Sayyid Nazar Habl al-Mateen receives Faisal Radhi the head of the Iraqi Media Network and his accompanying delegation. Ali Zuwain, the head of the media department in the holy shrine, attended the meeting as well. They discussed the different issues that contribute to the development and activation of media.

The work of the Department of rites and Hussayni processions at the two holy shrines is not limited to organize the Hussayni processions, but it also includes other activities and contributions according to the geographical area of each of its representations.

Head of Iranian Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed O’hadi reiterated that Saudi Arabia does not have the right to give Iran’s Hajj quota to other countries.

A senior Iranian cleric underlined that Hajj is the symbol of Islam’s power and might.

Religious Guidance and Teaching Division that belongs to the Religious Affairs Department receives the delegations of the representatives of the Highest Religious Authority. Youth’s delegation from Nasiria came with the representative, Sheik Mohammad Yaseen.

Prof. Dr. Jamal Al-Dabbagh, KHS Secretary General and his entourage attended the opening ceremony of the sixth edition of Al-Safeer Cultural Festival held by the Secretariat of the Grand Mosque of Kufa.

Sayyid Nazar Habl al-Mateen received Sheik Ali al-Khateeb, the deputy to the head of the shia endowment whose responsible the religious and cultural affairs.

The Secretariat communicated with the elderly in the old age hospital in Najaf through the Religious Affairs Department.

Studies and Researches Division that belongs to the Intellectual and Cultural Affairs Department is considered one of the significant programs that connects the department with the other different departments. The division completed the tasks that are entrusted to it in the first half of the current year.

The Secretariat of the great Kufa Mosque and the attached shrines, launch on the morning of Saturday the 18th Shawwal 1437 AH corresponding to the 23rd July 2016, the sixth edition of the cultural festival of Al-Safeer, held under the slogan: "Al-Kufa, a past epic and the hope for the future."

The Dar-ol-Quran Center of Imam Ali (AS) holy shrine in Najaf, Iraq, hosted the first and the oldest female teacher of Tajweed principles and various Quran recitation styles in Iraq.

A series of summer educational courses have been held for students of different levels at the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (A) in Karbala, Iraq.

A national Quran memorization and recitation competition is planned to be organized for women in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq.

The General Secretariat of Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has announced that permissions were granted to start building a new dome that will be seven meters higher than the current one.

The international festival of Imam Sajjad (AS) will be organized by a number of Iranian and Indian cultural associations.

In consideration of Iraq's lack of hospitals specialized in heart surgeries, Imam Zainul-Abedeen (Peace Be Upon Him) Hospital of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine announced its readiness to begin to perform open-heart surgeries within a month.

KHS Delegation headed by Dr. Mohammed Hussein Ali, Deputy Secretary General, visited Babylon Provincial Council and met Mr. Sadiq Madlool Al-Sultani, Babylon Governor and a number of the Provincial Council members.

The Supreme Leader’s representative in the Persian Gulf states that Hajj is a medium to spread a message and losing this opportunity harms Iran.

A new Muslim lady from Armenia said, "I have the dream of returning to my country and get my Christian countrymen familiar with Islam and Shi’ism".

Head of Philippine Lawyers Union Embraced Shi’ite Islam in the Razavi Holy Shrine