International
Pakistan,Iran and Turkey calls for greater collaboration bet...
( Pakistan )
Islamabad:Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for greater collaboration between members of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) with the aim to turn the region into “a model of peace, progress and prosperity”. Addressing the 13th ECO Summit 2017 in Islamabad on Wednesday after assuming its chairmanship, PM Sharif said the Islamabad Declaration would reflect the consensus and resolve of ECO member states to collectively take on contemporary economic challenges. Earlier the same...
Lady Fatima Zahra was the manifestation of enlightenment and...
( Iran )
Tehran:The lesson of the life of Fatima Zahra (as) is to make efforts, show diligence and lead a pure life, as that great personality was the manifestation of enlightenment and purity. I would like to make a brief reference to the martyrdom days of the Ahlul Bayt’s unique pearl – Fatimah al-Zahra, Siddiqat al-Tahirah. According to the narration of “Seventy Five Days”, these days are the martyrdom days of that great personality. In those days, the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) said farewell...
Iraqi sinkhole mass grave for 4,000 ISIS victims...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Baghdad:The bodies of some 4,000 Islamic State victims have been buried in the Khasfa sinkhole in Iraq’s desert, making it the country’s largest mass grave, according to locals, police, and activists, as cited by The Telegraph. The sinkhole is located near the Baghdad-Mosul highway, only eight kilometers from Mosul, the dailyreports. Witnesses and police, as well as human rights organizations, say that Islamic State (IS, Daesh, formerly ISIS/ISIL) murdered and dumped the bodies of thousands of...
Ayatollah Wahid Khorasani:Muslims duty in Fatima Zehra (S.A)...
(Srinagar)
Qom:Every Muslim has a great responsibility with respect to Siddique Kubra (Peace be upon her) and over these days to introduce her greatness, level and value this discussion is stunning. Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Wahid Hussain Khorasani in a meesage regarding Ayam-i-Fatimiyah said that Every Muslim has a great responsibility with respect to Siddique Kubra (Peace be upon her) and over these days to introduce her greatness, level and value this discussion is stunning. Blessings upon those who come out...
Saudi Arabia and Israel share common stand against Iran...
( Geneva )
Brussels:Iran has condemned the recent anti-Tehran remarks by Saudi and Israeli officials as a sign of coordination between the two regimes regarding regional cases. Addressing the 53rd Munich Security Conference, the Saudi and Israeli ministers, Adel al-Jubeir and Avigdor Lieberman, claimed Iran is a supporter of “terrorism” and constitutes the “main threat” to the region. They also attacked Iran’s 2015 nuclear agreement with the P5+1 group of states, calling for an international push...
DAESH bombings kill above 100 in Iraq and Pakistan...
( Pakistan/Iraq )
Islamabad:The Islamic State terror network claimed responsibility for two bombings that each killed dozens of people Thursday one in Pakistan and one in Iraq. A suicide bomber blew himself up at a world-famous shrine in southern Pakistan, killing at least 75 people and wounding more than 200 others, according to health officials. They said the dead included 20 women and nine children. Also Thursday, a car bomb exploded in Baghdad’s southwestern al-Bayaa neighborhood shortly before sunset,...
Pope Francis condemns atrocities on Rohingya Muslims in Myan...
( Italy )
Rome:ope Francis strongly criticised atrocities, including mass killings and gang rapes, committed against Rohingya Muslims. Condemning the torture and killings committed by Myanmar’s security forces that – according to a UN report – possibly amount to ethnic cleansing, Francis said in a statement on Wednesday that Rohingya Muslims were targeted “simply because they want to live their culture and their Muslim faith”. In a UN report made public last week, 204 Rohingya...
Israel’s minister for Military Affairs:All Palestinians sh...
( Occupied Palestine )
Tel Aviv:Israel’s firebrand minister for military affairs Avigdor Lieberman has said that all Palestinians should leave the entity and live in the territories administered by the Palestinian Authority. Speaking to Israel’s Channel 2 on Saturday, Lieberman said the Palestinians living in Israeli cities and towns should be made to go and live in the occupied West Bank under the authority of President Mahmoud Abbas. “With my blessing: You are Palestinians, you should go to Abu Mazen. You’ll...
President Rouhani warns Donald Trump to avoid threatening Ir...
( Iran )
Tehran:Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the massive rallies held all across the country on Friday are a show of support for the Islamic establishment and a firm response to the recent threats posed to Iran by US President Donald Trump, and warned the new White House leaders to watch their language when speaking about Iran. ABNA News reports that while Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of February 10th rallies marking the 38th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in...
Daughter of Italian Parliamentarian Converts to Islam...
( Italy )
Rome:Italians are in shock after the daughter of a parliamentarian announced her conversion to Islam and changed her name to Ayesha. Manuela Franco Barbato is a 22 years old student at the Università L’orientale de Napoli. She is the daughter of Franco Barbato, a former parliamentarian representing the ‘Italy of Values’ party.
Her dad told a newspaper “This conversion is not just bad, but terrible because this religion is too harsh, too radical, too rigid. It is a fundamentalist...