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Muharram in Nigeria: Keeping alive Karbala movement despite heavy odds
Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic year and is synonymous with grief and bereavement in the Muslim world for the events that unfolded in the…
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Leader of Islamic Ummah Imam Sayed Ali Khamenei attends Tasu’a mourning ceremony
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei participated in the Tasu’a mourning ceremony at Husseiniyeh of Imam Khomeini on Wednesday night. Imam Hussein (PBUH),…
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Indian-controlled Kashmir lifts ban on Muharram procession in Srinagar: Report
The administration enacted a one-time removal of its 34-year-old ban on an 8th Muharram procession on Wednesday "following back-to-back meetings with Shia representatives of Kashmir Valley,"…
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Palestinian teen killed by headshot fired by Israeli forces in NW West Bank
In a statement released in early Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry identified the victim as Fares Sharhabeel Abu Samra. The 14-year-old, the statement added, received his…
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Top Iranian diplomat calls on Denmark to prevent repetition of sacrilegious acts
Over the past month, the Holy Qur’an has been subject to acts of desecration by extremist elements in separate incidents in Sweden and Denmark, which were…
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Two Palestinians injured as occupation forces stormed west of Ramallah
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- A number of Palestinians were injured on Tuesday as the Israeli occupation forces stormed Ni’lin town, west of Ramallah, in the West Bank.…
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President al-Assad discusses with Russian President’s special envoy file of Syrian refugees, cross-border aid
Damascus, SANA- President Bashar al-Assad discussed on Tuesday with the Russian President’s special envoy Alexander Lavrentiev and an accompanying delegation file of the return of Syrian…
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Yemeni protesters call for boycott of Swedish, Danish products
In a statement on Monday, the protesters blasted the burning of the highly sacred scriptures in the two European Union nations as "heinous crimes," blaming the…
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Iranian naval forces take delivery of homegrown ‘Abu Mahdi’ cruise missile
The indigenous missile was supplied to the two naval forces during a ceremony on Tuesday with defense authorities in attendance. Abu Mahdi naval cruise missile has…
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Iran committed to supporting Syria’s anti-terror fight, territorial integrity: UN envoy
Amir Saeid Iravani made the remarks while addressing a UN Security Council briefing on the political and humanitarian situation in Syria on Monday. "Iran reaffirms its…
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Crisis at heart of Israeli regime deeper than crisis in heart of Netanyahu
There are reports that doctors have implanted a pacemaker in the heart of the prime minister of the Zionist regime,” Kan’ani wrote, referring to Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
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People of al-Mayadeen city hold a sit-in against the US occupation
Deir Ezzor, SANA- People of Deir Ezzor staged a protest stand in condemnation of the presentence of the US occupation forces on Syrian-al-Jazeera and in support…