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Thousands gathered today in South Lebanon to listen to Hezbollah leader, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, deliver his speech on Liberation Day 2014. Liberation Day marks the day Israeli occupation forces were forced to end their illegal occupation of Lebanon in 2000 after facing resistance by Hezbollah. The following points were made …

Ayatollah Mohsin Araki, the head of World Forum for Proximity between Islamic Schools, in a meeting with Ayatollah Wahid Khurasani, spoke about the issue of Islamic unity and sectarianism. He stated: “Our policy in the issue of proximity is centralization on issues on which we can work together with the …

Hassan Rahimpour Azghadi, a member of the High Council of the Cultural Revolution, in a gathering of scholars in Mashhad, spoke about the issue of sectarianism in the Islamic world today. This highly respected professor started by speaking about the importance of realizing what is actually meant by unity. He …

At the Fourth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) that opens May 20 in Shanghai, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will meet with both Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among other things, the summit will underscore how rising non-Western powers are …

Ayatollah Sayyid Bushehri, at the 5th annual commemoration of the passing away of Ayatollah Behjat, spoke about the true value of man, the importance of the intellect, the objective of the Prophets (s) and ultimately the true value of scholars. He stated: “Man has a lofty position in creation; to …

“Awakening of Nation and Stability of Pakistan Conference,” in Skardu brought Sunni and Shia Muslims together and they vowed united struggle for full rights of people of Gilgit-Baltistan. Majlis-e-Wahdat-e- Muslimeen hosted the largest- attended public meeting in the history of Gilgit-Baltistan. Sunni Bralevis, Deobandis and Ahl-e-Hadees also joined the Shia Muslims’ …

Hujjat al-Islam Mohsin Qara’ati, in a gathering of highly qualified commentators of the Holy Quran, at the Ayatollah Golpaygani Islamic Seminary, spoke about the importance of paying more attention to the Quran and the commentaries of the Quran. The highly respected teacher of the Islamic seminary explained the importance of …

Abu Hamza al-Masri – who was once one of Britain’s most infamous “radical preachers” – secretly worked for MI5, his lawyers have told a court in the US. Abu Hamza’s lawyers claimed the Egyptian-born preacher, who was giving evidence for the first time in his trial in New York, had …

The  Takfiri group, Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) threatened to assassinate the Iraq-based Muslim religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani. In a statement on Tuesday, the terrorist group said: “At present, the Shiite religious leader in Iraq is a person named Ali Sistani who is a remnant …

Foreign policy is a critical component in the lives, conduct, and governance of all nation-states. But it has become even more significant in recent years as interstate relations have grown ever more complex. The inexorable rise in the number of international players — including multilateral organizations, nonstate actors, and even …