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Kuwait Clerics Society demands official holiday on Ashura Day
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KUWAIT CITY: Head of the Shia Clerics Society in Kuwait Sayyed Muhammad Baqer Al-Mohri has demanded from the government implementation of suggestion of official holiday on Ashura Day posed by Parliament member Salih Ashur upon which national council agreed.
Beirut bomb kills Lebanon ex-PM, opposition blames Syria
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik Al-Hariri was killed on Monday in a massive bomb explosion that tore through his motorcade.
Nasrallah at Moharram majles: Resistance will continue
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah delivered a speech on the first night of Moharram which marks the great sacrifices for the defense of Islam offered by Al-Imam Al-Hussein (p), Holy Prophet Muhammad b. Abdullah (p)’s grandson, some 1,400 years ago, on Wednesday.
Yemen takes steps to prevent Idd Al-Ghadir celebrations
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SANAA, Yemen: Yemeni newspaper Al-Ayam Al-Yemeniyah’ reported that the government has issued orders to prevent celebrations of Idd Al-Ghadir, or the Feast of Ghadir, throughout the country including Sa’ada city.
Kuwait prepares security plan for Muharram
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KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait: Kuwait’s Ministry for Interior Affairs has made a security plan for the month of Muharram-ol Haram during which the matchless sacrifice of Al-Imam Al-Hussein (a.s.) rendered for Islam in the burning desert of Karbala some 1,400 years ago is commemorated.
Lebanon marks 26th anniversary of Islamic Revolution
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: Marking the 26th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, a ceremony was held on Monday in the city of Nabtieh, southern Lebanon.
Kuwait clerics body: Neighboring states must accept Iraqis’ choice
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KUWAIT CITY: Head of the Shia Clerics Society in Kuwait Sayyed Muhammad Baqer Al-Mohri has demanded increase in number of Shiias on political posts on basis of competence and not sectarian in Kuwait.
Kuwait holds terror network on mission to bomb husseiniyaat
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KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait authorities have seized a new terrorist network that planned to explode Husseiniyaat during the upcoming month of Moharram, reports from Kuwait said.
SISC, Amal condemn murder of Ayat Sistani’s aides
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: Lebanese leaders and parties have severely condemned assassination of Ayatullah Sayyed Ali As-Sistani’s aides in two separate attacks in Iraq terming it anti-Iraq conspiracy.
EU: Arab leaders fearing Iraq Shia government
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LONDON, Britain: The European Union foreign affairs chief Javier Solana said Arab leaders were worried over formation of a Shia government in new Iraq.
Sheikh of Al-Azhar urges Iraqis to vote
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CAIRO, Egypt: Grand Sheik Mohammed Tantawi, head of Egypt's Al-Azhar University, has urged all Iraqis to vote in their national elections later this month.
Watchdog head pays solidarity visit to Hezbollah TV
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: Paris-based press watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF)’s chief arrived in the Lebanese capital city of Beirut for a solidarity visit to the television channel of Hezbollah group after it was banned from broadcasting from France.
Syria, Turkey resolve six-decade-old territorial dispute
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ANKARA, Turkey: Syria officially acknowledged that the disputed border province of Alexandretta belongs to Turkey, the Turkish daily Hurrit reported in its Monday editions.
Gulf figures denounce Jordanian remarks
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MANAMA, Bahrain: Shia personalities from countries of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have expressed their condemnation for remarks by Jordanian king Abdullah II in which he warned against formation of Shia government in Iraq.
Jordan monarch defends remarks on Shia crescent
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KUWAIT CITY: King Abdullah II of Jordan tried to temper remarks that reflected Arab fears the elections will produce a Shia Muslim-dominated Iraq that will align itself with Persian Iran, as foreign ministers from Iraq's neighboring states met in Jordan Thursday.
Report: Jordan working to slay Shia leadership, destabilize Iraq
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AMMAN, Jordan: Iran’s Mehr News Agency reported the Jordan government intends to undermine the Iraq poll through forming an operations headquarters which aims to divide Iraq, settle five million Palestinian exiles in the western part of the country, assassinate Shia leadership, and carry out obstructionist activities to prevent Iraqis from being able to hold a fair election.
Jordan hosts conference on Arab heritage
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AMMAN, Jordan: A conference under the theme “Arab Heritage Realization: Vision and Expectations” was held in Jordan in the last week of December.
Jordan, Egypt issue warning against Shia power in Iraq
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CAIRO, Egypt: The foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan on Wednesday have warned in veil to regional religious leaders against using next month's critical elections in Iraq to create a Shia-dominated state.
Kuwaitis say Iraqis will foil anti-unity conspiracy
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KUWAIT CITY: Association of Kuwaiti Shiia religious leaders has uttered deep concern over the terror bombings that rocked Iraq particularly the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, which house the holy mausoleums of Al-Imam Ali (a.s.), Al-Imam Al-Hussein (a.s.) and Al-Abbas (a.s.), aimed at causing sectarian conflict in the country.
Lebanese leaders condole Marjaiyah, flay Najaf-Karbala attacks
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: Lebanese leaders have strongly condemned deadly bomb blasts in the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala which left at least 260 people martyred and injured on Sunday.
Kuwaitis slate Jordan monarch remarks
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KUWAIT CITY: Several Muslim officials, figures and organizations have denounced remarks by Jordanian King Abdullah II in which he warned against formation of a Shia government in Iraq.
Egypt, Israel ink historic strategic trade accord
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CAIRO, Egypt: Egypt and Israel signed a first joint strategic accord in trade and industry with the United States since their historic peace treaty 25 years ago as Israeli troops demolished several Palestinian homes in Gaza City Tuesday.
Lebanon threatens over French Al-Manar ban, Israel hails
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DOHA: Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karameh threatened to punish French media in response to a French ban on Hezbollah’s Al-Manar for alleged anti-Semitism.
Arab League conference on ‘Islam in European textbooks’
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CAIRO, Egypt: The Arab League is set to host an international conference under the theme “Arab-European Dialogue: Image of Islam in School History Textbooks.”
Jordan king warns against forming Shia govt in Iraq
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WASHINGTON: Jordanian king Abdullah II and Iraqi president Ghazi Al-Yawar said creation of an Islamic government in Iraq would dramatically shift the geopolitical balance between Shia and Sunni Muslims in the Middle East.
Intl confab in Amman focuses on challenges facing Muslims
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AMMAN, Jordan: An international conference on “Islam and Muslims in the 21st Century” concluded in Amman on Tuesday.
Lebanon: Ceremony held to honor Allamah Sharaf-uddin
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JABAL AMEL, Lebanon: Al-Imam As-Sadeq (peace be upon him) Society for researches in the heritage of religious scholars of Jabal Amel, organized a program to honor the historian scholar Al-Allamah Abdullah Sharaf-uddin, and appreciate the efforts he exerted in study and search on signs of Shia men in forty volumes.
Israeli top official hints military reprisals against Lebanon
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HELD JERUSALEM: Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs Silvan Shalom hinted that his country may take military action in Lebanon after rockets were fired at northern Israel in an attack claimed by a group named after a slain Hezbollah activist.
Lebanon conference debates thoughts of Ayat Mousa Sadr
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: Fifth annual conference to debate thoughts and case of Lebanese spiritual leader Ayatullah Mousa As-Sadr was held in Lebanon marking 26th anniversary of his going missing.
Bahrain: Big mourning programs pay homage to Amir ol Mo’mineen
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MANAMA, Bahrain: Martyrdom Anniversary of Amir ol Mo’mineen, or the Master of the Believers, Al-Imam Ali b. Abi Taleb (AS) was commemorated throughout Bahrain with religious veneration and devotion.
Bahraini kids mark Imam Ali (p) martyrdom anniversary
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MANAMA, Bahrain: Like elders, Bahraini children also observed the martyrdom anniversary of Amir `ol Mo’minein Al-Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (peace be upon him) with due fervor and reverence.
Bahrain, UAE fete birthday of Imam Hassan (AS)
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DUBAI: Celebrating the birth anniversary of Al-Imam Al-Hassan bin Ali (A.S.) on 15 of the month of Ramadan, splendid Mahafel and festivals were held across United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Lebanon: Christians respect month of Ramadan
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BAALBEK, Lebanon: No official constraints are imposed on Christians in Lebanon to refrain from eating, drinking, smoking in public from sunup until sundown in holy month of Ramadan, but they slightly alter their habits in respect for the Muslim fasting month.
Date set for missing Musa Sadr probe, Gaddafi summoned
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: A Lebanese Magistrate Suheil Abdel-Samad, investigating the disappearance of Lebanon’s spiritual leader along with his two companions, on Thursday summoned Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and 17 other high-ranking Libyan officials for questioning in the case on March 16, 2005.
Israel unacquainted of Hezbollah arms
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TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Zionist regime has no information on the kind, power and range of weapons of Lebanese Hezbollah.
Jordanians decry Israeli attacks, US occupation of Iraq
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AMMAN, Jordan: Hundreds of Jordanians took to streets of central Amman during a demonstration expressing solidarity with Iraqi and Palestinian brethren.
Missing Ayat Sadr's passport a Libyan scenario
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: In the wake of receiving of passport of Lebanese spiritual leader Ayatullah Sayyed Musa As-Sadr, who is missing since 1978 to-date, by Lebanon, Shia sources said this file will never be easy to deal with.
US Arab voters drop support for Bush
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DEARBORN, Mich.: Arab Americans who enthusiastically shouted thanks to US President Bush on the ouster of Saddam last year were dropping their support for him in the oncoming election.
Bahrainis urge solidarity with Palestinians; Arafat thanks
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MANAMA, Bahrain: Bahraini leaders at a festival held at Nabih Saleh urged that Muslims all over the world must stand beside the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom.
Khatami supports Syria, visits Ahlul Bait (p) shrines
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DAMASCUS, Syrian: Iran's President Muhammad Khatami during a meeting in Damascus with his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad underlined his country’s support for Syria and said the two brotherly nations had to cooperate for the sake of peace in the Middle East and in the face of pressure from the US.
Ashra-i-Mehdavia culminates in Kuwait
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KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait: Celebrations in connection with 10-day Ashra-i-Mehdavia marking the birth anniversary of Al-Imam Al-Mehdi Al-Hujjah Al-Muntazar (May Allah hasten his reappearance) concluded in Kuwait on 20 Sha’aban.
Kuwaiti Shias demand teaching of Jafari jurisprudence
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KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s Shia personalities have demanded teaching of Al-Fiqh Al-Jafari, or Al-Jafari jurisprudence, in Kuwaiti schools and universities, as a completion for steps which are praised by the annual report of the US State Department about religious freedoms.
Libya offers billion dollars to lock Ayat Mousa As-Sadr file
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KUWAIT CITY: Kuwaiti Ar-Rai Al-Aam newspaper reported citing foreign officials and a Shia cleric that Libya has recently offered a financial suggestion for the solution of Ayatullah Mousa As-Sadr case.
Imam Al-Hujjah (p)’s birth anniversary observed in Bahrain
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MANAMA, Bahrain: Birth Anniversary of Al-Imam Al-Hujjah (May Allah hasten his reappearance) was celebrated across Bahrain like other global parts on 15 Shaban with fervor and zeal.
Kuwait fetes birthday of Imam Al-Mehdi (p)
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KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT: Kuwaitis celebrated the birth anniversary of Khatim Al-Ausiyaa Al-Imam Muhammad bin Al-Hassan Al-Mehdi Al-Montazar (peace be upon him) on 15 Sha’ban with great zeal and fervor.
Hezbollah criticizes UN Secy-Gen over Lebanese remarks
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: The Lebanese Hezbollah group denounced UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's comments that Lebanon and Syria have not met demands of last month's Security Council resolution that calls for the respect of Lebanese sovereignty.
Bahrain exempts custom duties on Palestinian products
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MANAMA, Bahrain: Manama has granted custom duties exemption to all goods and agricultural products from Palestine, a measure depicting the strength of the relations between the two brotherly countries.
Federation of Muslim countries Parliaments meets in Beirut
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: The Federation of Parliaments of Muslim countries is scheduled to hold its Executive Council meeting in the Lebanese capital city of Beirut in the current month of October.
Dubai witnesses grand Shaban festivals
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Marking Al-A`yaad Ash-Shabaniyah, or the Feasts of Shaban i.e. birth anniversaries of Sayedah Zainab bint-e-Ali, Al-Imam Al-Hussain, Abul Fazl Al-Abbas and Al-Imam Zain-ul-Abidein (peace be on them), grand festivals were held in the UAE.
Israeli claim that Al-Aqsa compound risks collapse rejected
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AMMAN, Jordan: Jordanian government and Muslim religious officials in Held Jerusalem have dismissed Israeli claims that part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Held Jerusalem is at risk of collapse saying experts had checked it earlier this year.
Abdullah-Chirac talks center international conference on Iraq
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PARIS, France: Jordanian King Abdullah II held talks with French President Jacques Chirac on the Middle East after warning in a newspaper interview that elections in Iraq are impossible in the current state of insecurity.
Jordan plans fifth minaret at Al-Aqsa Mosque
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AMMAN, Jordan: Jordan plans to construct a fifth minaret at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Held Jerusalem, and the move appears to have the approval of Israeli authorities despite the sensitivity of the site to Jews and Muslims.
Kuwaitis celebrate Sha’ban birthdays holding festivals
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KUWAIT CITY: Birth anniversaries of Heroes of Karbala i.e. Al-Imam Al-Hussein, Hadhrat Al-Abbas, Al-Imam Zain-ul-Abidein (peace be on them) were observed in Kuwait, with devotees of Ahlul Bayt (peace be on them) felicitated holy family of Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him and his pure progeny).
Ayat Tabrezi’s visit to Syria holy Shrines
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DAMASCUS, Syria: Ayatullah Sheikh Mirza Jawwad At-Tabrezi paid a visit to the holy shrines of Aqeelah Bani Hashem Sayyedah Zaynab bint-e-Ali Al-Kubra (a.s.) and Sayyedah Roqayya (a.s.), daughter of her brother Al-Imam al-Hussein (a.s.).
Syria hosts annual festival marking Imam Ali (a.s.) B-day
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DAMASCUS, Syria: Marking the birth anniversary of Ameer-ul-Mo’mineen Al-Imam Ali ben Abi Taleb (alay-hes salam), a two day festival titled “Al-Imam Ali ben Abi Taleb (alayhis salam) and human rights” was held at Hawza Ilmiya Zainabiya in the capital Damascus suburbs, near the holy shrine of Sayyeda Zainab (alay-has salam).
Libya ready to render coop in Ayat Mussa case
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ABU DHABI: Tripoli is ready to cooperate in clarifying the fate of the kidnapped Lebanese cleric Ayatullah Mussa As-Sadr, disappeared some 26 years ago during a trip to Libya.
Challenges to Muslims extend to holy shrines: Aal Al-Bayt confab
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AMMAN, Jordan: Aal Al-Bayt (peace be on them) Foundation for Islamic Thought’s three-day conference, aimed at discussing Islam and Democracy at a time when Islam faces growing challenges, concluded here on Monday.
Intellectuals condemn crimes against sacred sites
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CAIRO, Egypt: Thousands of worshippers in Al-Azhar Mosque as well as Egypt’s Darul Ifta (Egyptian Fatwa House) have severely condemned desecration of the holy city of Najaf and holy mausoleum of Al-Imam Ali bin Abi Taleb (p).
Berri backs Iran nuke quest - 'deal' to boost Amal prestige seen
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TYRE, Lebanon: A conference of Shiite political and religious leaders concluded in Tyre on Thursday with little decided concerning the challenges being faced by Shiite community in Lebanon as well as in the region.
Egyptian body slams government's maltreatment of Shias
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CAIRO, Egypt: The “Egyptian initiative for the right of the individual” organization in Cairo has condemned what it called the government's maltreatment of the Shias in the country.
ISESCO condemns sacrilege of Holy Najaf, demands cessation
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RABAT, Morocco: The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) while denouncing the violent attacks striking at the holy city of Najaf as well as sacrilege of the holy Islamic shrines therein has called for immediate cessation thereof.
Fatimiyah celebrations in Syria attack Najaf sacrilege
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DAMASCUS, Syria: Birth Anniversary of beloved daughter of Holy Prophet Muhammad bin Abdullah (p), Sayyedah Fatimah Az-Zahraa (p), was celebrated in Syria on 20 Jamadi II, 6th month of Islamic calendar, with fervor and zeal.
Lebanon’s court summons Gaddafi in cleric disappearance case
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: Lebanese chief prosecutor has issued a summons for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to appear for questioning over the disappearance of Lebanon’s cleric and spiritual leader Ayatullah Mussa As-Sadr.
Fighting in Najaf is forbidden: Marje
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KUWAIT CITY: Marje Ad-Dini Ayatullah As-Sayyed Muhammad Al-Mehri has said fighting in the holy city of Najaf is Haram (unlawful) stressing that he who is killed therein will not be considered a martyr.
Egypt forcing Shiites to renounce religious beliefs
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CAIRO, Egypt: Egyptian authorities have released three Egyptian Shiites after they renounced their sect under duress, Shiite sources said Sunday.
Amman slates Israeli efforts to torpedo US-Jordan arms deal
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HELD JERUSALEM: A Jordan official says Israel does not need to worry that it is buying missiles from the US saying Amman is buying the missiles to protect its interests.
Khadama commemorates Layali Al-Fatimiyah
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DAMASCUS, Syria: In commemoration of the martyrdom anniversary of Bed’atur Rasul (part of holy Prophet (s)), Sayedatun Nisa el-Aalameen (Mistress of the Women of World) Syedah Fatima Az-Zahraa (s), Khadama Ahlul Bayt Organization organized a three-day mourning program in Damascus, Syria.
Lawsuit filed against Gadhafi over Lebanese cleric’s disappearance
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: The family of a Lebanese Shia cleric Ayatullah Mussa As-Sadr missing for 26 years has filed a complaint against the Libyan leadership for kidnapping the Ayatullah in 1978 and forging evidence of his presence in Tripoli, judicial sources said.
Muslims, Arabs warn of turmoil if al-Aqsa harmed
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JEDDAH/CAIRO: The world’s largest body of Islamic nations, the Organization of Islamic Conference has warned on Tuesday against any attack on Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque by Jewish extremists.
Shias in Egypt face persecution, curbs on practicing faith
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CAIRO, Egypt: Dr. Saaduddin Ibrahim, director Ibn Khaldoun Center of Development Studies in Egypt said he held talks with the foreign affairs official in the campaign of US presidential candidate John Kerry and a group of assisting officials on four Arab issues: Palestine, Iraq, Darfur and democracy in the Arab world.
Syria: Fatemiyah commemoration calls for Baqi rebuilding
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DAMASCUS, Syria: A five-day annual mourning program marking the martyrdom anniversary of holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh&hp)’s beloved daughter Sayyedah Fatemah Az-Zahra (pbuh) demanded from the Saudi authorities in the name of hundreds of millions of followers of Ahlul Bayt (pbut) reconstruction of destructed graves of A’immah Ahlil Bayt (pbut) in the holy cities of Medina and Mecca.
Jordan int’l conference discusses Western misreading of Islam
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AMMAN, Jordan: A first international Islamic conference aimed at addressing the issue of 'terrorism' and also Western misconceptions of Islam was concluded here on 28 June Monday.
Egypt says no to Iranian pilgrims before resumption of ties
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CAIRO, Egypt: Egypt’s Minister for Tourism has said that his country would not accept any tourist group from Iran save after completion of resumption of political ties between Cairo and Tehran.
Olwiyah blasts at Iran-Lebanon, demands Libya’s trial in ICJ
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: Lebanon’s Olwiyatul Imam Mussa As-Sadr organization has severely criticized Iran, Lebanon and Lebanese Hizbollah militia for not working on the issue of disappearance of Ayatullah As-Sadr.
Aqeelah Bani Hashim (p) B-day marked in Syria, Iran
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DAMASCUS/HOLY CITY OF MASH’HAD: The auspicious occasion of birth anniversary of Batla-e-Karbala, Aqeelah Bani Hashim Sayyedeh Zainab (p), grand daughter of holy prophet Muhammad (p) and daughter of Imam Ali (p) and Sayyedeh Fatimeh Az-Zahraa (p) was celebrated in Syria and Iran like other parts of the world with due respect.
Israel improving ties with Arab world
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HELD JERUSALEM: Israel is taking steps to improve its relations with the Arab world, and is in an advanced stage of negotiations with the United Arab Emirates to open a quasi-diplomatic office in the United Arab Emirates to represent Israeli interests in the area, according to Israeli diplomatic sources, cited by a Tel Aviv-based daily.
Israel has ‘eyes and ears’ in 3 Muslim States; Pals warn off Arabs
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ANKARA, Turkey: The Turkish government on Tuesday cautiously accepted Israel's denial of a report that the Jewish state was training Kurdish commando units in northern Iraq, but made clear it was keeping a close eye on the region.
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