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Contest Planned to Select Iran Representative in Int’l Quran Event

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A contest is planned to be held in Tehran on January 30 to select Iran’s representative in the Tarteel category of the country’s 37th International Holy Quran Competition.     Top winners of the Tarteel category in the last 5 editions of the Iranian national Quran competition …

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Who are the Ahlulbayt?

Who are the ahlulbayt?   “Ahlulbayt” literally means “People of the House” (‘Ahl’ means “people”, while ‘bayt’ means “house”). Its meaning in context of Islamic vernacular is “members of the household of the Prophet”. The Ahlulbayt are one of the two most important sources of Islamic guidance after the demise …

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Seeking International Justice for Rohingya Muslims

Respect for free expression and assembly also declined sharply during the year as the authorities escalated their use of repressive criminal laws. “Myanmar’s failure to hold its military accountable for atrocities against the Rohingya is finally turning the wheels of international justice,” said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director of Human …

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Yemen Downs Saudi-Led Reconnaissance Drone in Jizan

The media bureau of Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement announced in a statement that Yemeni air defense forces and their allies shot down the drone with a surface-to-air missile over Jabal al-Amoud mountainous area on Tuesday evening. Last week, Yemeni air defense units intercepted and targeted a Saudi-led CH-4 drone while …

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Iranian University Students Rally to Condemn Anti-Government Protest

Crowds of students from Shaihd Beheshti University of Tehran staged gathering against anti-government protesters who took to the streets in the capital on Sunday night. The students vented their anger against the protesters who took to the streets to allegedly complain about the Ukrainian plane incident which claimed the lives …

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Russia: Civilians Can Flee Syria’s Idlib via Three New Checkpoints

Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement late on Sunday that civilians could leave the de-escalation zone in Syria’s Idlib Province via three new checkpoints. The ministry said it had received many requests from Syrian civilians in Idlib in areas controlled by armed groups to return to their homes in …

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Expert Hails Addition of Tarteel Category to Iran Int’l Quran Contest

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An Iranian veteran Quran activist hailed the move by the organizing committee of Iran’s International Holy Quran Competition to add the category of Tarteel to the contest.   The 37th edition of Iran’s International Holy Quran Competition will be held in the northeastern holy city of Mashhad …

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Hezbollah: New Stage of Confrontation against US Regional Deployment Started after General Soleimani’s Assassination

TEHRAN (FNA)- Representative of the Hezbollah group at the Lebanese parliament stressed that a new stage of confrontation against the US presence in the region has started after the US assassination of IRGC Qods Force Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani. “The US military men’s presence in the region has paved …

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