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The son of the Supreme Religious Authority, Ayatollah Sayyed Ahmad al-Shirazi, made friendly visits to social figures in the State of Kuwait, to check on their health and continue the brotherly relations with them.  Shia Waves’ correspondent in Kuwait reported…

A report by ReliefWeb revealed that there are 2.5 million Iraqis in need of aid, noting that the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) plan for this year, which is dedicated to humanitarian cases in the country, suffers from a deficit…

Hundreds of Syrian refugees have left the remote Lebanese mountain town of Arsal in a convoy of trucks headed for the northern border on the first day of a controversial repatriation scheme.Lebanese authorities say 751 Syrian refugees began returning to…

The office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, announced that today, Thursday, marks the first day of the month of Rabiʽ al-Thani, 1444 Hijri year, corresponding to October…

The Shirazi World Foundation sent a letter to the leadership of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan, calling on it to include the rights of all Islamic sects in the new constitution, including the rights of followers of the Shia sect. This…

Yesterday, at exactly 5:45 pm, gunshots were fired at the pilgrims of the shrine of Ahmad ibn Musa, brother of Imam Redha, peace be upon him, in Shiraz, Iran. At least 15 pilgrims, including two children, were killed and 40…

Today at 5:45pm, armed terrorists attacked and fired gunshots in the Shah Cheraq Shrine in Shiraz, Iran. According to reports, two of the attackers have been arrested, while the third managed to escape. The attack resulted in the martyrdom of…

The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in the Arabian Peninsula warned of the seriousness of the humanitarian and human rights situation in Saudi Arabia, after the escalation of death sentences by the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh, against…

A multinational delegation from America, Australia, Canada, Congo, Tanzania, Oman and India visited Al-Roudha Al-Haidariya Library at Imam Ali Holy Shrine in Najaf. Ali Kadhim Hamad, head of the library’s Print Unit, said in a press statement, “We received a…

Prominent Bahraini human rights activists have urged the Vatican to address a number of serious files and persistent concerns related to religious freedom during Pope Francis’s visit to Manama next month. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain sent…