Bahrain’s appeals court has ruled to uphold a nine-year jail sentence handed down to senior Shia opposition cleric, Sheikh Ali Salman, despite widespread criticism both at home and abroad against his imprisonment. A judicial source said the verdict was issued during a Monday trial session. On the eve of the ...
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The following are the remarks of United Nation’s Secretary General Ban Ki Moon after meeting Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf earlier today. Assalam Alaikum. Ramadan Kareem. I am extremely honored to have met His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Al-Sistani today for the first time. He is a man of the deepest wisdom ...
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