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 …
Read More »Pakistanis asked to declare whether they are of Shia faith to perform Hajj
Pakistani pilgrims wishing to perform Hajj this year will have to declare whether they are Shia on their Hajj application forms if they have any hopes of making the sacred pilgrimage. Confirming that the conditions had been forward by Saudi Arabia, government officials responsible for making Hajj arrangements said, “Saudi …
Read More »A look at the tactics of the Palestinian Resistance after two intifadas and three wars
With the decline of armed struggle under the PLO and the Left, the Palestinian Resistance, in the early 1980s, was able to start a new phase that moved on from small closed groups to become an institutionalized phenomenon following to some extent a model that combined guerrilla warfare and the …
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei praises Palestine resistance against Israel
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised Palestinian resistance movements for firmly standing up to the Israeli military during its recent 50-day aggression on Gaza. Ayatollah Khamenei said in a meeting with members of Iran’s Assembly of Experts on Thursday that the military achievements of Palestinians …
Read More »The Saudi proposal to move Prophet Muhammad’s tomb
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 …
Read More »Iraq Kurds capture northeast town from ISIS
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 …
Read More »Israel to annex 400 hectares of Palestinian land: ‘Biggest in 30 years’
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 …
Read More »Iraqi forces break ISIS siege of Amerli
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 …
Read More »Police fire teargas, rubber bullets to disperse PTI, PAT marchers 7 killed: Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at thousands of protesters led by Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Dr Tahirul Qadri and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan as they marched toward the Prime Minister House in the federal capital. At least 7 people have been killed and 70 …
Read More »Detroit Shia and Sunni Muslim leaders denounce ISIS as ‘crazy criminals’
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 …
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