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Cairo Misdemeanors Court has sentenced a Shia activist to five years in jail with hard labour for attempting to storm Al-Hussein Mosque and insulting the companions of Prophet Muhammad (saw). Shia activist Amr Abdullah was arrested in November 2013 during a fight with Salafists at Al-Hussein Mosque during the commemoration …

The United States has denied visa requests from hundreds of Israeli military and intelligence officials over the past year, a report in an Israeli newspaper says. According to the report published in the Hebrew-language daily Maariv, Washington is also giving short-term visas to Israeli army officials who are already in …

A passenger plane flying from Lebanon to Iraq on Thursday turned back after the Iraqi transport minister’s son missed the flight and phoned Baghdad to stop the aircraft from landing, Middle East Airlines (MEA) said. Marwan Salha, acting chairman of MEA, said the flight, scheduled to leave at 1240 (1040 GMT), had …

Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, in his class on jurisprudence yesterday, spoke about the importance of humility and humbleness in our day to day lives and touched upon some current affairs. “The issue of humility holds a very important position in Islam. The Messenger (s), the divine prophets (s), saints and the …

Ayatollah Subhani, at the end of his class on the principles of Jurisprudence in the shrine of Lady Ma’sooma in Qum, spoke about the importance of expressing ones opposition in certain situations and the dangers of remaining quite. Highlighting a narration from the holy Prophet (s), the highly respected scholar …

Washington have been in talks with the Israeli regime to stop killing Iranian nuclear scientists because it would have a bad influence on current nuclear talks between Tehran and world major powers. In a rare confession that Mossad agents were behind the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists, the report written …

In an interview with Mehr News Agency, Dr. Wilayati, advisor to Ayatollah Khamenei on International Affairs said “NATO as a military alliance is eager to expand its influence to the East through Ukraine.” Dr. Ali Akbar Wilayati, who is the head of the Centre for Strategic Research in Iran, emphasised …

Saudi Arabia is also the only country in the world that bans women from driving [Reuters] Saudi women activists have presented a memorandum to the Shoura Council seeking its support to curb the “absolute authority” of male guardians over women in the Kingdom, a signatory said. Activist Aziza Yousef told …

Ayatollah Abbas Ka’bi, a highly respected teacher of the Islamic seminary, in a meeting with the central committee of Majlise Wahdate Muslimeen (MWM), spoke about the importance of following the footsteps of the Ahlulbayt (a) to ensure victory for any movement. “Victory is certain for us if we travel upon …

An unveiling of an honorary monument for the great Iraqi scholar and philosopher, Ayatollah Shaheed Muhammad Baqir Al-Sadr, took place at the Moscow State University of International Relations, on Friday 28th February 2014. The Iraqi Cultural Attache to Russia, Mr. Fouad Serei said in attendance were a number of distinguished …