International
Ayatollah Sistani:Al-Quds belongs to Palestinians & mus...
( Iraq )
Baghdad:Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has condemned a controversial decision by the United States to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the “capital” of Israel, saying the occupied city must return to its Palestinian owners. Ayatollah Sistan’s office issued a statement on Thursday and said Washington’s move “hurts the feelings of hundreds of millions of Arabs, Muslims.” The statement came after US President Donald Trump defied overwhelming international opposition...
Trump declares Jerusalem al-Quds as occupied Israel’s ...
( US )
US president Donald Trump declared the disputed city of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital, despite warnings from around the world that the measure risks triggering a fresh wave of violence in the Middle East. In a speech at the White House on Wednesday, Trump said his administration would also begin a process of moving the American embassy in Tel Aviv to the holy city, which is expected to take years. “I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital...
Islamic Movement in Nigeria Marks the Beginning of Unity Wee...
( Nigeria )
Lagos:The annual unity week (12th-17th Rabiul Auwal of the Hijirah calender) marked by Muslims world wide has commenced in Nigeria by the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria under the spiritual leadership of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky(H).
The Unity Week convention commences in various cities with colourful parade by brothers and sisters of the Movement, to usher the beginning of the month of birthday of our Noble Prophet Muhammad (SAWA).
The event in Kano was a spectacular parad that...
Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh killed:Interior Mi...
( Yemen )
Sanna:Yemen’s Interior Ministry has issued a statement confirming the death of the country’s ousted president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, during clashes in capital Sana’a. The confirmation came after a Yemeni radio station announced earlier on Monday that Saleh had been killed during clashes in the Yemeni capital. The Interior Ministry further said in its statement that Saleh had been creating “chaos” in the country through cooperating with “militias of aggression” and by providing...
235 killed in attack on mosque in Egypt’s Sinai...
( Egypt )
Cairo:At least 235 people have been killed and over 130 others injured in a shooting attack and bombing at a mosque in the restive Sinai Peninsula, state TV says. Police officers said militants attacked al-Rawdah mosque in the town of Bir al-Abd, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the North Sinai provincial capital of el-Arish, during Friday prayers. The attack, the deadliest single incident in the country’s recent history, reportedly targeted the supporters of Egyptian security forces attending...
Gen. Qasim Soleimani congratulates Imam Khamenei and Muslim ...
( Iran )
Tehran:In a letter to Ayatollah Khamenei, the Commander of IRGC Quds Force, Major General Qasem Soleimani announced the end of ISIS’s domination over Muslim lands. Following the historic victory of Iraq and Syria’s resistance movement over the sedition of Takfiri terrorism and the end of ISIS’s domination, which was manifested by lowering the flag of this American-Zionist group at Abu Kamal–the last key area in the hands of ISIS–General Soleimani issued an important...
More than 145 killed by earthquake 7.3 magnitude in Iran-Ira...
( Iraq )
Baghdad:More than 145 people have been killed in Iran and Iraq after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the border region between the two countries, state media said. At least 141 people were killed in Iran, according to the country’s disaster management organisation, after the quake struck the region at 9.20pm local time on Sunday. More than 850 were injured, the organisation’s spokesman, Behnam Saeedi, told state television. Rescuers worked through the night to find people trapped in collapsed...
Submission to US makes it more brazen:Supreme Leader...
( Iran )
Tehran:In a meeting with thousands of university and school students, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei described the younger generation as the forerunners and propellers of society and stressed, “This talented and intelligent generation will undoubtedly deliver beloved Iran to the point of preference by overcoming obstacles and hardships; indeed, the realization of this resplendent objective requires [Iranian people] to identify the main and malicious enemy of the...
Ayatollah Khamenei’s 10 billion rial aid to Muslim bre...
( Iran )
Tehran:In response to a letter to the Leader of the Revolution, written by his representative in the Red Crescent Community about the tragic situation of Rohingya Muslims following the catastrophic events in Myanmar, Ayatollah Khamenei donated 10 billion Iranian rials to the displaced and oppressed Myanmar Muslims. In his letter to the Supreme Leader, the representative of the Wali al-Faqih, also the chairman of the Red Crescent community had reported on the humanitarian catastrophe in Myanmar, displacing...
Trump is in no position to verify Iran’s compliance with n...
(Srinagar)
Tehran:Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has stressed that US President Donald Trump is in no position to verify Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal. Zarif made the remarks on Saturday during a live interview with Iranian national TV in response to Trump, who failed to recertify the international nuclear agreement on Friday. “Trump is in no position to verify Iran’s compliance with the JCPOA,” the top diplomat stated, asserting that quitting the deal is among Tehran’s...