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Iraq’s Prime Minister’s transport advisor, Nasser al-Asadi, announced on Wednesday that implementation of the Baghdad Metro project will begin in August. In a televised interview followed by Shia Waves Agency, Al-Asadi mentioned that “Thursday is the last day for evaluating…

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced the provision of special flights to the holy city of Najaf, Pakistan Observer newspaper reported, confirming that this decision was taken to accommodate the increasing number of Pakistani citizens willing to visit the holy shrines…

In southern Pakistan, school summer holidays will be extended by two weeks due to soaring temperatures, impacting over 100,000 schools, Arab News reported yesterday. According to Sindh education department, the decision has been made for the children’s well-being amid rising…

The Taliban’s higher education minister, Neda Mohammad Nadim, announced the development of a new university curriculum designed to align with market demands, sparking concerns from human rights organizations about the exclusion of modern subjects. In a statement made during the…

Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development has called on the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani to open the borders for those willing to participate in the upcoming Holy Arbaeen Pilgrimage and to facilitate their entry into Iraq. The…

Iraq on Monday executed 10 militants sentenced to death on terrorism charges, Reuters reported citing security sources. The executions were carried out at a prison in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya and all those executed were Iraqi nationals, Reuters…

The Karbala Charity Foundation (Guest House of Sayyida Umm al-Binin, peace be upon her), one of the centers affiliated with the Karbala Office of the Marja (Grand Ayatullah Shirazi), supplied provisions in two stages to the Hussaini Mawakib serving pilgrims…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that 292 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in the first half of 2023 due to landmines and unexploded ordnance, with a staggering 89% of these casualties being children,…

The Holy Husseini Arbaeen Walk started on Saturday from Ra’s Al-Bisheh region, fifteen days earlier this year compared to previous years. On the third commemorative day of the martyrdom of Imam al-Hussain, the Arbaeen pilgrims started their journey to the…

Iraqi security forces, in collaboration with Kurdish Asayish units, arrested 21 suspected members of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Sulaimani province, Rudaw news agency reported yesterday. The arrests were made following judicial approvals, targeting individuals accused of terrorism. Among those…