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Armed groups in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, carried out seven new violations, the Russian Center for Coordination and Reconciliation in Syria reported. The radicals of the ‘Junta for the Liberation of the Levant’, formerly al-Nousra Front, a group…

The order issued by the Taliban authorities, demanding NGOs to ban women from work, drew swift international condemnation, with governments and organisations warning of the impact on humanitarian services in a country where millions rely on aid. “A meeting of…

The legal custodian of the holy shrine of Sayyida Zainab (peace be upon her), Dr. Hani Mohsen Murtada, passed away on Saturday after a long life he spent in services the last of which was at the holy shrine of…

The students of the religious seminary of Al-Muhaqqiq al-Karaki, which affiliated to the Shirazi Religious Authority in holy Karbala continue their seminary studies for the evening period that has begun at the end of the month of Rabi’ al-Thani of…

The Iraqi Security Media Cell announced on Sunday the arrest of eight “terrorists” in six Iraqi cities, including the federal capital, Baghdad. In a press statement, the Security Cell said that “based on accurate intelligence information of the intelligence and…

The Saudi authorities retracted their decision to open the Baqi al-Gharqad Cemetery in Medina for visitors throughout the day, and decided opening it for only four hours, which saddened many people because they could not have the honor of visiting…

Foreign aid groups halt work after Taliban bans on female staff

The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, extended his condolences to Imam al-Mahdi, may God Almighty hasten his honorable reappearance, on the anniversary of the martyrdom of the Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon…

The Office of the Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the holy city of Karbala, received a group of students of religious sciences from Nigeria.  The director of the office, Hujjat al-Islam Wa al-Muslimin Sheikh…

The International Shia Rights Watch organization denounced the arbitrary rulings issued by Saudi courts against Shia clerics, calling on the authorities to review their condemned authoritarian policies.  In a strongly worded statement, the organization said that it had received “news…