AhlulBayt News Agency - ABNA

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Dire consequences of short-sighted Western policy towards Middle East
August 18, 2017 - 9:16 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Just one year ago, Director of Europol Rob Wainwright warned Europe of further terror attacks. Read More ...
Iran ready to reconstruct Syria
August 18, 2017 - 8:55 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Iran is ready to help Syria launch its reconstruction and developmental projects, an Iranian trade official said on Friday. Read More ...
Concentration on Ramallah, geographically, demographically, politically
August 18, 2017 - 8:52 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - After 1948, when the Zionist Israelis occupied the Palestinian territories, Ramallah became center of a district that belonged to Al-Quds (Jerusalem). It was finally occupied in 1967 by the Israelis like other parts of West Bank. Read More ...
US criticizes Saudi, Bahrain for lack of religious freedom
August 18, 2017 - 8:51 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - US President Donald Trump's administration said ISIS terrorist group] remains the biggest threat to religious freedom around the world. Read More ...
Bahraini Shiites prevented from Friday prayers in Diraz for 57th consecutive week
August 18, 2017 - 8:30 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Bahraini security authorities have continued to prevent the Shia majority from performing their largest Friday prayer in the Imam Al-Sadiq mosque in Diraz for the 57th consecutive week. Read More ...
At least 3 killed, 27 wounded in grenade attacks in Burundi
August 18, 2017 - 8:20 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Grenade attacks on two bars killed at least three people and wounded 27 others in the Burundian capital of Bujumbura, police and hospital sources said on Friday. Read More ...
In Tehran Friday Prayers;

Ayatollah Khatami blasts US for biased policies toward human rights issues
August 18, 2017 - 8:07 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Tehran's provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ahmad Khatami blasted the western states, specially the US, for their double-standards towards human rights issues in different world countries. Read More ...
Israel court extends detention of leader of Islamic Movement’s northern branch
August 18, 2017 - 3:17 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - An Israeli court has extended the detention of a leader of the Islamic Movement in Israel for allegedly inciting violence last month and involvement in an outlawed organization. Read More ...
Pakistan to have enhanced cooperation with Afghanistan
August 18, 2017 - 3:08 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Pakistan top-level civil and military officials during a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) have resolved to work with the Afghan government for the resolution of issues including cross-border firing and support network for terrorist attacks in Pakistan, state media reported. Read More ...
Photos: Sheikh Akhtari visits Ayatollah Safi in Mashhad
August 18, 2017 - 2:37 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Sheikh Muhammad Hassan Akhtari Secretary General of AhlulBayt World Assembly met with Grand Ayatollah Safi Golpaygani in Mashhad. Read More ...
UN Syria envoy hopes for 'real' Syria peace talks in October
August 18, 2017 - 2:35 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The United Nations hopes for a "serious negotiation" between the government and Syrian opposition in October or November, U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday. Read More ...
Syrian Army, Hezbollah constrict noose around ISIS near Damascus
August 18, 2017 - 2:30 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Syrian army and resistance fighters tightened the noose around ISIS terrorists along the contact lines at al-Jarajeer and Qara barrens in Western Qalamoun in Damascus countryside. Read More ...
'Flag Hoisting' ceremony on 71st independence day of India marked in Gujarat / Pics
August 18, 2017 - 2:18 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - A 'Flag Hoisting' ceremony on the occasion of 71st independence day of India, was organized by Husaini Youth, Mahuva (in Gujarat) at Roza e Maasoomeen, Najaf Society. Read More ...
Syrian Army wards off ISIS counter-offensive near Deir Ezzur border
August 18, 2017 - 1:56 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The ISIS launched a large-scale counter-offensive along the Homs-Deir Ezzor border, Thursday, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s positions in the Humaymah area near the T-2 Pumping Station. Read More ...
Putin offers condolences to Spain, calls for united front against terrorism
August 18, 2017 - 1:38 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered his condolences to the King of Spain, Felipe VI, over the Barcelona terrorist attack, the Kremlin press service said in a statement on Thursday. Read More ...
Trump encourages violence against Muslims after Barcelona attack
August 18, 2017 - 1:28 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - US President Donald Trump has suggested that some Muslims should be executed with bullets dipped in pig's blood, hours after a deadly terror attack in Barcelona, Spain. Read More ...
Iran slams “inhumane” bloody attack in Barcelona
August 18, 2017 - 1:24 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly condemned terrorist attacks in Spain that have killed at least 13 people and injured more than 100 others, renewing his call for a strong global alliance against violence and terrorism. Read More ...
Turkey to boost military cooperation with Iran after Major General Baqeri's visit
August 18, 2017 - 1:16 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Turkey and Iran have agreed to boost military cooperation after talks in Ankara this week between the Iranian armed forces chief of staff and Turkish leaders, President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said on Thursday. Read More ...
Rally planned in Vancouver to protest Islamophobia, immigration
August 18, 2017 - 12:57 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Over 700 Vancouverites are expected to converge at Vancouver City Hall this Saturday (August 19) to protest a gathering planned by a group of Islamophobic and anti-immigrant activists. Read More ...
Mohsen Hojaji’s martyrdom in Syria example of brutal crimes of takfiri terrorists: Rouhani
August 18, 2017 - 12:56 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - President Rouhani visited wounded war veteran Morteza Razi’ee on Thursday and the family of three martyrs, Ali Akbar, Ali Asghar, and Mohammadreza Asghari Torkani Thursday evening. Read More ...
Fear in center of Barcelona; ISIS raid claims 13 lives / Video, Pics
August 18, 2017 - 12:32 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - A van has crashed into dozens of people in the center of the Spanish city of Barcelona, killing over a dozen people, including foreign nationals, and injuring many others. Read More ...
Syria calls on UNSC to stop crimes of US-led coalition against civilians
August 17, 2017 - 7:44 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Ministry called on the UN Security Council to fulfill its responsibilities in the maintenance of international peace and security and to stop the crimes of the international coalition led by the United States against the innocent Syrian civilians. Read More ...
Indian ambassador in Iraq visited Imam Ali's Holy Shrine / Pics
August 17, 2017 - 7:33 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Baradeeb Seeng Raj, the Indian ambassador in Iraq, visited the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (PBUH). Read More ...
Ayatollah Alavi Boroujerdi: Saudi Arabia, UAE conspiring to tarnish image of Islam
August 17, 2017 - 7:17 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - “Countries like Saudi Arabia and UAE are spending lots of money on plots to tarnish the image of Islam and Shi’ism; they are conspiring to introduce Islam as a violent religion to the world and it’s sponsored by Wahhabis.” Read More ...
Saudi king orders Qatar border be reopened for hajj pilgrims
August 17, 2017 - 6:56 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Qatari pilgrims began arriving in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, Saudi media reported, after Riyadh said it was opening up its border and airports for those attending the annual hajj pilgrimage despite a diplomatic rift that cut travel ties. Read More ...
ISIS executes 3 brothers for refusing to join group
August 17, 2017 - 5:40 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The ISIS executed three brothers from al-Qaim town, in western Anbar province, after they refused to join the terrorist organization. Read More ...
Taliban kills ISIS leader in Afghanistan's Shiite province of Ghor
August 17, 2017 - 5:24 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Taliban killed Omar Mujahid, the founder of an ISIS cell in the predominantly Shiite province of Ghor in central Afghanistan. Read More ...
Over 500 Yemeni kids killed by Saudi-led coalition in 2016: UN report
August 17, 2017 - 5:13 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - A Saudi-led military coalition conducting airstrikes in Yemen committed “grave violations” of human rights against children last year, killing 502, injuring 838, according to a draft report by the U.N. Secretary General António Guterres. Read More ...
Indonesia to hold International conference on 'Quran and Hadith'
August 17, 2017 - 2:13 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University in Jakarta, Indonesia, plans to organize an international conference on Quran and Hadith studies later this year. Read More ...
Hamas chief says Israel would be 'crushed' if Gaza attacked
August 17, 2017 - 2:02 PM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Palestinian Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, has pledged to “crush Israel in case it wages another war on the besieged Gaza Strip. Read More ...