During Friday’s Sermon on 14 July 2017, the representative of the Shia Supreme Religious Authority, sheikh Abdul-Mehdi El-Kerbela’e, congratulated the Iraqi people on achieving victory over ISIS. He also expressed his grief to the families of the martyrs and wounded.

El-Hewra Zaineb Center of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has set a program for the martyrs’ families to make a pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (Peace Be Upon Him).

A Pakistani woman pilgrim has visited the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine where she took off all of her golden jewelries and donated them to the families of the martyrs of the popular mobilization forces who have been killed during the war against ISIS in Iraq.

The Engineering Department of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine continues to achieve the project of the Zainebian Mound Sanctuary.

Imam Hussein Digital Media Foundation has handed a banner from the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine to a woman known as “Um Emjed” after she was chosen by lot in one of the programs set by Imam Hussein Holy Shrine during the month of Ramadhan.

In cooperation with El-Ein Foundation, Diyala City, El-Hawra Center of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has organized a festival in which a great number of female orphans have been honored and rewarded.

A delegation from Al-Mustansiriya University, Baghdad, has visited Imam Hussein Center for Restoring Manuscripts.

Zain El-Abedeen Hospital of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has launched a service, which is patients can get the results of their medical analyses online.

President of Maulana Azad University of Jodhpur in India introduced Astan Quds Razavi’s Central Library as the manifestation of the bond between science and faith.

Ambassadors and representatives of foreign countries resident in the Islamic Republic of Iran visited the sacred places of Imam Reza (A.S.) Holy Shrine and the museums of Astan Quds Razavi.

The al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine has issued on Tuesday afternoon (the 16th of Shawwal 1438 AH corresponding to July 11, 2017) a statement congratulating for the liberation of Mosul. The statement was delivered by its Secretary-General Eng. Mohamad al-Ashigar. The statement is as follows:

The Secretariat of the Tenth International Festival “Khorshide Velayat” announced the names of the nominees of this International Student Festival.

In the presence of the head of the Religious Affairs Department, the head of the Hajj and Umrah Committee, the scholars and the students of Hawza and the guides of the Hajj and Umrah from various Iraqi provinces, Pilgrimage and Umrah Committee had organized its annual conference.

Thanks to the celebrations of the victory achieved by the security forces and the popular mobilization over the terrorist gangs of ISIL in the city of Mosul, liberating it to be embraced by the dear homeland. The al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine was not absent from this scene, as it has celebrated those who were the cause of this great achievement; the martyrs who have sacrificed their blood to write the victory over ISIL members and those who support them.

A Turkish delegation from Istanbul had visited the shrine of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (peace be upon him). The delegation had includes a group of intellectuals, young intellectuals and university professors from different religions and nationalities.

The head of the Pilgrimage and Umrah Committee, Dr. Khaled Al-Attiyah and the accompanying delegation had visited the shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) and met with the Secretary General of the Holy Shrine.

Distribution and Communication Unit that belongs to Media Department had visited the presidency Wasit University and met the President of the University, Dr. Abdul Razzaq Ahmed Al-Nusairi and the administrative assistant of the University Dr. Mazen Al-Hassani. Both sides talked about the projects of Imam Ali Holy Shrine for media and cultural communication and bridges of cooperation.

Al-Kawthar Quranic Institute that belongs to Women Affairs' Department had organized the lessons of Memorizing Quran for its students under the dome of the Commander of the Believers (AS) to break the daily routine.

The Central Follow-up Committee that belongs to the Office of the Secretary General of Imam Ali Holy Shrine had started a program of extensive rehabilitation and maintenance of the warehouses of Imam Ali Holy Shrine at Ya Hussein Street between the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.

Vice Chairman of Majlis (Parliament) Article 90 Commission said that no Iranian pilgrims would be sent to Saudi Arabia this year for Hajj congregation unless Riyadh provided essential guarantees for their safety.