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The Mayrolty of Iraq’s Capital, Baghdad, has announced its special plan to receive the millions of Shia pilgrims who will commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Musa Al-Kadhim, peace be upon him, at his Holy Shrine, in Holy Kadhimiya. According…

Gunmen have killed nine Pakistani nationals in a restive southeastern border area of Iran, Pakistan has confirmed, amid efforts by the two countries to mend ties after recent tit-for-tat attacks. Earlier in the day, Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency reported…

Doctors at Herat Regional Hospital, a public health facility, have observed a significant rise in respiratory illness cases over the past month. These cases constituted about 25% of hospitalized patients. Dr. Daud Hashemi, the hospital’s chief, noted an increase in…

Following religious clashes sparked by the opening this week of a controversial Hindu temple in India, Pakistan has urged the United Nations to take action for the protection of Islamic sites in the country. Pakistan’s UN envoy Munir Akram shared…

Islamabad on Thursday accused longtime rival India of being involved in the killing of two Pakistanis in Pakistan last year, a charge New Delhi immediately rejected. Addressing a news conference in the capital Islamabad, Foreign Secretary Syrus Sajjad Qazi claimed…

Religious leaders and researchers from different sects and religions in Iraq have emphasized the greatness of the noble character of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him, as an example of a just ruler. The prominent figures’ statements…

Indian forces are intensifying restrictions in disputed Kashmir ahead of India’s Republic Day on January 26, a local media outlet reported. According to Kashmir Media Service, since the day is observed as black day by the Kashmiris living across the…

The Shia Endowment Board, a religious authority in Iraq, held its sixth meeting to discuss the establishment of a World Quran Day. The meeting was attended by representatives of the holy shrines in Iraq, the Grand Mosque of Kufa, and…

Seven terrorists were killed on Monday during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Sambaza sector of Balochistan’s Zhob district, near the Pak-Afghan border, local media reported. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), army troops “effectively surrounded and engaged fleeing…

Yesterday, Afghan citizens mounted protests in more than 30 cities and three continents of the world and demanded recognition of the “genocide of the Hazaras” and “gender apartheid” in Afghanistan by the United Nations and the international community. Report: Protests…