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The war in Yemen is turning the impoverished country into an “unviable state” that will be almost beyond repair, a top UN official warned ahead of a donor conference aimed at averting a famine.Tens of thousands of people have been…

The British Independent newspaper confirmed that the visit of the Pope Francis to the holy city of Najaf represents international and regional recognition that it is the capital of Shiism in the world.In a report published in its Arabic edition,…

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed that Israeli aircraft missiles targeted the area in the vicinity of Sayyeda Zainab, peace be upon her, south of the capital Damascus, without any information about the results of those strikes.The Syrian army…

Work continues on the project of reconstructing the site or ‘Maqam’ of Imam Zain al-Abideen, peace be upon him, under the supervision of the Shia Endowment Bureau in Mosul, after it was destroyed by ISIS terrorists.Basem al-Bayati, director of the…

The British newspaper, The Guardian, published a report, in which it spoke of Britain facing new calls to end unrestricted arms sales to Saudi Arabia, after the CIA published a report in which it concluded that Crown Prince Mohammed bin…

Five Yemeni citizens were killed and several others were wounded by the Saudi-led coalition air strikes on Hodeidah province.A local source in Hodeidah stated that the coalition warplanes targeted a citizen’s house in the Al-Rabsa neighborhood of Al-Hawk district, which…

Three family members of an assassinated journalist in western Afghanistan have been killed by gunmen, local officials said Friday, amid a rising wave of attacks targeting journalists and civil society actors.Ghor provincial council member Hamidullah Mutahid said that at least…

Large crowds of Ahlulbayt followers commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Zainab, peace be upon her, at her holy shrine in the Syrian capital, Damascus.Large crowds of pilgrims from various Syrian provinces, in addition to hundreds of Iraqis, arrived at…

The Imam of a mosque was assassinated on Thursday by unidentified gunmen in Mudiyah city of Abyan province, southern Yemen.According to local sources in the city, gunmen shot the imam of the Sunnah Mosque, Hafedh Ba’azab, and killed him on…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, called on the United Nations to take its supposed role in resolving international conflicts and take serious action to stop the bloodshed in Yemen and Syria.The organization stated in a statement received by Shiawaves,…