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Pope Francis, who is on a historic visit to Myanmar, has called for “justice” and respect for the human rights of ethnic groups, a thinly-veiled reference to the minority Muslim Rohingya who have been facing state-sponsored violence in the Southeast Asian country. Peace can only be achieved through “justice and ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said the strategy of close interaction between the naval forces of the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has thwarted the plots of “arrogant powers and adventurists” in the Persian Gulf region. Iran’s deterrence and defense power ...

Distinguished Qur’an reciters, memorizers and masters, attending the 34th International Qur’an Competition, met Ayatollah Khamenei during a Qur’anic session at the Husseyniyeh of Imam Khomeini (ra) on Thursday April 27, 2017. Stressing the fact that Qur’an mobility in Iran and other Islamic countries should continue strongly, Ayatollah Khamenei asserted: “We, ...

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iranians should put their national strength on display to discourage enemies from carrying out any act of aggression against the country. On Monday, Ayatollah Khamenei pointed to the eight-year war imposed by the former Iraqi regime on Iran during the ...

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said Iran could have fought a war inside its borders if the enemy threats had not been thwarted in Syria. “If the ill-wishers and seditionists, who are the puppets of the US and Zionism, had not been confronted [in ...

WILAYAH WITH AGENCIES – Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki has hailed Iran’s support for his country in the fight against terrorist groups, saying the Islamic Republic alone came to the help of Iraq in the war on Daesh Takfiri militants. The Iraqi armed forces did not possess adequate weapons to fight ...

At least 21 people have lost their lives and 97 others sustained injuries in a bomb attack carried out by the Takfiri ISIL terrorist group against a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. The figures were announced by Saudi Health Minister Khalid al-Faleh on Friday following the attack, which ...

Saudi Arabia marshaled a seemingly impressive coalition for its air war on Yemen. In addition to its Sunni allies in the Gulf, Riyadh roped in partners ranging from Sudan to Morocco, and even far-off Senegal. However, one ally of the kingdom is sitting out the war: Oman. Indeed, Oman is ...