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The Holy Courtyard of Al-Askariyan Holy Shrine hosted the Second Annual Sayed Al-Awsiya International Festival, titled “The Shine of the Sky on the Land of Samarra”, on the occasion of the blessed birth of the Twelfth Infallible Imam, Al-Mahdi, may…

Nine security officers were killed and at least 13 others were wounded today, Moday, during a bomb attack in southwest Pakistan. The blast happened in Balochistan province when the officers were returning to the provincial capital Quetta, after policing the…

The Anwar Al-Jawadin Foundation, affiliated to Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, held on Shaaban 11, 1444 AH the second annual conference in Iraq’s Capital, Baghdad entitled (The Pole of the Earth and the Overflowing Generosity of the Sky) on the blessed occasion…

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport, Hazim Al-Hafzi, and the General Manager of the Travelers Company, discussed with the Governor of Karbala, Nassif Al-Khattabi, and a number of local government officials, preparations for the Mid-Sha`ban Pilgrimage in the holy…

At least 80 Afghan men, women and children lost their lives last month in a shipwreck off the Italian coast as they attempted to find a new haven. The Afghan migrants, fleeing the Taliban regime at home and feeling neglected…

The Samarra district administration, southeast of Tikrit, announced the reception of the first tourist trip by train in (10 years) coming from the capital, Baghdad, while it indicated that it is preparing to receive new trips from all governorates to…

The Iraqi Council of Ministers decided to lift entry visa fees for Lebanese coming to Iraq, and to exempt Gulf nationals from entry visas for an additional month. The director of the official Iraqi TV office in Beirut, Amin Nasser,…

Around 834 Husseini Mawakib (Service Processions) from various Iraqi provinces are preparing to participate in the service campaign which aims to provide services to pilgrims, from inside and outside of Iraq, who are coming to revive Mid-Sha’ban Pilgrimage. In a…

Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has announced that all medical plans and measures to serve pilgrims on Mid-Sha’ban Massive Pilgrimage have been laid, confirming that 800 of their employees and 200 volunteers are taking part in these plans. Medical Services Director,…

Shia followers of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) continue their march towards the holy city of Karbala on foot, on their way to commemorate the Ziyara of the Mid-Shaban. Loyal pilgrims from the southern Iraqi provinces have begun their…