• Social and political life of Imam Jawad (AS)

    Shafaqna English- Imam Muhammad Taqi (AS), better known as Al-Jawad (AS) (‘The Generous’), was born in Medina in 811 AD. He was killed by the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad in 835 AD. He was the Imam for 17 years. (Irshad) He was born at a time Ma’mun and his half-brother,

  • [Photos] French ambassador to Iraq visits Al-Abbas (AS) Holy Shrine

    Shafaqna English- The French ambassador to Iraq, Eric Chevalier, and his accompanying delegation performed the ceremony of Ziyarat of the shrine of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (AS), and praised Holy Shrine projects and services provided to visitors. He was received by the secretary general of the holy shrine; Sayed Mustafa Murtada

  • Exceptional heatwaves scorch Asia, schools closed

    Shafaqna English- South and Southeast Asia braced for a searing heatwave that has gripped the region over the past week, in-person classes have been suspended for two days due to the extreme heat, forcing students to switch to remote learning. From the Philippines to Thailand, and India to Bangladesh, forecasters

  • Reuters: Senior USA-French officials in Middle East seeking to ease Gaza war

    Shafaqna English- French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne, and USA Secretary of State Antony Blinken are in Saudi Arabia on a diplomatic push to ease the war between Israel and Hamas, Reuters reported. Sejourne was expected to hold talks in Riyadh with ministers of Arab and other Western countries as well

  • Saudi Scholars: Performing Hajj Without Permission Deemed Sinful

    SHAFAQNA– The esteemed scholars of Saudi Arabia have declared: “The obligation to obtain a Hajj permit and adhering to the regulations of the sacred sites is in accordance with the necessity dictated by Sharia.” According to Shafaqna, the Sraya news agency wrote: “The scholars of Saudi Arabia stated in a

  • Palestinian Christians mark Palm Sunday with trepidation

    Shafaqna English- Christian Palestinians have celebrated Orthodox Palm Sunday with a feast that was overshadowed by the Israel war on Gaza. People gathered for the mass at the Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza City, where children held palms as part of the day’s tradition. “The feast was mixed

  • Pope prays for peace in all war-torn countries

    Shafaqna English-Pope Francis called for prayer for peace in all war-torn countries. Speaking before the recitation of the Regina Coeli prayer after Holy Mass in Venice on Sunday, the Pope said that “I am thinking of Haiti, where a state of emergency is in force and the population is desperate

  • Riyadh meeting stresses need to end Israel’s war on Gaza

    Shafaqna English- Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud chaired a meeting in Riyadh with representatives from six Arab countries to discuss the situation in Gaza, the Saudi Press Agency has reported. The meeting was attended by Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi, Egypt’s top diplomat Sameh Shoukry,

  • [Video] Brazil: International conference “Islam; Religion of Dialogue and Life” held in Sao Paulo

    Shafaqna English- International conference “Islam; Religion of Dialogue and Life” was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with the presence of Ayatollah Reza Ramazani, Secretary General of the AhlulBayt (AS) World Assembly. In this conference, the representative of the Ministry of Justice of Brazil, the representative of the confederation of cardinals

  • Illegal Israeli settlers attack farmers-residential areas in West Bank

    Shafaqna English- Illegal Israeli settlers had “raided the Palestinian farmers and residential areas in the West Bank on Saturday. “The settler attacks occurred in the Jordan Valley (north), Hebron, and Bethlehem (south),” the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission (CWRC) and the Palestine News Agency Wafa reported. The commission said in

  • Islamophobia incidents rising in USA as officials’ dishonest statements about Muslims is fueling tense atmosphere

    Shafaqna English- Public officials’ unbalanced, disingenuous, dishonest statements about Palestine, Muslims is fueling tense atmosphere, Muslim advocacy group’s New Jersey communications director said. Anti-Muslim incidents are on the rise in the US, according to a Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) report released in early April. The report revealed a 56%

  • Palinfo: Families dispersion is another aspect of Israeli war in Gaza

    Shafaqna English- Israel army has established a military road separating Gaza City and its north from the central and southern parts, and the soldiers kill any attempting to head north. Palestinians dreams as the genocidal war ends, the separating road disappears, families reunite. Citizen Abu Mohammed Islaim (50 years old)