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Iranians celebrate Imam Mahdi’s birth anniversary under coronavirus lockdown
Apr 09, 2020 01:55Iranians 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 13:42Iraqi 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.
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Top Saudi court hands down life term to imprisoned Shia Muslim dissident
Mar 01, 2020 13:55The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has sentenced an imprisoned political dissident from the oil-rich and Shia Muslim-populated Eastern Province to life in prison.
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Teenage boy martyred as Nigerian forces open fire on Sheikh Zakzaky supporters
Feb 28, 2020 06:21A teenage boy has been martyred after Nigerian police used live ammunition to disperse protesters demanding the release of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky in the country’s northwestern state of Kaduna.
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Amnesty demands immediate release of Saudi rights activists
Feb 06, 2020 08:07Amnesty International says Saudi Arabia is using a secretive special court as a weapon to systematically silence dissent, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all human rights defenders who defy the country’s absolute monarchy.
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Grand Ayatollah Sistani slams Trump's ‘unjust’ plan for Palestine
Jan 31, 2020 13:51Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani has condemned US President Donald Trump’s so-called deal of the century stating that the “unjust” initiative seeks to legitimize further occupation of Palestinian territories by the Israeli regime.
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Grand Ayatollah Sistani condoles Leader on Soleimani’s martyrdom
Jan 05, 2020 14:20Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani has offered condolences to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei over the martyrdom of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
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Grand Ayatollah Sistani condemns US assassination of ‘heroes of anti-Daesh fight’
Jan 03, 2020 10:35Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani has strongly condemned the US assassination of Iranian Commander Qassem Soleimani and his comrades, calling them the “heroes of fight against Daesh” terrorist group.
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Two anti-regime activists killed as Saudi regime forces storm Dammam
Dec 26, 2019 02:33At least two political dissidents have been killed in Saudi Arabia when regime forces raided a village in the kingdom’s oil-rich and Shia-populated Eastern Province, as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against pro-democracy campaigners, Muslim preachers and intellectuals continues unabated in the country.
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Iran pursuing case of Nigerian cleric's health via diplomatic channels: Foreign Ministry
Dec 09, 2019 04:00Iran constantly pursues the case of Nigeria’s top Shia Cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky through diplomatic contacts with the Nigerian government in line with efforts to help improve his health, says the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman.