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Taliban militants kill 6 policemen in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah At least six policemen have been killed after the Taliban militants launched coordinated attacks on three checkpoints in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah, local officials say. (more…)

Syrian forces fully recapture Daesh's last stronghold on border with Iraq Syrian army soldiers have fully liberated a strategic city in the country’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr and on the border with Iraq from the clutches of Daesh Takfiri terrorist... (more…)

Imam Hussein Holy Shrine sponsors the establishment of religious in Afghanistan The Division of Religious Teaching and Information of Imam Hussein Shrine stated that a religious school will be open soon in Afghanistan that aims to spread the teachings of Ahlulbait,... (more…)

Meeting gathers shrines' representatives for better serving pilgrims A meeting has been held in the city of Najaf, where representatives of the shrines of Iraq took part in discussed providing better services to the pilgrims of the holy... (more…)

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi to deliver a speech on prophet’s martyrdom anniversary The Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, to deliver a speech in a ceremony that marks the martyrdom anniversary of the holy prophet, peace be upon... (more…)

Four Taliban terrorists arrested in Dera Ghazi Khan Pakistan Rangers Punjab alongside intelligence agencies conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) and detained four terrorists belonging to Taliban from Dera Ghazi Khan. (more…)

Saudi blockade hinders delivery of desperately needed medicine to Yemenis: MSF The international medical charity Doctors Without Borders says it has not been able to deliver vital medical and humanitarian assistance to the people in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, due to... (more…)

New terrorist rocket attacks kill a person, injure at least 29 in Damascus One person was killed and 28 at least were injured on Saturday as rocket shells fired by terrorist groups positioned in Eastern Ghouta hit several residential areas in Damascus and... (more…)

More than five million pilgrims take part in Prophet’s martyrdom pilgrimage in Holy Najaf The governor of Holy Najaf, Sayyid Luay al-Yasiri, has announced the success of the plan of the pilgrimage of Prophet's martyrdom anniversary, with the participation of more than five million... (more…)

Shia Muslims mourn martyrdom anniversary of Eighth Imam Millions of Shia Muslims from around the world attended mourning processions to mark the martyrdom anniversary of the eighth Shia Imam, Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Ridha, peace be upon him. (more…)

Gunmen kill 19 in Pakistan's Balochistan province Gunmen have killed 15 men and a police official and three of his family members in separate attacks in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan. (more…)

Najaf finalizes preparations to receive 3 million pilgrims on Prophet’s martyrdom Najaf local government announced the completion of preparations to mark the martyrdom anniversary of the holy prophet, peace be upon him and his holy progeny, estimating the number of pilgrims... (more…)

Hate crimes rose by nearly 5 percent in 2016: FBI Incidents of hate crimes in the US went up to 6,121 during 2016, seeing an increase of 4.6 percent compared to the previous year, according to data released by the... (more…)

Yemeni hospitals will run out of fuel in three weeks: UN The UN has warned that Yemeni hospitals will run out of fuel within three weeks unless Saudi Arabia removes its blockade on the war-torn country. (more…)

Iraqi army forces, allies retake over dozen villages in Anbar Iraqi forces, backed by allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, have established control over more than a dozen villages in the country’s western province of Anbar as they are trying... (more…)

World Muslims mourn passing anniversary of Holy Prophet (PBUH) martyrdom The 28th day of the month of Safar (the second month in the lunar Hijri calendar) marks the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as well as Imam Hassan (AS), the... (more…)

Shirazi Religious Authority institutions hold the eighth annual conference to discuss Arbaeen Pilgrimage, coexistence and mobilization of energies in Karbala In an annual tradition after the end of the Pilgrimage of Arbaeen, the eighth conference of cadres and institutions of the Shiraz Religious Authority have been held to discuss peaceful... (more…)

Indonesian scholarly delegation takes part in Arbaeen Pilgrimage An Indonesian scholarly delegation came to the holy city of Kerbela in order to commemorate the Arbaeen anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. (more…)