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Minneapolis police station torched as protests grow over police killing of black man
May 29, 2020 04:01Protesters in the US state of Minnesota set on fire a police station in the city of Minneapolis on Thursday in a third straight night of mass protests to express their fury over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck while he was handcuffed.
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Former Tehran mayor Qalibaf sworn in as parliament speaker
May 29, 2020 01:00Members of the Iranian Parliament have elected former Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as speaker of Iran’s newly-inaugurated parliament.
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Iran Border Guard Command: No evidence Afghan migrants drowned
May 27, 2020 08:19According to Iran’s Border Guard commanders, it’s fake news that Iranian border guards tortured and threw dozens of Afghans into the Harirud River in western Herat Province on late April 30. The commanders say that the river is far from the Iranian border guard posts and those who try to enter the country illegally, are always treated in a humane way under international human rights law.
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Tehran, Caracas to win fight against US imperialism: Venezuela
May 26, 2020 02:08The Venezuelan Air Force has released a video to praise Iran for sending fuel to the gasoline-starved country in defiance of the sanctions imposed by the “imperialist” US regime.
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Iranians mark Eid al-Fitr amid social distancing
May 24, 2020 04:57With this prayer, Muslims bid farewell to the fasting month of Ramadhan and welcome one of the major festivities in Islam, Eid al-Fitr, or the festival of breaking the fast.
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Fighting leaves trail of destruction for Kashmiri families
May 24, 2020 02:01The holy month of Ramadhan draws to an end and people across the world are gearing up to celebrate Eid al-Fitr quietly with their family members at home amid the global pandemic.
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Muslims pray in Berlin church to respect social distancing rules
May 23, 2020 08:44A Berlin church is hosting Muslims who because of social distancing guidelines are unable to fit into their mosque for Friday prayers.
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Pakistan: Israeli flags set on fire as protesters mark Quds Day
May 23, 2020 01:30Protesters across Pakistan rallied on Friday to show support for Palestine on International Quds Day.
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Palestinians in besieged Gaza mark International Quds Day
May 22, 2020 08:00Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are marking International Quds Day by holding various events. Resistance groups have held a press conference to draw attention to the Palestinian cause and slam the normalization of ties between some Arab countries and the Israeli regime.
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Dome of the Rock model displayed in Iran ahead of Intl. Quds Day
May 22, 2020 02:58On the occasion of International Quds Day, Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad has unveiled a model of the Dome of the Rock, which is a holy shrine in the al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in al-Quds.