Syrian army troops were at the gates of the rebel bastion of Yabrud near the Lebanese border Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. State television confirmed the news, reporting: “Syrian army units have advanced in the Yabrud area and now control its eastern approaches and northeastern boundary.” The ...
Read More »Ayatollah Misbah: Our youth today are more ready than previous generation
Ayatollah Misbah Yazdi, speaking to a group of university students yesterday, spoke about the status of the youth in the Islamic revolution and the importance of correctly understanding our role-models in Islamic history. Regarding the youth, his eminence said: “One of the blessings and bounties of our nation today are ...
Read More »Yemeni rebels demand government resignation
Thousands of Zaidi rebels marched through a provincial capital in northern Yemen on Friday to demand the resignation of the central government, which they accused of corruption, witnesses said. With many toting assault rifles and accompanied by vehicles mounted with rocket launchers, they chanted “down with the corrupt government,” as ...
Read More »West to accelerate proxy war on Syria: Report
The West is planning a new push against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad through funding proxy war on the conflict-stricken country, a report suggests. The British daily The Guardian reported that a fresh clandestine effort is under way for opening up a “southern front” against the Syrian president. A secret command ...
Read More »Bad news for Israel: headlines only tip of European boycott iceberg
New research suggests that as many as one in seven Dutch institutional investors have excluded companies involved in the Israeli occupation of Palestine in the course of the last five years. “This is an indication that it is not uncommon,” explains a new report. “Many of these institutional investors did ...
Read More »Gaza missile seizure, Netanyahu’s latest anti-Iran joke
Comedians say that the art of telling jokes relies on “timing.” Israeli’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the world’s top comic politician, seemed to be proving the point with his “timely” claims about seizing Iranian rockets aboard a cargo ship in the Red Sea. Standing in front of 40 pointed missiles, ...
Read More »’Israel’ watches warily as Hizbullah gains battle skills in Syria
The New York Times US daily revealed that Hizbullah’s participation in Syria war has been a source of foreboding to the Zionist entity. Quoting “Israeli” officials and experts, the newspaper stated: “Hizbullah is acquiring battlefield experience, and the only way for al- Assad, a longtime Hizbullah ally, to repay the ...
Read More »Resistance economy, long-term strategy for Iran: Leader
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says resistance economy is a dynamic and long-term strategy that can help Iran realize its economic objectives. “Resistance economy is not just for the present circumstances; rather it is a long-term solution for the country’s economy and for achieving the lofty ...
Read More »South African church leaders endorse Israeli Apartheid Week
Christian leaders in South Africa have thrown their full support behind Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), a global campaign to educate and mobilize the public against Israeli violations of Palestinian rights. On Sunday, Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town Desmond Tutu reiterated his support for IAW and for the Palestinian-led campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions(BDS) on Israel. ...
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei holds meeting with Assembly of Experts
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, in a meeting with the Assembly of Experts on Thursday, spoke about the fundamental responsibilities of the officials of the Islamic system, the importance of being realistic in seeing our strengths and weaknesses, feeling proud of the revolutionary ...
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