According to the report, the airstrikes completely destroyed the convoy and caused a huge fire, whose thick and black smoke darkened the sky. At least eight terrorists were killed in the attack and eight others sustained injuries.
Russia has repeatedly said it has evidence showing Turkey was involved in the smuggling of oil from areas held by Daesh in Iraq and Syria. It also says that some 2,000 oil tank trucks belonging to Daesh have been ...
Governor of Makkah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, washed the Kaaba on Saturday.
Governor of Makkah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, washed the Kaaba on Saturday.
A number of Muslim scholars, government officials, dignitaries and diplomats attended the event, which takes place twice a year on the 15th of Shabaan (the month ...
According to Ahlul Bayt (A) News Agency – ABNA.ir – The office of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi announced a special time for answering to English users for online answering to religious questions.
In order to facilitate for the users to access their answers easily and rapidly, department of the Estefta'at of His holiness's office has prepared for honorable imitators thispage to gain their answers directly (by chat).
The scholars are ...
One of France’s highest courtssuspended the burkini ban in the town of Villeneuve-Loubet on Thursday, holding that the ban violated civil liberties including freedom of religion and movement. The ruling sets a precedent that could be used to challenge bans in other municipalities.
On Tuesday, an image of French authorities forcing a Muslim woman to disrobe on the beach sparked outrage on social media. It was the second such incident in ...
Hundreds of people have marched through the streets of Swiss capital Bern to express their anger over the blasphemous movie and anti-Islam cartoons.The protesters carrying placards and banners strongly condemned insults to Islamic values on Saturday.The president of the Islamic Central Council of Switzerland, Nikola Blawnshow who organized the demonstration, blamed US officials for producing anti-Islam sacrilegious movie during the rally.He ...
QUETTA: Armed men kidnapped about two dozen passengers from two Karachi-bound coaches and killed at least 19 of them in Khad Kocha, a mountainous area about 70km southeast of the provincial capital, in Mastung district, on Friday night.“The armed men killed 19 of the passengers after taking them to the nearby mountains,” Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti said. He said the attackers were wearing uniform of security ...
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Teaching the Quran should be part of formal education in all Muslim countries, the son of late Abdul-Basit Abdus-Samad, renowned Egyptian Quran reciter, said.
In an exclusive interview with IQNA, Sheikh Yasser Abdul-Basit Abdus-Samad added that views on teaching the Quran as a subject should change and that it ought to be considered an essential course in schools.
He said that as well as schools, private Quran ...
The new consul general of the United States of America in Mumbai, Peter Haas, inaugurated the “Islam in America” exhibit at the iconic Haji Ali Dargah on Tuesday. The American Center Mumbai, in collaboration with Sayed Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari Dargah Trust, has hosted this poster and video exhibit to showcase the various aspects of Islam and Muslims in America and celebrate cultural diversity in America. Haas said that in cities and ...
Grand Mufti of the Republic Ahmed Badr-Eddin Hassoun stressed that what is taking place in Syria of terrorism and destruction in the name of Islam only serves the agenda of the Zionist Israeli entity in terms of coming to realize its goal of establishing a religion-based state to be recognized by the world. “The Western states who claim to spread democracy are employing our Arab Muslim youths as a tool to undermine the Arab nation using ...
A Palestinian prisoner released from a Zionist regime’s prison said Imam Khomeini (RA) saved the issue of Palestine from being forgotten. Ataullah Abu al-Sabeh, Palestinian Minister for Prisons, also said the Islamic Revolution of Iran which was led to victory by Imam Khomeini (RA) was the savior of Palestine and the Palestinian nation. “At a time when many treacherous Arab rulers had forgotten about the issue of Palestine, the Islamic ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Prominent Iranian filmmaker Majid Majid said his movie “Muhammad (PBUH)” was produced with the aim of presenting an accurate picture of Islam.Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Majidi said the idea of making the film occurred to him some 8 years ago when an honoring ceremony was planned to be organized for him in Denmark.He said it came after some Danish press published desecrating cartoons of the Holy ...
-- The Islamic Society of Greater Lansing celebrated its 30th anniversary this weekend. In 1979 some two dozen students from Michigan State University started the center where now more than 1,000 members worship.
Asad Khan, a member of the Islamic Society and the board of trustees, said the center prides itself on accepting all Muslims from all walks of life.
"It has nothing to do with your color, it's got nothing to do with your ...
Former jail superintendent of Hyderabad police Aijaz Haider was shot martyred on Friday when terrorists opened fire on his car near Karachi's Pehlwan Goth area. According to Senior Superintendent of Police East, unidentified gunmen ( AhleSunnat-Wal-Jamaat-Farooqi Group) opened fire on Shia Police Officer vehicle near Pehlwan Goth jurisdiction of PS Shahrah-i-Faisal. Subsequently, he was killed whereas his wife sustained injuries in the attack ...
A majority of Egyptians believe laws in their country should follow the teachings of Islam's holy book, the Qur'an, a new opinion poll has revealed.
The survey conducted by US-based Pew Research Center reflects deep Islamic roots within the Egyptian community and a shift towards religious conservatism, the Associated Press reported.
The poll's results, which came out on Monday, also indicate that 54 percent of those surveyed want the scrapping ...
Saleh believes that the exiled President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, whose forces are based in Aden and who is supported by Saudi Arabia, "has no legitimacy.” He should "render himself to the international tribunal as a war criminal," Saleh said, adding that opposition forces only support dialogue with the people of Yemen.
"I've been part of the political process for 45 years. Enough for me," he ...
According to Shabestan news agency from Meshhad, Ayatollah Muhammad Taqqi Mesbah Yazdi, the member of Experts' Assembly today morning in the commemoration conference on Allama Tabatabai, arranged by Jamia Al Mustafa international, Meshhad, explained: the religion should be recognized through the most authentic sources and offered to people in appropriation to their requirements.
According to Shabestan news agency from ...
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - You have probably heard the statement “every day is Ashura and every land is Karbala”. Now read the following sentences and look at this statement again:
- Who is Hussein (A.S.) and where is Karbala? Why doesn’t the story of Karbala become old ever?- Karbala is not just a city among all cities or just a name among all names. Karbala is the site of truth and Imam Hussein’s companions could get to ...
The Afghan Air Force killed 18 ISIS loyalists and injured 11 during an airstrike in the country's eastern Nangarhar province, the country's Defense Ministry said in a statement issued on Sunday.
According to the statement, the airstrike was carried out in the area near the province's Kot district. Security in Afghanistan has drastically deteriorated in recent months as both Taliban insurgents and ISIS, have expanded their activities in the ...
About 6,500 asylum seekers have been rescued off the coast of Libya in a coordinated effort, the Italian coastguard says, in one of its busiest days of life-saving in recent ...
