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		Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Mazar-i-Sharif carries out charitable activities
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 28, 2023
Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Mazar-i-Sharif carries out charitable activities
						The office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, distributed large quantities of winter clothes to dozens of students of religious sciences and orphaned children. The office said…					
				
			
		1,000-year-old Shia mosque in Cairo reopens after renovations
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 28, 2023
1,000-year-old Shia mosque in Cairo reopens after renovations
						A 1000-year-old Shiite mosque in the heart of the Egyptian capital Cairo has reopened following extensive renovations that took more than five years to complete, MENA website reported. Work on the Al Ḥakim bi Amr Allah mosque began in 2017…					
				
			
		Iraq: 17 terrorists killed in military operation in Anbar province
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 27, 2023
Iraq: 17 terrorists killed in military operation in Anbar province
						The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, announced the killing of 17 terrorists, including a prominent leader in Anbar province. In a statement received by the Shia Waves Agency, Rasool said, “The Anti-Terrorism…					
				
			
		Distribution of 313 strands of hand-crafted narcissus flower in Bayn al-Haramayn
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 27, 2023
Distribution of 313 strands of hand-crafted narcissus flower in Bayn al-Haramayn
						During the immediate period leading to the birth of Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance), 313 strands of hand-crafted narcissus flower were distributed in Bayn al-Haramayn by servants of Imam Hussein Media Group. On Saturday 25th, third of Sha’aban,…					
				
			
		Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Center for Strategic Studies meets delegation of the blind in Najaf
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 27, 2023
Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Center for Strategic Studies meets delegation of the blind in Najaf
						The representative of the blind community in Holy Najaf, Mr. Haider al-Kaabi and Mr. Amir al-Mousawi, have visited the Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Center for Strategic Studies, affiliated to Grand Ayatollah Shirazi. The Center’s director, Mr. Hussein Al-Shibli, received the delegation. The…					
				
			
		At least 60 migrants including newborn dead after boat falls apart off coast of Italy
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 26, 2023
At least 60 migrants including newborn dead after boat falls apart off coast of Italy
						At least 60 migrants have been killed after the vessel carrying them sunk off the coast of Italy. The Italian coast guard spotted about 30 bodies after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas off the southern coast of…					
				
			
		Opening of 17th edition of Karbala International Book Fair
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 26, 2023
Opening of 17th edition of Karbala International Book Fair
						The activities of the 17th edition of the Karbala International Book Fair, which is held by the Imam Hussain Holy Shrine on the area between the Two Holy Shrines, have been launched. The head of the Book Fair, Gaith al-Dabbag…					
				
			
		Iraq: Minister of Interior holds security conference ahead of Mid-Sha’aban Pilgrimage
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 26, 2023
Iraq: Minister of Interior holds security conference ahead of Mid-Sha’aban Pilgrimage
						The Iraqi Ministry of Interior, Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, headed a high-level security delegation to visit Holy Karbala to supervise preparations for the coming Mid-Sha’aban Pilgrimage. Al-Shammari and Karbala’s Governor held a meeting to discuss plans and readiness to secure the…					
				
			
		Shirazi-affiliated centers distribute food baskets to Syrian earthquake victims
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 26, 2023
Shirazi-affiliated centers distribute food baskets to Syrian earthquake victims
						The centers and organizations affiliated to the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, continue supporting Syria families affected by recent earthquake. According to a statement by the public relations office of the Mesbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief…					
				
			
		Millions of children in need of urgent humanitarian support in wake of Turkey-Syria earthquake
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 24, 2023
Millions of children in need of urgent humanitarian support in wake of Turkey-Syria earthquake
						Millions of children are in need of urgent humanitarian support after two devastating earthquakes and numerous aftershocks hit south-east Türkiye and Syria on February 6, 2023. The collective death toll is now at least 44,000. While the total number of…