Ayatollah Sistani urges security forces, protesters to avoid violence

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the top Shia cleric of Iraq, has urged security forces and protesters to avoid violence, expressing sorrow over some sporadic unrest that has led to several casualties.

Iranian President Rouhani meets with senior Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has held talks with Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the holy city of Najaf on the final day of his landmark visit to the neighboring Arab state.

Iran's Minister of Culture visits Imam Khomeini's historic residence in holy city of Najaf

Najaf Holds Summit on Imam Khomeini, Ayatollah Sistani Dynamic Legacy

An Iraqi research institution is set to hold an international summit on dynamic academic and political thought of late Imam Khomeini and senior cleric Ayatollah Ali Sistani.

Najaf Holds International Summit on Imam Khomeini

An Iraqi research center affiliated to religious seminaries in close coordination with regional institution is set to hold an international summit on dynamic political thought of late Imam Khomeini and senior cleric Ayatollah Ali Sistani.

The holy city of Najaf

Change of Flags

The changing of the flags of the two holy shrines at Karbala

The red flags of these two holy shrines were changed yesterday as a symbol of the start of the month of Muharram and mourning. Thousands of people witnessed this event, which declared the commencement of the grief of the Shi’a for the loss of the master of martyrs, Imam Hussein (as) and his honourable household, and the difficulties they endured for the sake of Islam.