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Yemeni forces shoot down Saudi-led spy drone in Ta’izz
September 18, 2019 - 8:14 PM

Yemeni army forces, supported by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have intercepted and targeted an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition in the skies over the country's southwestern province of Ta'izz, in retaliation for the alliance’s military aggression against their conflict-stricken country. Read More ...
No talks with India until curfew lifted: Imran Khan
September 18, 2019 - 7:34 PM

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has ruled out the possibility of talks with India over Kashmir until the curfew imposed on the disputed region is lifted. Read More ...
Portuguese young man converts to Islam at Imam Reza (AS) Holy Shrine
September 18, 2019 - 7:17 PM

A young man from Portugal has converted to Islam at Astan Quds Razavi's Office for Foreign Pilgrims’ Affairs in Mashhad. Read More ...
Recent Yemeni drone attacks huge blow to Saudi Arabia: Ayatollah Jannati
September 18, 2019 - 7:07 PM

The Guardian Council chief called on the Iranian authorities to rely on internal resources as the proper way to tackle the country’s problems, noting that “negotiation is not a problem solver but it is a fatal poison.” Read More ...
Photos: Glorification ceremony for Arbaeen servants at Hazrat Masoumah Holy Shrine
September 18, 2019 - 6:44 PM

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Glorification ceremony for Arbaeen servants with the presence of 1,200 Iraqi mawkib organizers held at Hazrat Masoumah Holy Shrine in Qom. Read More ...
US citizens warned over traveling to Saudi Arabia
September 18, 2019 - 6:35 PM

U.S. State Department called on American citizens to “exercise increased caution” while traveling to Saudi Arabia, a travel advisory posted on its website said on Wednesday. Read More ...
US maximum pressure has gone nowhere: Zarif
September 18, 2019 - 6:00 PM

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that the US maximum pressure on Iran has failed and has gone nowhere. Read More ...
Pakistan slams India over Kashmir remarks
September 18, 2019 - 5:06 PM

Pakistan fired back on Wednesday (Sep 18) at New Delhi's "jingoistic rhetoric" after India's foreign minister vowed to retake Islamabad's portion of the disputed Kashmir region as tensions flare between the nuclear-armed rivals. Read More ...
Israeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian woman at Qalandia checkpoint (+Video)
September 18, 2019 - 4:55 PM

Israeli sources have confirmed that the wounded Palestinian woman, who was shot by the soldiers after an alleged stabbing attempt, has died from her injuries. Read More ...
Iran’s FM still not granted US visa for UN trip
September 18, 2019 - 4:48 PM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that the US has not still given him a visa for attending the UN General Assembly meeting. Read More ...
Suicide bomber detonates inside govt building in East Afghanistan
September 18, 2019 - 4:42 PM

A suicide bomber has detonated inside a government building in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial official said Wednesday, with casualties feared in the latest violence to hit the war-torn country. Read More ...
Iran warns US:

Aggression will be met with counteraction
September 18, 2019 - 4:35 PM

Iran has warned the United States via Switzerland that any action taken against the country over the false accusation that Tehran was behind the recent attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities will be met with an immediate response. Read More ...
Iranian DM dismissed involvement in Yemeni raids
September 18, 2019 - 4:32 PM

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami dismissed accusations of Iran’s involvement in recent Yemeni attacks at oil facilities of Saudi Arabia. Read More ...
Yemen's Ministry of Education:

Saudi aggression destroyed 2500 schools, displaced 2 million students in Yemen
September 18, 2019 - 4:29 PM

Undersecretary of the Yemeni Ministry of Education, Abdulkareem Al-Jandari, confirmed that the US-Saudi aggression destroyed more than 2500 educational facilities in various Yemeni governorates. Read More ...
Iran to respond decisively to any potential aggression: Shamkhani
September 18, 2019 - 4:25 PM

Iranian top security official Ali Shamkhani said on Wednesday that Iran is fully ready to counter any possible aggression and malicious act with the harshest response possible. Read More ...
Iran's President: Region’s wise nations’ resistance ever-burning flame
September 18, 2019 - 4:21 PM

Describing wise regional states’ resistance an ever-burning flame, President Hassan Rouhani said, “Instead of accusation, believe in the power of peoples who have risen”. Read More ...
Imam Khamenei: Arbaeen annual march has introduced Imam Hussain(a.s.) to world
September 18, 2019 - 4:16 PM

A group of Iraqi mawkib organizers who host and serve the pilgrims of Imam Hussain’s shrine during Arbaeen met with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution—Ayatollah Khamenei—at the Hussaynieh of Imam Khomeini (r.a.) on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. Read More ...
Supreme leader’s representative to Syria commended Sayyed Nasrallah’s illuminating positions
September 17, 2019 - 7:22 PM

Hujjat al-Islam Tabatabaei Ashkezari, pointing to the victories of Hezbollah against enemies, commended Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s illuminating positions. Read More ...
Photos: Muharram mourning ceremony in Satun, Thailand
September 17, 2019 - 7:11 PM

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Muharram mourning ceremony held at Imam Reza (AS) mosque in Satun, Thailand. Read More ...
Syrian UN envoy:

Turkey continues to arm terrorist groups in Idlib, evades Sochi commitments
September 17, 2019 - 7:06 PM

Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Hussam Eddin Ala, says Turkey has been providing various types of munitions to foreign-sponsored terrorist groups operating in the country’s militant-held northwestern province of Idlib, and reneging on its commitments under the Sochi agreement. Read More ...
Al-Nusra terrorists in Idleb continue preventing locals from leaving via Abu al-Duhour corridor
September 17, 2019 - 7:02 PM

For the 5th consecutive day, Jabhat al- Nusra terrorists continued to prevent locals in Idleb province from leaving via Abu al-Duhour corridor in the province’s southeastern countryside in order to use them as human shields. Read More ...
Iranian Quranic convoy had brilliant performance in Hajj: Official
September 17, 2019 - 6:57 PM

The representative of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs described the performance of the Iranian Quranic delegation in this year’s Hajj season as impressive. Read More ...
AQR holds conference to pay tribute to Arba’een servants, Mavakib owners
September 17, 2019 - 6:20 PM

Astan Quds Razavi has held a conference to pay tribute to the Arba’een servants and Mavakib (accommodation tents) owners in the presence of AQR chief custodian Hoj. Ahmad Marvi, at Imam Khomeini portico of Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine. Read More ...
Rights campaigners blast Manama’s refusal to grant Nabeel Rajab non-custodial sentence
September 17, 2019 - 6:17 PM

Manama is being accused of showing “utter disregard for human rights” following the latest court ruling against leading Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab. Read More ...
AQR chief custodian:

Loyalty to Imam Hussein (AS) means rising resistance against Global Arrogance, tyranny
September 17, 2019 - 6:06 PM

Arba'een ritual is a colorful presence of nationalities, ethnicities, and various religious sects irrespective of age, gender and social class, said Hoj. Marvi, the chief custodian of Astan Quds Razavi at a ceremony in Mashhad to pay tribute to the Arba'een activists and owners of service stations. Read More ...
Jailed Bahraini dissident tortured in solitary confinement
September 17, 2019 - 6:02 PM

Jailed Bahraini dissident Husain Ali al-Sahlawi has reportedly been tortured while in solitary confinement. Read More ...
FM spokesman confirms Taliban delegation’s visit to Iran
September 17, 2019 - 5:56 PM

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says a delegation from the Afghan group of Taliban recently visited Iran within the framework of the Islamic Republic’s inclusive consultations with all parties in Afghanistan. Read More ...
30 killed in blast at rally attended by Afghan president
September 17, 2019 - 5:51 PM

Taliban suicide attackers killed at least 30 people in Afghanistan on Tuesday, their deadliest bombing taking place near an election rally by President Ashraf Ghani, although he was unhurt. Read More ...
Photos: Imam Khamenei's Dars-e Kharij session
September 17, 2019 - 5:39 PM

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The first session of Ayatollah Khamenei's Dars-e Kharij lecture at the beginning of the new academic year of Howza was held with a group of scholars and seminary students of religious sciences in attendance, on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at the Hussayniyah of Imam Khomeini (r.a.). Read More ...
Imam Khamenei: "No negotiations will take place between Iran, U.S. officials at any level"
September 17, 2019 - 5:37 PM

The first session of Ayatollah Khamenei's Dars-e Kharij lecture at the beginning of the new academic year of Howza was held with a group of scholars and seminary students of religious sciences in attendance, this morning September 17, 2019, at the Hussayniyah of Imam Khomeini (r.a.). Read More ...
Presidents of Iran, Russia, Turkey stress in joint statement;

Israeli military strikes in Syria heighten tensions in the region
September 17, 2019 - 5:33 PM

The Presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey, in a joint statement, reaffirmed their firm commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria, rejecting every effort to create new realities in the Syrian field under the pretext of combatting terrorism, including illegitimate self-rule initiatives. Read More ...
In joint press conference with his Russian, Turkish counterparts;

Pres. Rouhani: US seeking to disintegrate Syria
September 17, 2019 - 5:26 PM

Iran's President described the meeting of the Presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey in Ankara useful, constructive and an opportunity to review the political and field developments in Syria, and emphasised, "At the meeting, we agreed that Syria's territorial integrity must be preserved, and interference and presence of foreign troops in this country must end". Read More ...
At Fifth Tripartite Summit of Iran, Russia and Turkey;

Pres. Rouhani: Syrian crisis, similar ones must be settled through peaceful solutions
September 17, 2019 - 5:23 PM

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran stressed that, “Protecting the integrity and territorial integrity, respecting the national sovereignty, independence, and no foreign interference in Syria’s internal affairs must be seriously observed and all required groundwork for the return of stability, security and peace in the country must be provided”. Read More ...
Iran, Russia presidents meet in Ankara
September 16, 2019 - 8:27 PM

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, who are currently in Ankara to attend trilateral meeting on Syria, sat down for talks prior to the troika. Read More ...
Saudi Arabia shuts down oil pipeline to Bahrain after Yemen’s drone attacks
September 16, 2019 - 8:15 PM

Saudi Arabia has shut down its crude oil pipeline to Bahrain in the wake of crippling drone attacks by Yemeni forces against the Arab kingdom’s oil facilities, trade sources say. Read More ...
600,000 Rohingya still in Myanmar at 'serious risk of genocide': UN
September 16, 2019 - 7:12 PM

A special UN fact-finding mission has urged that Myanmar be held responsible in international legal forums for genocide against its Muslim Rohingya minority. Read More ...
Photos: Secretary-Generals of AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly meets with Ayatollah Safi Golpaygani
September 16, 2019 - 6:36 PM

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Ayatollah Ramezani, Secretary-Generals of AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly and and accompanying delegation meet with Grand Ayatollah Safi Golpaygani on Saturday in Qom. Read More ...
Netanyahu vows to begin annexing "all West Bank settlements" after elections
September 16, 2019 - 6:25 PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he plans to annex "all" the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins Tuesday's elections. Read More ...
Bahraini Shiite cleric freed on his own recognizance
September 16, 2019 - 6:10 PM

Bahraini Shiite cleric Sheikh Abdulnabi Al-Nashaba has reportedly been released on his own recognizance on Monday. Read More ...
Iran to send 160 tons of medicines to Iraq for Arbaeen
September 16, 2019 - 5:53 PM

Head of the Iranian Medical Center for Hajj and Pilgrimage said various types of medicines and medical equipment needed to provide medical services to Iranian pilgrims will be sent to Iraq for Arbaeen. Read More ...
In meeting with Erdogan;

Pres. Rouhani: Iran-Turkey cooperation in ensuring security in common borders, region to promote
September 16, 2019 - 5:46 PM

Presidents of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey described relations and cooperation between the two countries amicable, strong and developing in many fields, stressing the importance of authorities’ work to develop and deepen Tehran-Ankara relations. Read More ...
AEOI Chief : US illegal sanctions endanger peace, security
September 16, 2019 - 5:41 PM

Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali-Akbar Salehi criticized the remaining JCPOA signatories for not implementing their commitments, and warned against US unilateralism and its destructive acts which have blown multilateralism and important achievements of diplomacy over the past decades. Read More ...
Iran may confiscate Canada’s assets: Judiciary Chief
September 16, 2019 - 5:23 PM

Iran’s Judiciary Chief Hojatoleslam Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi warned on Monday that the Islamic Republic will definitely retaliate for Canada’s illegal move to seize and sell Iranian assets if the Ottawa government does not reverse its approach. Read More ...
Yemen military warns foreign companies to leave Saudi oil plants
September 16, 2019 - 5:18 PM

Yemen's Armed forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Sare’e said on Monday that 2nd Operation of Balanced Deterrence on Abqaiq and Khurais refineries was carried out by drones operating with new normal and jet engines. Read More ...
Photos: Secretary-Generals of AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly meets with Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi
September 16, 2019 - 5:02 PM

Ayatollah Ramezani, Secretary-Generals of AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly and and accompanying delegation meet with Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi on Saturday in Qom. Read More ...
Iran's FM spokesman: Pres. Rouhani not to meet Trump in New York
September 16, 2019 - 12:00 PM

The Iranian foreign ministry on Monday dismissed any possibility for a meeting between President Hassan Rouhani and his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York next week. Read More ...
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homes in Hebron
September 16, 2019 - 11:31 AM

Dozens of Israeli settlers, under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces, attacked on late Saturday night Palestinian homes in Al-Haraiq neighborhood in Hebron throwing stones and burning bottles at them. Read More ...
Syrian President grants amnesty for crimes committed before 14 Sept. 2019
September 16, 2019 - 10:58 AM

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued legislative decree No. 20 for 2019 on Sunday stipulating for granting amnesty for crimes committed before Sep. 14, 2019. Read More ...
Car bomb blast in militant-held Syrian town kills 11 civilians
September 16, 2019 - 10:41 AM

A car bomb has struck the Al-Rai town near the Turkish border in northern Syria, killing at least 11 civilians in the militant-held region, an observatory group said. Read More ...
Attempt to clean record of criminal, traitor is very dangerous: Hezbollah official
September 16, 2019 - 10:33 AM

Head of Hezbollah Executive Council Sayyed Hashem Safieddine stressed that the attempt to clean the record of a criminal and an Israeli collaborator is very dangerous, referring to the traitor Amer Fakhoury. Read More ...
Iranian, Turkish, Russian envoys for Syria discuss Astana talks development
September 16, 2019 - 10:24 AM

Iran, Russia and Turkey, the three guarantors of Astana peace process for Syria met and held talks in Ankara on Sunday ahead of a trilateral meeting between the three countries’ presidents. Read More ...
Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani:

Clerics should participate in social, political activities
September 16, 2019 - 10:13 AM

Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani, saying that clerics should avoid living a luxurious life, stressed, "In addition to the acquisition of knowledge, seminary members are supposed to participate in social and political activities." Read More ...
Yemen starts Cholera vaccination campaign in Sana’a
September 16, 2019 - 10:00 AM

Yemen’s Ministry of Health along with the global health bodies has begun a new campaign to eradicate an epidemic disease which has claimed many lives in the impoverished country. Read More ...
Pres. Rouhani terms US' presence in Syria as illegal, interventionist
September 15, 2019 - 9:14 PM

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday evening described the US presence in Syria as illegal and interventionist, noting that the United States accuses of Yemeni combatants or people of other countries instead of admitting that its intervention in the region has been problematic. Read More ...
Iran's Zarif says concerned about situation of people in Kashmir
September 15, 2019 - 8:49 PM

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif of Iran has expressed concern about the current situation of Muslim people in the Indian-controlled Kashmir. Read More ...
Thousands of people return to hometowns in northwestern Syria
September 15, 2019 - 7:24 PM

Thousands of Syrians have returned to their hometowns in the country’s northwest after government forces purged the areas of foreign-backed militants. Read More ...
Ansarullah official: US does not allow an end to aggression on Yemen
September 15, 2019 - 7:04 PM

Muhammad Ali al-Houthi, a member of Yemen's Supreme Political Council, has expressed his appreciation for the recent drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, adding that the US is behind the continuation of the aggression on Yemen. Read More ...
Qatari FM: “Palestinian issue at core of all Arab issues”
September 15, 2019 - 6:13 PM

Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Thani said that “the Palestinian issue is at the core and basis of Arab issues.” Read More ...
Iranian official: Negotiations held with Saudi over Umrah pilgrimage
September 15, 2019 - 6:05 PM

Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Ali Reza Rashidian said the country has held talks with Saudi officials on the resumption of Iranians’ Umrah (minor Hajj) pilgrimage. Read More ...
Two children injured in landmine blast left behind by Daesh in Deir Ezzor
September 15, 2019 - 5:58 PM

Two Syrian children were injured on Sunday in a landmine blast left behind by Daesh terrorists in the vicinity of Mrat village in Deir Ezzor countryside. Read More ...
Iran's President felicitates Nicaragua on Independence Day
September 15, 2019 - 5:55 PM

President Hassan Rouhani sent a message to President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua to offer him and the people of the country congratulations on the Independence Day of Nicaragua. Read More ...
Iraq denies using its territory to launch attack on Saudi oil facilities
September 15, 2019 - 5:50 PM

Iraq denied on Sunday media reports which claimed that its territory had been used to launch attacks by drones on oil facilities in the Saudi Arabia. Read More ...
Iran's FM derides US for "maximum deceit" over Yemeni drone attacks on Saudi oil field
September 15, 2019 - 5:37 PM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday derided the US "maximum deceit" accusing Iran of the Yemeni drone attacks on Saudi oil field, a reference to the US maximum pressure strategy against Iran. Read More ...
Iran's FM spokesman:

US 'maximum pressure' policy changes toward 'Maximum lying'
September 15, 2019 - 5:30 PM

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has reacted to remarks by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a US senator regarding the recent Yemeni drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Read More ...
Ansarullah Political Bureau:

Saudi regime’s zrrest of Hamas cadres, great betrayal of Palestinian issue
September 15, 2019 - 5:25 PM

The political bureau of Ansarallah condemned Saturday the Saudi regime's arrest of Hamas members as a betrayal of the Palestinian cause. Read More ...
Photos: Indian forces detain Imam Hussein's mourners in Kashmir
September 15, 2019 - 5:19 PM

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Indian forces detain Imam Hussein's mourners in Kashmir. Read More ...
Photos: Ayatollah Ramezani visits Qom's Assembly office
September 15, 2019 - 5:13 PM

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Ayatollah Ramezani, the secretary-general of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) World Assembly, visited Qom's Assembly office on Saturday. Deputies of Administration and International Affairs and Director General of the Presidency of the Assembly accompany him on this visit. Read More ...
Hamas calls on Saudi Arabia to release senior official Khudari
September 14, 2019 - 7:59 PM

The Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas has called on Saudi authorities to immediately release its high-ranking official Muhammad al-Khudari, whom was detained in the conservative kingdom five months ago without any clear charges. Read More ...
Afghan police detain suicide bomber ahead of planned attack
September 14, 2019 - 7:27 PM

Police in Afghanistan's Nuristan province detained a suicide bomber, who allegedly planned to stage an attack in the region, local police chief Sabir Aryan said on Saturday. Read More ...
Ayatollah Ramezani visits Qom's Assembly office
September 14, 2019 - 7:07 PM

Ayatollah Ramezani, the secretary-general of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) World Assembly, visited Qom's Assembly office on Saturday. Read More ...
Iran ready to assist Kashmiri civilians
September 14, 2019 - 6:32 PM

The president of Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) expressed readiness of Iran to provide humanitarian aid to the affected civilians in the recent developments in Kashmir. Read More ...
Ayatollah Araki: Muslims can become world's first power
September 14, 2019 - 6:26 PM

Secretary-General of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought Ayatollah Mohsen Araki said on Saturday that Muslims can become the world's first power through bolstering unity and taking advantage of the existing potentials in the West. Read More ...
Pakistan PM warns India of Muslim uprising against Kashmir crackdown
September 14, 2019 - 5:35 PM

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has censured India’s crackdown on Kashmir, warning the New Delhi government of a Muslim uprising in support of the people of the disputed Muslim-majority region. Read More ...
Turkish students visit Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine
September 14, 2019 - 4:36 PM

Concurrent with mourning days of Muharram, 60 Muslim students from different Turkish universities have paid a visit to Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine and participated in its mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussain’s (AS) martyrdom. Read More ...
Muharram martyrs laid to rest in Nigeria (+Video)
September 14, 2019 - 4:27 PM

A funeral was held for three members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) who were killed by Nigerian security forces on the day of Ashura. Read More ...
Imam Hussein (AS) conference held in Lahore
September 14, 2019 - 4:21 PM

A conference was held in the Pakistani city of Lahore about the status and virtues of Imam Hussein (AS). Read More ...
With Israel spying on you, US needs no enemies: Zarif to Trump
September 14, 2019 - 4:17 PM

Following recent reports about Israel's spying on the White House, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif told Donald Trump in a tweet that the US needs no enemies with a spy as its "BFF". Read More ...
Yemeni forces claim responsibility of drone attack at Saudi oil facilities
September 14, 2019 - 4:13 PM

Yemen’s Ansarullah have claimed responsibility for drone attacks at one of the largest oil facilities of the Saudi Kingdom on Saturday morning. Read More ...
Photos: Indian police raid Imam Hussain (AS) mourners in Kashmir
September 14, 2019 - 3:57 PM

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Indian police raid Imam Hussain (AS) mourners in Srinagar district of Kashmir. Indian authorities have banned street mourning in this area. Security forces attempted to disperse mourners with bullets and tear gas. Several of Hussain's mourners have been injured as a result of firing by Indian forces. Read More ...
Photos: Sheikh Isa Qassim attends mourning ceremonies for Muharram
September 14, 2019 - 3:50 PM

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim attends Muharram mourning ceremony in Qom. Hojjatoleslam Mousavi Tabrizi, representative of the AhlulByat World Assembly in Lebanon and Syria and Ayatollah Mohsen Araki participated in the ceremony. Read More ...
Iran's envoy to UN:

Unilateralism leads to spread of terrorism
September 14, 2019 - 3:43 PM

Iran's envoy to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York has said expansion of terrorism, extremism and extreme violence in today's world is a direct result of unilateralism and interfering policies of some countries, warning that spread of unilateralism is a real threat for the global community. Read More ...
Saudi Arabia: Drone attacks caused fire at Aramco
September 14, 2019 - 3:39 PM

Saudi Arabia confirmed that fires had engulfed the Saudi major Aramco facility in the eastern city of Abqaiq as a result of drone attacks. Read More ...
Israeli forces injure 75 Palestinians, 35 with live ammunition in Gaza
September 14, 2019 - 3:30 PM

On 74th Friday of Great March of Return, 75 civilians were injured as a result of the Israeli military’s continued use of excessive force against peaceful protests along the Gaza Strip’s eastern border; 34 children, 1 woman and 1 journalist, were among those injured this Friday, 13 September 2019. Read More ...
Najaf Friday Prayer Leader;

Hujjat al-Islam al-Qubanchi offers condolences to victims of Ashura stampede
September 14, 2019 - 3:24 PM

In a statement, The Friday prayer leader of Najaf offered condolences on the martyrdom of a number of mourners who were killed in a stampede in Karbala on the day of Ashura. Read More ...
Qom Friday Prayer Leader:

Iran isn’t deceived by Trump’s call for negotiations, won’t surrender
September 14, 2019 - 3:20 PM

Ayatollah Arafi said that the government must be vigilant in regard to foreign policy and stressed, “Iran isn’t deceived by Donald Trump’s ‘green light’ to engage in negotiations and won’t surrender in the face of hostilities and pressures.” Read More ...
Iraq to respond to Israeli attacks on PMU: Iraqi MP
September 14, 2019 - 3:14 PM

All options are on the table in response to Israel’s recent drone strikes targeting Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as the Hashd al-Sha'abi, according to a leading Iraqi parliamentarian. Read More ...
Minister of Interior Affairs:

Iran seeking peace, stability for entire region
September 13, 2019 - 6:43 PM

Iran's Minister of Interior Affairs Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli said Iran is after establishing peace and stability in the whole region. Read More ...
Iran’s President to visit Turkey for trilateral summit on Syria
September 13, 2019 - 6:35 PM

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will travel to Ankara on Sunday for a trilateral meeting with his Turkish and Russian counterparts on the settlement of the Syrian crisis. Read More ...
350,000 displaced in Yemen in 2019: UN
September 13, 2019 - 6:31 PM

About 350,000 people have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in Yemen in 2019, the United Nations said Thursday. Read More ...
Saudi princess gets suspended jail in France for beating plumber
September 13, 2019 - 6:18 PM

Hassa bint Salman, a Saudi princess, was on Thursday handed a 10-month suspended sentence by a French court for ordering a bodyguard to beat a workman at her luxury residence in Paris in 2016. Read More ...
Iraqi Shia scholar offers condolences to victims of Ashura stampede
September 13, 2019 - 6:10 PM

In a statement, one of the revered Najaf-based sources of emulation offered condolences ‎on the martyrdom of a number of mourners who were killed in a stampede in Karbala on the ‎day of Ashura. Read More ...
Iraq slams Netanyahu's Jordan Valley annexation plan
September 13, 2019 - 6:06 PM

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial pledge to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank if re-elected in the September 17 snap polls, describing it as an aggressive electoral propaganda. Read More ...
Tehran Friday prayers’ leader;

Iranian cleric blames US for tragic situation in Yemen
September 13, 2019 - 6:01 PM

Tehran Friday prayers’ leader Hojjatoleslam Hassan Aboutorabi Fard lashed out at Washington for adopting destructive policies in the Middle East, underling that the US is the main culprit behind humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Read More ...
Saudi Arabia sentences Shia clergyman to 12 years in prison, imposes travel ban on him
September 12, 2019 - 7:38 PM

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced Shia cleric and human rights activist Sheikh Mohammed al-Habib to 12 years in prison and imposed a travel ban on him, as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown on members of the religious community. Read More ...
UN chief denounces Netanyahu’s plans to annex parts of West Bank
September 12, 2019 - 7:18 PM

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday expressed his concern about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign vow to occupy parts of the West Bank. Read More ...
Call of 5th international Digital Media Contest for “kind Moharram” realesed
September 12, 2019 - 7:10 PM

The Call of 5th international Digital Media Contest for “kind Moharram” was realesed. Read More ...
Photos: Demonstrations against Yemen war in Berlin, London
September 12, 2019 - 6:26 PM

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Dozens of people marched in London and Berlin to protest against the Saudi coalition's war in Yemen and the killing of its oppressed people. The protesters also condemned Western arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Read More ...
Photos: Imam Khamenei attends last night of mourning ceremonies for Muharram 2019
September 12, 2019 - 6:20 PM

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei attended the final night of mourning ceremonies, for the Master of Martyrs Imam Hussein-ibn-Ali and his companions (PBUT), on Wednesday, September 11 at the Husseiniyeh of Imam Khomeini. Read More ...
Hezbollah denounces Netanyahu annexation pledge: Palestinians to confront this aggression
September 12, 2019 - 4:19 PM

Hezbollah on Wednesday denounced as an aggression Israeli prime minister’s declaration to annex Palestinian territories in the occupied West Bank to the Zionist entity. Read More ...
Taliban suicide attack in Kabul kills four Afghan troops
September 12, 2019 - 4:11 PM

A Taliban suicide car bomber has targeted an Afghan special forces base on the outskirts of the capital, Kabul, killing at least four troops, official said on Thursday. Read More ...