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Iraqi police defuse 9 bombs, prevent Ashura bloodbath
Iraqi security forces have defused nine bombs across the war-torn country as millions of Muslims observed the holy day of Ashura. According to Iraqi security forces, terrorists had a plan to target visitors and...
Stop building steel wall, Nasrallah tells Egypt
Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has called on the Egyptian government to halt the construction of a huge steel wall along its border with the besieged Gaza Strip meant to cut supply tunnels. “In...
Supreme Leader attends mourning ceremonies for Imam Hossein (AS)
Mourning ceremonies were held in presence of Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei here on Sunday on the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of the third Imam of Shiites, Hossein Ibn...
President attends Ashura congregational prayers
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad participated in mass congregational noon and afternoon prayers at a mosque south of Tehran on the occasion of Ashura (the 10th day in the lunar month of Moharram), the day when the...
Millions in Iran Commemorate Martyrdom of Imam Hossein (AS)
Tens of millions took part in massive processions across Iran on Sunday, marking the anniversary of the martyrdom of one of Shiite Islam’s most beloved leaders. Dressed in mourning black, they beat their...
TEN MARTYRED IN MUZAFFARABAD SUICIDE BLAST AT IMAMBARGAH
At least Ten mourners (Azadar) were martyred killed and more than 81 mourners (Azadar) injured in a suicide bomb blast as suicide bomber blew himself up in a failed attempt to enter Imam Bargah at Central Imambargah...
Karachi blast injures 24 during Muharram procession
Second bomb blast in the mourning procession in Karachi, port city of Pakistan, during the last 24 hours has caused 24 mourners and Law enforcement agencies personnel injured, police confirmed. Three injured are...
Blast in parking during Juloos Aza at Paposh Nagar
Eighteen people were injured, 6 womans among them, as a blast occurred in Paposh Nagar area. Bomb was planted in a car parked at Khilafat Chowk. Two Rangers personnel and a woman are also among injured. Rescue...
SECURITY ALERT IN PAKISTAN ON TASU’A AND ASHURA
Security has been tightened in different parts of Pakistan, including the provincial capitals Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and D.I.Khan on Tasu’a (9th Muharram) and Ashura Muharram as police and law enforcement...