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The head of a powerful Shia group in Iraq says Shia paramilitaries in the Arab country should have a formal role in securing the border with Syria and defend the Iraqi people against terror outfits, particularly the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group. Qais al-Khazali, the leader the Asaib Ahl al-Haq group, …

Iranian Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mansour Gholami, Palestinian Ambassador to Iran Salah al-Zawawi, and Secretary General of Iranian National Commission for UNESCO Hojatollah Ayoubi will be among the speakers at the event. The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is a UN-organized observance. Every year events …

Local Editor Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi says sanctions will fail to stop the country’s progress in different fields. “In spite of sanctions, Iran’s achievements in various fields, particularly in the defense and missile industry sectors as well as the nuclear industry have …

Yemeni officials announced that a massive Saudi push against al-Hudaydah on the west coast of Yemen was repelled, with a number of Sudanese mercenaries killed or captured.   Based on reports, fighting reached residential streets on Sunday, with locals and Ansarullh revolutionaries mounting fierce resistance to the invaders. Meanwhile, medics and military sources reported that more …

Local Editor Hezbollah condemned the continued Zionist aggression on the Gaza Strip and the brutal assassination carried out by the occupation forces against one of resistance leaders, which led to his martyrdom as well as a number of Mujahedeen. In a statement, Hezbollah praised “the vigilance of the Palestinian resistance …

House Speaker Nabih Berri called on expatriates and residents to participate in the upcoming May 6 parliamentary elections in order to take part in the setting up of a democratic parliamentary system. He urged Lebanese expats and residents to vote and help in raising the turnout of voters for the …

Addressing the electoral campaign ceremony in Tyre-Az-Zahrani district via a televised speech, in the afternoon of Saturday, April 21, 2018, the Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said “This ceremony is deliberately aiming at expressing popular and political support for the Hope and Loyalty list in Tyre and Az-Zahrani.” “We are …

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Friday that Washington had taken a number of measures against Tehran, having spent loads of money to pressure international banks, firms and institutions in a bid to prevent them from doing business with the Islamic Republic. Qassemi’s remarks came ahead of the …

Alwaght– Bahraini regime has sentenced three senior opposition members into life in prison on Sunday, in another blow to freedom of expression in the West-backed Persian Gulf kingdom. A statement from Bahrain’s public prosecutor said the court sentenced Sheikh Ali Salman, Sheikh Hassan Sultan and Ali Alaswad, members of the …