Europe migrant crisis: 6,500 asylum seekers rescued off Libya in one day, Italy coastguard says

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 ...

( 2023-06-12 06:20:30 )

"Hezbollah, the Community of the Virtue; Wahhabism the illegitimate child of the British"

Addressing to thousands of people who had gathered for Friday Prayer in Halkali Zeynebiye Mosque, the senior Shiite scholar, Selahattin Ozgunduz evaluated certain issues. Sheikh Ali Salman: "If my people be released, I am ready to be sentenced for a lifetime.'' Sheikh Ali Salman is the leader of the Al-Wefaq party, which has the largest crowd of supporters in Bahrain. He was imprisoned only because he had asked for Freedom and Democracy. ...

( 2023-06-12 05:18:32 )

Ammar Hakim: US-led Coalition Not Serious in Fight against ISIL

Head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Ammar al-Hakim cast doubts over the sincerity of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group and described the military alliance as "ineffective". "We are not satisfied with the international coalition's strategy for Daesh (ISIL) and feel that many of the countries participating in the coalition are not serious (in fighting the group)," Hakim ...

( 2023-06-12 04:16:20 )

21 al-Shabab extremists killed in ambush: Kenya

Kenya’s military troops have managed to kill nearly a dozen suspected militants from Takfiri al-Shabab group in neighboring ...

( 2023-06-12 02:10:11 )

Senior Turkish Shiite Scholar Strongly Condemns Israeli Attack on Hezbollah Members; We are on Hezbollah’s side

Senior Turkish Shia scholar, Selahattin Ozgunduz commented on the malevolent attack made to Hezbollah's soldiers by Israel. Assessing the nefarious attack which was done by the Zionist regime, Ozgunduz severely condemned and reprobated this sinister assault. He wished for Allah's blessing and mercy on the soldiers who were martyred and also expressed his condolences to Lebanese and the martyrs' families. Ozgunduz also stated that this attack ...

( 2023-06-12 01:08:16 )

Malaysia's PM: Clear Understanding Of Quran Crucial

--Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said a correct understanding of the Quran could spur the Islamic civilization to reach greater heights and remove the negative perception of the west on Islam. "The Quran was sent down to improve mankind and also to show the way to the correct path. With the correct understanding, the Quran can empower a nation state," he said at the launching of the Qalam, a Quran digital pen. Najib ...

( 2023-06-12 00:03:21 )

Hezbollah Holds 'Hussein, the Key of Our Victory' Funeral Ceremony

Thousands of Lebanese Shiites held a funeral rally for three Hezbollah martyrs on the third day of Imam Hussein's martyrdom (on 27 October). Funeral of these three Hezbollah martyrs took place during a rally commemorating the third day of Imam Hussein's martyrdom, in the 13th day of the month of Muharram. Participants also shouted the slogans of 'Labaik Ya Hussein', 'Oh Zainab', 'Death to America' and 'Death to ...

( 2023-06-11 23:01:34 )

Saudi Spy Arrested in Syria

The Syrian government has repeatedly accused several Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar of fueling the unrest in Syria by providing armed gangs in the country with weapons and financial resources to incite civil war and topple the government of President Bashar al-Asad.Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the ...

( 2023-06-11 22:01:18 )

Systematic torture crimes in Bahrain revealed: report

The report was issued by five human rights organizations on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on June 26, 2017. The report condemned the involvement of the judiciary in covering up and justifying the torture of victims who testified themselves inside courtrooms. They also expressed their deep regret at the failure to hold accountable, stop and expose such illegal and internationally prohibited practices taking place at the ...

( 2023-06-11 20:57:03 )

39 Taliban militants killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan

Nearly 40 Taliban militants have been killed and tens of others wounded in airstrikes carried out by Afghan and US-led foreign forces in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand Province. The Afghan Ministry of Defense said, in a statement, on Sunday that 37 militants, including a key commander and a shadow district governor, had been killed in two days of airstrikes in the district of Mosa Qala. According to the statement, the militant ...

( 2023-06-11 20:57:03 )

The Clinton E-mails, Big Oil & Terrorism Against Shia Muslims

On Friday, July 1st, thousands of people peacefully assembled in the streets Zaria, a city in the northern part of Nigeria. The marchers carried banners painted with images of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, as well as placards and flags condemning Israel. On the last Friday of Ramadan, Muslims across the world take to the street for the “Day of Al-Quds” to protest against Israel, and to demand that “Al-Quds” (also ...

( 2023-06-11 11:37:42 )

About 300 killed, injured in truck bomb explosion in Shiite district of Iraqi capital Baghdad

Ahlul Bayt News Agency - A powerful truck bomb blast has reportedly killed dozens of people and injured about 200 in Baghdad, reports say. The blast hit the Shia-dominated Sadr-City district of the Iraqi capital.There are conflicting reports of the number of casualties. The Associated Press cited Iraqi officials who said that at least 54 were dead and 86 wounded, while Agence France-Presse said that at least 33 people have been killed in ...

( 2023-06-11 10:33:32 )

Professor Ansarian: The most beneficial spiritual trade is the knowledge of the Allah Almighty

The knowledge of Allah turns the human being into a source that everyone has a hope of benefit from him Professor Ansarian added: According to the Holy Prophet (pbuh), the knowledge of Allah turns the human being into a source that everyone has a hope of benefit from him, and he has no harm for others. Allah has repeatedly stated in the Holy Quran that I created you from the soil, when the soil is ingrained y elements due to his will and then ...

( 2023-06-11 08:31:45 )

Iran rescue ship to Yemen source of pride - Grand Ayatollah Safi

Ahlul Bayt News Agency - In meeting with Dr Sayyed Amir-Mohsen Ziaei, the president of Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi-Golpaygani reminded that a large number of innocent people are being massacred in Yemen on daily basis due to the Saudi-led aggression on the war-torn Arab nation.The revered source of emulation said that human rights organizations have been completely silent about this matter ...

( 2023-06-11 08:31:44 )

Professor Hussein Ansarian: Lucky are those who attend the gatherings for Ahlulbayt (as)

Lucky are those who attend the gatherings for Ahlulbayt (as) in order to find the correct way of living. Attending such gatherings are so magnificent that if someone dies on their way to such sessions, they are considered martyrs.

( 2023-06-11 07:31:19 )

Ayatollah Araki: Islamic unity among most important virtues

Addressing a forum on "Unity of Ummah” om Bangalore, India, on Friday, Ayatollah Araki referred to verse 29 of Surah al-Fat’h "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves,” and said discord and conflicts among Muslims are among the biggest vices. He regretted that today some so-called Muslims seek friendship with the Zionist regime and the US and ...

( 2023-06-11 04:18:46 )

Revert Muslim Conference 2011

“There was so much ethnic diversity, yet every Muslim stood together, strong and full of iman.” That’s the impression left in the mind of one of the participants who attended the last Revert Muslims Conference. The Revert Muslims Association has been helping new Muslims since 2005. They have an online forum that allows new Muslims to ask questions and speak to fellow brothers and sisters who can even help them to find support close ...

( 2023-06-11 02:15:50 )

Londoners rally in solidarity with a jailed Saudi Shia cleric 'Sheikh al-Nimr'

Around a dozen protesters gathered on Downing Street in London on Wednesday demanding Saudi Arabian authorities to halt the execution of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr. Ahlul Bayt News Agency - A group of rights activists have held a vigil in the British capital London to show solidarity with a jailed Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia. The protesters called for the immediate release of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and criticized the U-K government for ...

( 2023-06-11 01:14:09 )

Kuwaiti Writer: Arabs Must Respond Rationally To Human Rights Reports

We Should "Rid Ourselves of [Our] Oversensitivity to Foreign Reports" "I hope that we can rid ourselves of [our] oversensitivity to foreign reports, particularly American reports [on human rights in the Arab world], and that we can adopt a rational approach to the opinion of the other. "The U.S. State Department's annual human rights report is not the end of the road, nor a verdict that must be implemented. Many efforts have been invested in ...

( 2023-06-11 01:14:08 )

Professor Hussein Ansarian’s message of condolences over the death of respected wife of Major General Salehi - Dear commander of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran

I was deeply influenced by hearing the passing away of your honorable wife. I sincerely offer my deepest condolences to you and all the relatives as well as your dear sons. Tolerating years of suffering and struggling with disease are counted as a great reward for her. In these days of particular revelation of divine blessings I beg the Almighty Allah to pour his greatest blessings upon her. I also beg Allah to grant you and all the relatives ...

( 2023-06-10 22:06:20 )