Hujjat al-Islam Saeedi, a highly respected teach of the Islamic seminary, in a sitting with Lebanese officials in the Holy Shrine of Lady Ma’sumah (s), spoke about the threats facing the Islamic world currently and the relationship between the Islamic Republic and the Islamic resistance in Lebanon. The respected scholar …

The name of Haider al-Abadi was not widely circulated in Iraqi media; the man liked to keep to himself and to stay out of the spotlight. People who know him, however, describe him as a “modest” and “practical” man, not a narcissist. After long weeks of debates, dialogues, political battles …

Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian youth in the West Bank on Monday during a raid on his house near the city of Nablus, local medical officials said. Local witnesses said Zakaria al-Aqra, 23, was “wanted” by Israel and had been shot dead. Six other people were wounded in the …

Iraq’s president on Monday named Haider al-Abadi as the country’s new prime minister, an appointment that came amid speculation that the embattled incumbent, Nouri al-Maliki, would cling to power even after his country had dissolved into chaos and the United States made it clear that it would not support him as …

Extremists from the Islamic State have killed at least 500 people, including women and children, Iraqi officials said. Some of the victims were buried alive. The killings reported by Iraqi Human Rights Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to Reuters add to a long list of atrocities reportedly committed by the radical …

The demonstration came amid renewed violence between Israel and Palestinian militants after a three-day ceasefire ended on Friday. An emergency appeal in the UK for people affected by the conflict in Gaza has raised £4.5m in less than 24 hours, the Disasters Emergency Committee said. Meanwhile, David Cameron and Barack …

A new law in Saudi Arabia prohibits men from marrying Bengali, Pakistani, Chadian and Burmese women, while it sets new restrictive rules on marrying Moroccan women. According to the Saudi daily Makkah newspaper, any Saudi man who wishes to marry a Moroccan woman has to prove that her profile is free of any crimes …

Israeli spokesmen have their work cut out explaining how they have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them civilians, compared with just three civilians killed in Israel by Hamas rocket and mortar fire. But on television and radio and in newspapers, Israeli government spokesmen such as Mark …

Some of the Islamist militants occupying Ersal have withdrawn “conditionally,” pursuant to a deal brokered by the Muslim Scholars Association. The militants’ demands included for the army not to retaliate against people in Ersal or Syrian refugees after the militants withdraw. The militants have declared that any raids or arrests …