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Saudi Arabia’s southern province of Najran killed at least four   A terrorist blast in a mosque in Saudi Arabia’s southern province of Najran killed at least four people and wounded 30 others. According to reports, a suicide bomber posing…

Security forces in Lebanon interrogated a Saudi prince on charges of carrying drugs   Security forces in Lebanon interrogated a Saudi prince on charges of carrying drugs on his private plane, Lebanese media say. Abd al-Muhsen bin Walid bin Abd…

overturn the death sentence handed to prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr   Upon hearing of the endorsed sentence of Sheikh Nimr, Saudi youth risk their lives by staging a protest in defense of the pro-democracy faith leader in Qatif, Saudi…

Shias who were arrested or tortured for holding mourning ceremonies, pointing out that such devotees of AhlulBait   During the annual gathering of Husseini mourners inside the honorable house of the Eminent Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah…

A suicide bombing at a Shia Muslim mosque has killed at least 10 people in the Pakistan   A suicide bombing at a Shia Muslim mosque has killed at least 10 people in the Pakistani province of Baluchistan. Six children…

Imam Hussein Mosque in Cairo was closed by Egyptian Endowment Ministry   Imam Hussein Mosque in Cairo was closed by Egyptian Endowment Ministry on the eve of Ashura as Shia Muslims were preparing to hold mourning ceremonies there.  According to…

The Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani said that the rituals of Tatb`er   The Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani said that the rituals of Tatb`er and beating one’s back with chains are permissible. Answering the question on the ruling of…

s hailed the participation of Shias of Kuwait in Ashura mourning ceremonies inside their country and abroad   The Eminent Sheikh Jalal Maa’sh, representative of the Eminent Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life,  has hailed…

The funeral in the town of Saihat near Dhahran saw angry mourners burying two of the five victims   Thousands of people in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province have held a funeral ceremony for the victims of recent terrorist attacks on…

Iranian security forces arrested 52 mourners in different cities of the country   Iranian security forces arrested 52 mourners in different cities of the country over practicing the Hussaini ritual of Tatbeer, according to IRNA. Public Persecution in Abad city,…