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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has denounced a controversial US Congress bill aimed at dividing the Arab country into three states. In a phone conversation with US Vice President Joe Biden, Abadi expressed concern over the bill, a statement by the premier’s office said. The prime minister told Biden that …

The Iranian foreign ministry summoned the Saudi charge d’affaires in Tehran on Thursday to protest against the Arab country’s continued blocking of Iran’s cargo planes carrying humanitarian and medical aid to Yemen. During the meeting, an Iranian foreign ministry official described the Saudi fighter jets’ move as unacceptable and against …

One of Islam’s most revered holy sites – the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) – could be destroyed and his body removed to an anonymous grave in the Baqi’ cemetery under plans which threaten to spark discord across the Muslim world. The controversial proposals are part of a consultation …

Iraqi Kurdish forces and allied militiamen retook the town of Sulaiman Bek from militants on Monday, removing a key stronghold they have held for over 11 weeks, officials said. “Sulaiman Bek is under the control of the combined forces,” but there is still danger from bombs the militants may have …

Israel announced plans on Sunday to expropriate 400 hectares (988 acres) of Palestinian land in the Bethlehem area in the south of the occupied West Bank, the military said. “On the instructions of the political echelon… 4,000 dunams at (the settlement of) Gevaot is declared as state land,” the army …

Iraqi forces on Sunday broke through to the town of Amerli, which was besieged by ISIS, where thousands of people have been trapped for over two months with dwindling food and water. “Our forces entered Amerli and broke the siege,” security spokesman Lieutenant General Qassem Atta told AFP. Iraqi security …

Muslim leaders gathered Monday on the steps of Dearborn City Hall to strongly condemn ISIS, saying the militant group in Iraq and Syria doesn’t represent Islam or Muslims. ISIS members are “crazy criminals who are abusing our religion,” said Imam Mohammed Elahi of the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn …

A Turkish delegation comprised of officials from Turkish Parliament’s Human Rights Committee and head of Turks Abroad and Related Communities directorate of the Turkish Prime Ministry started a two-day visit to Germany yesterday to inquire about the extent of attacks and suspicion of arson. Their first visit was to Berlin’s …

Ayatollah Naser Makarem-Shirazi has met with members of the Islamic Propagation Office of Khorasan-e Razavi [province] in the holy city of Mashhad. He explained how the propagation of Wahhabism among ordinary Muslims, especially Sunnis, is threat to Islam and is considered a great crime. His Eminence stressed that for the …