International

Nigerian troops kill 20 supporters of Sheikh Ibrahim El Zakz...

( Nigeria )

Abuja:Nigerian security forces have killed at least 20 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) during protests calling for the release of senior cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the movement’s leader, this week. Spokesmen for the IMN said on Friday clashes that erupted between police forces and protesters in the capital, Abuja, this week left at least 20 people dead. One spokesman said the death toll may be as high as 25. IMN members regularly take to the streets of the Nigerian capital...

Prince Bandar bin Abdulaziz of Al Saud dies at 96...

( Saudi Arab )

Riyadh: Saudi King Salman’s elder half-brother, the tenth son of the country’s founding monarch Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, has died at the age of 96, confirmed by Saudi Media on late Sunday. Prince Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was not an actively political royal within the ruling Al-Saud family. He was the eldest living son of the late King Abdulaziz Al Saud. Prince Bandar stepped aside from the line of succession, despite opposition to Sultan bin Abdulaziz’s appointment as second deputy prime minister...

PM Modi Asked For Help On Kashmir,Can Mediate,Donald Trump T...

( US )

Washington: In a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House, US President Donald Trump has offered to mediate the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan. Trump said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also asked him to help ease tensions between the two neighbouring countries on the Kashmir issue and that he would love to be a mediator. Trump also said the United States is working with Islamabad to find a way out of the war in Afghanistan. Trump held out the possibility...

Allah has promised assistance to believers and Sayyid Nasral...

( Iran )

Tehran:Meeting with a high ranking delegation from the Islamic Resistance Movement of Palestine (Hamas) on Monday,Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Grand Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei singled out the issue of Palestine as the first and foremost issue for the Muslim world, praising the extraordinary grit and resistance of the Palestinian people, and resistance groups including Hamas. His Eminence stressed: Victory is not achieved without resistance and struggle and based on the irrefutable divine...

US Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar introduces bill to boycot...

( US )

Washington:Muslim US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has introduced a resolution that seeks to protect the right to engage in boycotts against Israel, despite efforts by federal, state and locals officials to pass various anti-boycott measures. Omar, a Democratic member of the US House of Representatives, proposed the resolution earlier this week in a bid to push back against US laws banning the Israel boycotts. The text of the measure affirms the right of Americans to organize boycotts of foreign countries....

Iran seized UK Oil takers in Hormuz for violating laws...

( Iran )

Tehran:Iranian authorities say the British oil tanker seized in the Strait of Hormuz was involved in an accident with an Iranian fishing boat and ignored its distress call before capture. Allah-Morad Afifipoor, head of Ports and Maritime Organization in southern Hormozgan Province, said on Saturday that the 30,000-tonne UK-flagged Stena Impero tanker had “collided with a fishing boat on its route and, according to law, after an accident it is necessary that the causes are investigated.” Following...

Hajj a spiritual achievement and symbol of Muslim Unity:Sunn...

( Iran )

Tehran:Famous Iranian Sunni Scholar Moulana Mohammad Hussein Gorgij said termed Hajj pilgrimage as a manifestation of solidarity among Muslims counting the spiritual achievements of the ceremony for all pilgrims. Wilayat Times reports, In his weekly Friday sermon Friday Leader ofMoulana Mohammad Hussein Gorgij said that On threshold of the twelfth month in the Islamic lunar calendar, Dhu al-Hajjah, when Muslims participate in the annual pilgrimage to the holy lands in Mecca and Medina, Iranian Qur’an...

Hajj manifestations to strengthen Unity among Muslim Ummah: ...

( Iran )

Tehran:Hojatul Islam Wal Muslimeen Sayyed Mahdi Alizadeh Mosavi said that Some Islamic rituals play a key role in boosting solidarity among Muslims and Hajj is one of the most important manifestations to strengthen proximity in Islamic nations. Wilayat Times reports that In an Interview with TNA, Prominent Islamic Cleric and Director of Al-Bayan Institute Iran Hojatul Islam Wal Muslimeen Sayyed Mahdi Alizadeh Mosavi termed Islamic unity as a main objective of Islamic Revolution alluding to the late...

Silence of World Community over Condition of Sheikh Zakzakay...

( Iran )

Tehran: Prominent Iranian  Religious Authority Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani condemned the imprisonment and torture of top Islamic cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, whose health condition has been deteriorating in prison. “This Mujahid (one who strives in the cause of God) scholar (Sheikh Zakzaky) has been deprived of his basic rights and has long been imprisoned and tortured under false claims,” Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani said in a message...

Russia, Hamas hold talks in Moscow, stressed for intra-Pales...

( Russia )

Moscow:A delegation from the Hamas resistance movement has met with Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov in Moscow, with both sides underlining the need for intra-Palestinian unity as the US is preparing to unveil a contentious “peace” plan aimed at consolidating Tel Aviv’s occupation of Palestinian territories. The Russian embassy in Tel Aviv said in a statement that Bogdanov and Mousa Abu Marzook, who headed the Hamas delegation, had “exchanged views on Israeli-Palestinian...