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Saudi warplanes have conducted airstrikes on Yemen’s Defense Ministry and a nearby residential building in the capital Sana’a, local sources say.   Saudi warplanes have conducted airstrikes on Yemen’s Defense Ministry and a nearby residential building in the capital Sana’a,…

 Mourners from across the world observed the Grand Pilgrimage of Arbaeen on Friday with religious spirit and respect.    Mourners from across the world observed the Grand Pilgrimage of Arbaeen on Friday with religious spirit and respect. Mourning processions were…

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounced on Wednesday the harsh prison sentences issued by Bahraini courts against a blogger and a journalist.   Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounced on Wednesday the harsh prison sentences issued by Bahraini courts against a blogger…

The UN children’s fund has voiced alarm over humanitarian repercussions of the crippling Saudi blockade against Yemen, where some 400,000 kids are already at risk of death due to acute malnutrition.   The UN children’s fund has voiced alarm over…

A terrorist plot against the pilgrims going on foot to the holy city of Karbala has been reportedly defused.     A terrorist plot against the pilgrims going on foot to the holy city of Karbala has been reportedly defused.…

The fifth edition of the Husseini Movement Exhibition is underway on the road between the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala in Iraq.   The fifth edition of the Husseini Movement Exhibition is underway on the road between the holy…

A return refugee, who is a well-known calligrapher, has hand written one of the largest Quran copies in Afghanistan, which the Herat governor said was a work of art.   A return refugee, who is a well-known calligrapher, has hand…

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says members of the Takfiri Daesh militant group have laid siege to a town in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, as army soldiers, backed by allied fighters from…

The UN’s aid chief has warned that Saudi Arabia’s blockade on Yemen is putting millions of people in danger of a mass famine.   The UN’s aid chief has warned that Saudi Arabia’s blockade on Yemen is putting millions of…

The annual congregation of Shia Muslims in commemoration of Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, is reaching its climax, as millions of pilgrims are on the roads lead to the holy…