demonstrations were held across Pakistan on Sunday to express solidarity with the pro-independence movement in Jammu and Kashmir. The day, a national holiday, began with special prayers in the mosques for the liberation of Kashmir.…

Death toll has passed 5,000 with more than 25 thousand injured after a powerful 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria yesterday, Monday. Local emergency rescuers in both countries have said that toll is likely to rise as more people are…

The Syrian capital, Damascus, is witnessing the influx of thousands of AhlulBayet followers from all over the world to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Sayyeda Zaineb, peace be upon her, today the 15th of the month of Rajab, corresponding to…