International

Hezbollah destroys Daesh bunker on Lebanon-Syria border...

( Lebanon )

Beirut:Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has destroyed a bunker used by Daesh terrorists on the country’s northeastern border. The movement’s fighters attacked Daesh positions in the al-Zweitini area on the outskirts of Ras Baalbek on Monday, destroying the bunker and killing the terrorists inside. The War Media Center, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, said on Twitter that Hezbollah fighters also attacked the Daesh reinforcements that were sent to the area. Takfiri terrorists have...

Imam Mahdi (P) Meetings with Certain Personae Vital to Islam...

( Lebanon )

Beirut:Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah confirmed that the meetings between Imam Mahdi (PBUH) and certain personae during the different epoch’s of his major occultation aims at preserving the faith of the Twelver Shias in order for some of them not to be influenced by the propaganda that doubts the truth of his apparition. In an exclusive interview with Al-Manar Channel on the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Bahjat, Sayyed Nasrallah asserted that he has learned from authentic...

Bashar al Assad Ready to Hold Snap Presidential Election if ...

( Syria )

  Damascus:Snap presidential elections could be held in Syria if that is the desire of the Syrian people, although it is not a part of the current political process, Syrian President Bashar Assad told Sputnik in an interview. “This depends on the Syrian people’s stance, on whether there is a popular will to hold early presidential elections. If there is such a will, this is not a problem for me. It is natural to respond to the will of the people and not to that of certain opposition...

DAESH terrorists executes 50 Iraqi citizens in Fallujah and ...

( Iraq )

Baghdad:Members of the terrorist Daesh group have reportedly executed dozens of civilians in Iraq’s western province of al-Anbar as well as the northern province of Nineveh. A commander of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization units, Colonel Mahmoud Mardi Jumaili, said Daesh killed 35 people in Fallujah on Wednesday after accusing them of attempting to escape from the city, Iraqi News reported. Jumaili added that Daesh extremists executed the victims by firing squad in front of onlookers in the central...

Blast in Lahore’s Gulshan Iqbal Park,80 Killed and 150...

( Pakistan )

Karachi:At least 80 people have been killed and 150 others wounded in an explosion in Lahore’s Gulshan Iqbal Park. Rescuers say they have ferried the wounded to the Jinnah Hospital, Shaikh Zayed Hospital and other nearby hospitals. An emergency has been declared in all hospitals of the provincial capital. The area has been cordoned off. Police say they are trying to determine the nature of the blast. Employees of the park say the park was packed with people since it was Sunday and Easter Day. ...

Lack of Unity root cause of Muslims problems,Iran ready to s...

( Pakistan )

Islamabad:President of Islamic Republic of Iran Dr.Hassan Rouhani spoke to Pakistani media in a press conference in Islamabad at the end of his two-day trip to Pakistan and explained plans and achievements of the trip, as well as Iran’s readiness to strengthen and deepen ties with pakistan,during a trip Iranian President met with PM Nawaz Sharief,President Mamnoon Hussain,Army General Raheel Sharief and many other delegations. In this conference which was held late on Saturday,Dr Rouhani expressed...

Saudi authorities review security plans for Hajj...

( Saudi Arabia )

Riyadh:Saudi authorities have held a workshop to review security plans for Hajj rituals, months after the deadly crush in Mina.According to the English-language daily Saudi Gazette, the three-day workshop, which was attended by various government officials, reviewed emergency medical plans and “the lessons of last year’s hajj season.” The crush took place on September 24, 2015, after two large masses of pilgrims converged at a crossroads in Mina during the symbolic ceremony...

Bomb attack hits football game at Baghdad,30 dead and 65 inj...

( Iraq )

Baghdad:At least 30 people have been killed in a bomb attack targeting a local football game in a village south of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. According to police and medics, the attack took place around 7:00 p.m. (1600 GMT) on Friday in the village of Al-Asriya when an assailant blew his explosives in the crowd when the winners were being handed the trophy. Over 65 people were also wounded in the explosion with medical sources warning that the number of fatalities could rise. No group has so far...

Al Saud committing genocide in Yemen to serve Israel: Ansaru...

( Yemen )

Sana:Yemen’s Ansarullah movement leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, says Saudi Arabia is committing genocide against the Yemeni people as it continues with its deadly aggression against the impoverished nation.   The Saudi forces and its mercenaries have come to Yemen to wipe out a generation, Houthi said during a televised address on Friday, adding that they want to raze Yemen to the ground.   He said the Saudi regime has committed numerous crimes against the Yemenis.   The Saudi...

Pope Francis washes and kisses the feet of Muslim, Hindu, an...

( Italy )

Rome:Pope Francis performed an annual Easter season ritual on Thursday (March 24), kneeling in front of Muslim, Hindu, and Christian refugees and washing and kissing their feet at a shelter in Castelnuovo di Porto, Italy.   The “Holy Thursday Mandatum” reenacts Jesus’s washing of his apostle’s feet before his crucifixion, and is performed by the Pope and other Catholic leaders to remind the faithful that they are to serve others humbly. This was the first year that women were included, and...