CulturalPaper / Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

While the Strait of Hormuz in recent months has become one of the main points of military and naval flareup in the region, new developments in Yemen coasts and consolidation of Ansarullah's controlling position in Bab-el-Mandeb Strait have exposed a new stage of the geopolitical prospect of this conflict.

CulturalAnalysis / Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?

During his stay in Islamabad, he met with top Pakistani officials, including Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, with the two sides agreeing on boosting diplomatic, trade, and security ties. However, perhaps the key point of this visit was al-Shaibani's remarks regarding mulling Damascus’s joining the defense pact, officially known Mecca Pact and signed between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey on August 7, though he added a final decision is yet to be made.

News Service Israeli Terrorist Forces Intensify Strikes on Southern Lebanon, Shell Southern Syria

Israeli forces have ramped up attacks targeting homes and civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon, and separately shelled the vicinity of Beit Jinn village in the Damascus countryside of southern Syria.

News Service Najaf Friday Prayer Leader Urges Arab, Islamic States to Stand Against Israeli Aggression

The Friday prayer leader of Najaf Ashraf, Hojatoleslam Sayyid Sadr al-Din al-Qabanchi, has called on Arab and Islamic countries to stand firm against Israeli aggression and to end their internal disputes, warning that regional silence is emboldening the occupying regime

News Service Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani: US Seeks to “Swallow” Iran, Path of Martyred Leader Must Continue

Ayatollah Mohammad Javad Fazel Lankarani warned that the United States is pursuing the "swallowing" of Iran, stressing that the path of the martyred leader must be continued and that those behind his martyrdom must be held to account.

News Service Ayatollah Arafi Calls for Nationwide Mobilization to Strengthen Iran’s Education System

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, head of Iran's seminaries, outlined major strategies for the governance of education and training, stressing the need to mobilize all public and state capacities for the growth and flourishing of the education system.

News Service Al-Abbas Holy Shrine Provides Chilled Drinking Water Around Clock for Visitors

The Service Affairs Department at the Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine provides chilled drinking water to visitors of the shrine of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him) through water dispensers located throughout the holy courtyard.

News Service Bayn Al-Haramayn Department implements a service campaign to clean central courtyard (+Photos)

The staff of the Between the Two Holy Shrines Department at the Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine carried out a service campaign to clean the central courtyard and the paths leading to the shrine of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him).

News Service Office of Sayed al-Sistani announces Sunday first day of month of Rabi' al-Thani

News Service EU Gasoline Prices Rise 24% and Diesel Prices 33% Amid Middle East War

Gasoline prices in the European Union have risen 24% and diesel prices 33% since the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, as the conflict fuels concerns over global oil supply security, according to European Commission data.