World

The total number of people traveling to Japan in 2016 was above 24 million, a figure that is more than the 20 million target set by the national government for 2020.   The total number of people traveling to Japan…

A study conducted by the United Nations Children’s Agency (UNICEF) has found that one in four children in the Arab world lives in poverty and is deprived of basic necessities.   A study conducted by the United Nations Children’s Agency…

Myanmar’s army is under more pressure over its brutalities against Rohingya Muslims after fresh images emerged reportedly showing refugees from the minority group with wounds and burns sustained during a military crackdown.   Myanmar’s army is under more pressure over…

Bahraini security forces detained family members of three U.K.-based activists over their protests against the gulf king’s attendance at a royal horse show in Britain, one of the activists said.   Bahraini security forces detained family members of three U.K.-based…

On the occasion of Imam al-Mahdi’s birth anniversary, and based on the commandments of the Grand Ayatollah Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, Imam of Shirazi Islamic Center and the Iranian Islamic Center held an auspicious celebration in Montreal, Canada.   On the…

Coinciding with the birth anniversary of Imam al-Mahdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance, and under the slogan of ‘EveryoneAwaits al-Mahdi’, a group of Shias living in Hanover,Germany have distributed thousands of flowers and pamphlets introducing Imam al-Mahdi, may Allah hasten…

A conference is slated to be held in Imam Ali (as) Islamic center in Denmark on May 22-23 with the cooperation of European Union of Muslim Scholars and Shia Theologians in order to discuss the issues of religious extremism and…

An international humanitarian aid group has asked the government of Myanmar to give it access to help the Muslim Rohingya community in the county’s troubled Rakhine State.     An international humanitarian aid group has asked the government of Myanmar…

The UN has warned that a Saudi attack on Yemen’s port city of Hudaydah could displace half a million civilians.     The UN has warned that a Saudi attack on Yemen’s port city of Hudaydah could displace half a…

The Bahraini authorities have refused entry visa to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) activist scheduled to attend the annual FIFA congress in Bahrain, as the Gulf kingdom’s brutal crackdown on dissent persists.     The Bahraini authorities have refused entry…