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Grand Ayatollah Sistani urges world’s benefactors to help Lebanese nation
Aug 06, 2020 15:09Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani has called on benefactors across the world to show solidarity with the Lebanese people and rush to their assistance with all available means after a massive blast wreaked havoc on Beirut.
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"Opposition movement keeping up with its cause"
Jul 22, 2020 16:20Bahrain’s most prominent religious scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim says the opposition movement in the Persian Gulf island State would keep up with its cause until the people’s rights are recognized by Manama.
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Sheikh Zakzaky’s lawyers demand dismissal of case, immediate release
Jul 17, 2020 12:16The lawyers of the jailed Muslim religious scholar Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky have called for the dismissal of the case against him and his wife as well as their immediate release from the Nigerian government's captivity.
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Iraqis rally to decry Saudi paper’s offensive cartoon of Grand Ayatollah Sistani
Jul 05, 2020 12:20Iraqi protesters have staged a demonstration in the capital Baghdad to condemn Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat newspaper over an offensive cartoon depicting Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani.
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Bahrain regime forces attack inmates taking part in Shia mourning ritual
Jun 19, 2020 05:52A Bahraini human rights activist says regime forces have attacked dozens of Shia inmates participating in a mourning ritual at the notorious Jau Prison as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime presses ahead with its crackdown on pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf country.
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Activist detained by Saudi regime for criticizing discrimination of Shia Muslims
Apr 29, 2020 10:52Saudi forces have reportedly arrested a social activist over complaining about the Riyadh regime’s discriminatory and racist policies in the Shia-populated Qatif region.
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Saudi Arabia using death penalty as political weapon against Shia Muslims: Amnesty International
Apr 21, 2020 16:50Amnesty International has condemned the Saudi regime over the spike in the number of executions in the country, stating that the death penalty is increasingly being used as a political weapon against the Shia Muslim in the Wahhabi state.
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Leader hails Iranian nation for ‘shining’ performance in anti-virus battle
Apr 09, 2020 07:39Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised the nation’s “shining” performance in the fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic, which he described as a "test” facing the entire world.
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Iranians celebrate Imam Mahdi’s birth anniversary under coronavirus lockdown
Apr 09, 2020 06:25Iranians are celebrating the birth anniversary of Lord of the Age, Imam Mahdi (May God hasten his reappearance), the 12th and last Infallible Heir of God's Last and Greatest Messenger, Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny), at their homes amid a ban on outdoor festivities and the closure of religious centers due to a deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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Iraqi soldiers deploy in Baghdad’s streets to impose curfew against coronavirus
Mar 19, 2020 17:12Iraqi soldiers deploy in Baghdad's streets to impose a curfew to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the Iraqi capital as Iraqi pilgrims make their way to the shrine of Prophet Muhammad's (SAWA) seventh infallible successor, Imam Musa al-Kadhim (AS), during preparations for the annual commemoration of his martyrdom.