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A roadside bomb killed seven petroleum company employees aboard a bus in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a provincial police spokesman said. “The bomb was placed in a cart by the roadside. It was detonated as the bus arrived,” said Asif…

Today, the sky of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, will witness the perpendicularity of the growing gibbous moon to the Kaaba. The head of the Astronomical Society in Jeddah, Majid Abu Zahra, explained that the moon will rise in Mecca from the…

UN experts have confirmed the existence of evidence of the use of chemical weapons by ISIS terrorist organization during the period in which it declared its so-called caliphate, in a report submitted to the UN Security Council for discussion. The…

On the occasion of the second Fatimid Days commemoration, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of the daughter of the Holy Prophet, Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her, the advanced jurisprudence lessons of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq…

Iraq has retrieved more than 18,000 smuggled artifacts, according to the country’s foreign minister on Sunday. “The Iraqi government has made efforts to stop sabotage operations against antiquities, as more than 18,000 smuggled artifacts have been returned,” Fouad Hussein said…

On the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of the wife of the Hashemites, our Lady Zainab Al-Kubra, may God’s peace be upon her, the Foundation of Mrs. Fatima Al-Zahra, may God’s prayers be upon her, the Cultural Charitable…

The Imam Hussain Holy Shrine, represented by the International Center for Quranic Preaching, took the initiative to host a group of regulars that attend the Quranic sessions at the holy shrines of Lady Zainab and Ruqayya (peace be upon them)…

Recent floods and torrential rains combined with drought and wildfires across Pakistan have posed a “serious” threat to already under-pressure wildlife in the South Asian country. On the occasion of World Wildlife Conservation Day observed on Sunday, the World Wide…

Within a special curriculum prepared by the Office of the Supreme Religious Ayatollah, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi in Najaf, a religious delegation met with a group of believing youth in the Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) Husseiniyah…

The Grand Kufa Mosque in the city of Najaf hosted the activities of the eighth Quranic competition in memorization and recitation for Iraqi university students, which witnessed wide participation from all provinces, and revealed promising Quranic talents among the competing…