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Tehran Friday Prayer (Photos)
Aug 26, 2017 03:18Tehran's interim Friday Prayer Leader Hojjatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi addresses worshipers at weekly Friday Prayer in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
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Bangladesh border guards block Myanmar Rohingya refugees
Aug 19, 2017 12:26Bangladeshi coast guards have refused to allow in scores of Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, where the government continues with a deadly push against members of the minority.
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India set to deport all Rohingya Muslims regardless of UN registration: Official
Aug 14, 2017 09:14A senior Indian official has described thousands of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslims living in India as illegal refugees, saying the New Delhi government aims to deport them.
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Holy mausoleum lit up on eve of Imam Reza (AS) birth anniversary (Photos)
Aug 06, 2017 10:02Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have gathered at the holy mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS), in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, which has been lit up with thousands of lights ahead of the Imam’s birth anniversary on Friday.
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Visas issued for Iranian diplomatic delegation for Hajj pilgrimage: Minister
Jul 31, 2017 15:06Iran’s Culture Minister Reza Salehi Amiri says visas have been issued for members of an Iranian diplomatic delegation to Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage after Tehran boycotted the pilgrimage last year amid tensions with Riyadh.
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Leader performs dust clearing rite at Imam Reza's (AS) shrine
Jul 29, 2017 03:12Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended a ceremony at the holy shrine of the Eight Infallible successor of Prophet Muhammad (SAWA), Imam Reza (AS), in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad.
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Arab League says Israel 'playing with fire' at Holy Site
Jul 23, 2017 11:46The Arab League has strongly condemned the Israel’s new measures against al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied Old City of Bait al-Moqaddas, stressing that the Tel Aviv regime is “playing with fire” at the highly sensitive sacred site.
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Muslim religious leaders launch European tour in condemnation of terrorism
Jul 08, 2017 12:15Scores of Muslim religious leaders have started a tour of the sites of recent terrorist attacks that hit Europe to remember the victims and denounce violence.
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Iran hosts international summit on media in Islamic world
Jul 04, 2017 08:32The 9th international summit of the Islamic Radio and Television Union (IRTVU) has been held in Iran’s northwestern holy city of Mashhad.
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Shooting near mosque wounds 8 in southeast France
Jul 03, 2017 04:33Two armed men have opened fire on people outside a mosque in southeast France, wounding at least eight people, including a seven-year-old girl.