Saudi Arabia has put into effect a new law that allows the kingdom to prosecute as a terrorist anyone who demands reform, exposes corruption or otherwise engages in dissent. The law states that any act that “undermines” the state or society, including calls for regime change in Saudi Arabia, can …

Addressing a crowd of scholars protesting against an order by the Bahraini regime to dissolve the Council of Scholars yesterday, prominent Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Eisa Qasim issued a statement against the order for the dissolution of the Council in which he stated that the termination of the council would …

MOMBASA, Kenya – Gunfire erupted in and around a mosque in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa on Sunday following a raid by armed police who had received a tip-off that Muslim youths were being radicalised and trained for militant attacks. The raid sparked violent protests inside the Masjid Mussa …

Bahraini security forces have raided anti-regime protestors during rallies against the dissolution of a popular Shia clerical council, Al-Alam website reported. Al Khalifa regime’s forces on Friday used tear gas to disperse protesters in the village of Abu Saiba, west of the capital, Manama. Earlier in the day, a major …

Iraqi security sources reported that the Iraqi army killed 40 militants who belong to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in the city of Fallujah. The Special Iraqi Troops killed the militants and burnt their cars, according to the sources. The Iraqi army regained control on the area …

Harvard Law School, one of the most prestigious institutions of its kind in the world, has posted a verse of the Holy Quraan at the entrance of its faculty library, describing the verse as one of the greatest expressions of justice in history. Verse 135 of Surah Al Nisa (The …

A Saudi prince says his country is suffering from rampant and crouching corruption in state organizations, the scope of which is gradually being revealed to the public. In a letter to the head of Saudi Arabia’s anti-corruption organization, Prince al-Waleed bin Talal Al Saud has demanded that it stand against …

Hamas leader and elected Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya has reiterated that the Gaza Strip is exposed to the most ferocious blockade after Egypt’s military-led government closed the Rafah border crossing and destroyed the supply tunnels. Haniya made the remarks his Friday prayer sermons, adding that the current blockade considerably …

Every year Iranians mark anniversary of their Islamic revolution from February 1 to 11, as the “Decade of Fajr.” February 1, 1979 was the date when late Iranian charismatic leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile in Paris to Tehran, to a greeting by several million Iranians. Source: Al-Alam

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei attended the mausoleum of the Father of the Islamic Revolution and paid tribute to the late Imam Khomeini on Saturday. The Supreme Leader also paid homage to the 1979 Islamic Revolution and war-time martyrs. February 1, is …