International
Religious, social and political figures host Sayed Hussein Shirazi in Kuwait
Religious Authority
February 17, 2018
Religious, social and political figures host Sayed Hussein Shirazi in Kuwait
Sayed Hussein Shirazi, the respected son of the Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, has landed…
International Criminal Court to investigate Shia Massacre in Nigeria
World
February 12, 2018
International Criminal Court to investigate Shia Massacre in Nigeria
The International Criminal Court is moving gradually towards prosecution of Nigerian officials involved in the December 2015 massacre of members…
UNICEF says 1 in 4 Iraqi kids in poverty as US denies aid
Islam World
February 12, 2018
UNICEF says 1 in 4 Iraqi kids in poverty as US denies aid
The United Nations children’s agency says one in every four children is in poverty in Iraq, which seeks urgent international…
Quran Manuscripts encyclopedia on display at Cairo Book Fair
Islam World
February 10, 2018
Quran Manuscripts encyclopedia on display at Cairo Book Fair
A 28-volume encyclopaedia covering a list of 50000 manuscripts of the Quran, Hadith and Quranic sciences has been exhibited at…
SRW condemns arbitrary sentences against protesters in Bahrain
Islam World
February 1, 2018
SRW condemns arbitrary sentences against protesters in Bahrain
Shia Rights Watch International Organization has expressed its strong condemnation of the arbitrary verdicts issued by the Bahraini courts recently…
Hundreds of Pakistani clerics unite to issue fatwa against bombings
Islam World
January 17, 2018
Hundreds of Pakistani clerics unite to issue fatwa against bombings
Hundreds of Muslim Pakistani clerics have issued an Islamic directive, forbidding suicide bombings as the country has been plagued with…
‘Rabee’-ul-Shahadah’ Int’l Festival planned in Karbala
Holy Shrines
January 7, 2018
‘Rabee’-ul-Shahadah’ Int’l Festival planned in Karbala
The 14th edition of the “Rabee’-ul-Shahadah” (spring of martyrdom) international festival will be organized by the custodianships of the holy…
Suspected cholera cases in Yemen reach 1 million: ICRC
Islam World
December 23, 2017
Suspected cholera cases in Yemen reach 1 million: ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says the number of suspected cholera cases in war-torn Yemen has hit…
Oxfam slams ‘medieval’ Saudi-led blockade
World
December 21, 2017
Oxfam slams ‘medieval’ Saudi-led blockade
Yemen is being pushed ever closer to famine after 1,000 days of Saudi Arabian-led war and “medieval” blockade, says an…
International Poetry Contest run by Imam Hussein Shrine Sponsored by the Secretariat-General of Imam Hussein Shrine, an international poetry contest has been run at Imam Hussein Shrine + Photos
Holy Shrines
December 14, 2017
International Poetry Contest run by Imam Hussein Shrine Sponsored by the Secretariat-General of Imam Hussein Shrine, an international poetry contest has been run at Imam Hussein Shrine + Photos
More than 200 poems from Iraq and other countries participated in the contest, and 10 poems were chosen as the…