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Holy Najaf Marja felicitates on Imam Ali (p) birthday
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: One of the four Grand Maraje of the Holy Najaf, Ayatullah Sayyed Muhammad Saeed Al-Hakim has extended heartiest greetings to believers the world over on the auspicious occasion of the Birth Anniversary of Imam Ali (pbuh).
Marajay meet as Najaf ready for 13 Rajab celebrations
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: As the City of Peace – Holy Najaf – prepares to welcome its visitors and to hold celebrations marking the birth anniversary of Sayyedul Awsiya, Commander of Faithful Al-Imam Ali (pbuh) on 13 Rajab that falls this year on Monday 30 August, Iraq's Religious Authorities known as Marjaiyah held talks on Saturday.
Sadr turns over keys to Marjaiyah leaving Shrine
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Tens of thousands of pilgrims streamed into the Imam Ali (p) Shrine on Friday as Moqtada Sadr’s militiamen who had been holed up in the site left it handing the keys to Marjaiyah (Religious Authorities) after a peace deal brokered by Ayatullah As-Sistani.
Turkish, Indians protest disrespect of Hayderi shrine
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ISTANBUL, Turkey: Demonstrations were held on Friday in different parts of the world against the desecration of Holy Najaf and the sacred mausoleum of Hazrat Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (a.s.).
Peace deal for Holy Najaf is reached
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Hamed Al-Khafaf, an aide to Ayatullah Ali Husseini As-Sistani has told that Muqtada As-Sadr has agreed to a peace deal presented by Sistani to end three weeks of fighting in the holy city of Najaf.
Ayat Sistani reaches Holy Najaf with flocks
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Ayatullah Sayyed Ali As-Sistani, accompanied by tens of thousands of Iraqis, arrived in the holy city of Imam Ali (p) – Holy Najaf – on peace mission to save the city and the Haideri shrine from further damage as a mortar attack on Kufa mosque and a shooting at a demonstration claimed 74 people and wounded more than 350 others.
Kazemiyah meeting centers on City of Imam Ali (p), Marjaiyah
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HOLY CITY of KAZEMIYAH, Iraq: As Iraq is passing through tough circumstances, religious leaderships continued efforts for stopping the bloodshed in the holy land and extinction of flames of battle and caravan of intensive meetings and discussions aimed at finding a unified stance going on.
Ayat Sistani returns, urges Iraqis to march on Najaf: “We are sorry your sacred shrine has been tarnished…”
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BASRA, Iraq: Ayatullah Sayyed Ali As-Sistani has arrived back in the country from Britain on Wednesday and urged Iraqis to march on the “burning city” of Najaf as fighting round one of the holiest shrines neared a climax, an aide to one of Sistani's representatives in the southern city of Basra said.
Karbala Ayaat conclave utters solidarity with Hawza
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: Ayatullah Sayyed Ali As-Sabzavary – son of late Marje Dini Grand Ayatullah Sayyed Abdel Aala As-Sabzavary – held talks with Ayatullah Sayyed Muhammad Taqi Al-Modarresi and his brother Ayatullah Sayyed Hadi Al-Modarresi in Modarresi office in the holy city of Karbala.
Iran denies support for Sadr as shrine hit
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Powerful explosions and gunfire shook Holy Najaf on Monday amid fierce battles between US forces and Moqtada As-Sadr’s Mehdi army militiamen around Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (peace be on him) shrine, which caused damage to the holy wall of the sacred shrine.
Iraq Scholars Association hails handing of keys to Marjaiyah
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: The Religious Scholars Association in Iraq has issued a statement on Friday 20 August regarding the signs of crisis end in the holy Najaf. The association is considered significant because it includes all Marjaiyaat Ad-Diniyah and the Hawza personalities in Iraq.
Maitham Tammar mosque hurt, Ayat office attacked
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KUFA, Iraq: Maitham At-Tammar Mosque was damaged during fierce fighting on Saturday night (night between Friday and Saturday) between US forces and Moqtada Sadr's Mehdi Army militia in the city of Kufa.
Najaf Marjaiyah demand must be obeyed, Saudi scholar
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AL-QATEEF, Saudi Arabia: Saudi religious scholar Al-Allamah Sheikh Hasan Mousa As-Saffar has condemned US forces for bloody clashes in the holy city of Najaf and also Moqtada As-Sadr’s militias for turning sacred sites into battlefield.
In pictures: Damage caused to Haideri Shrine
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A bullet hole from the ongoing battle mars a ceramic Arabic sign marking a door to the sacred Imam Ali (peace be on him) shrine in the southern holy city of Najaf.
AMC demands world orgs to fulfil responsibilities on Najaf
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RAWALPINDI: An important meeting of the Central Ashra-e-Mawaddat Committee of the TNFJ formed to organise programmes of the Ashra-e-Mawaddat from 1-10 Rajab as announced by Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, chief of the Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya, Pakistan was held under the chairmanship of Convener Abbas Kazmi.
Holy Haideri Shrine entrusted to Marjaiyah
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LONDON, Britain: Moqtada Sadr’s militia handed the keys of the holy shrine of Commander of Faithful Imam Ali (peace be on him) in the holy city of Najaf to representatives of Ayatullah Sayyed Ali As-Sistani on Friday.
Fresh fighting hits holy Haideri shrine wall
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Explosions and gunfire rattled through the holy city of Najaf as clashes between US troops and Mehdi militia resumed here Sunday, a day after the collapse of truce talks.
Haideri Shrine reportedly booby-trapped as NC urges Sadr to leave
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: The sacred Imam Ali (p) shrine in the holy city of Najaf is being held by twenty-five aggressors who have booby-trapped it with explosives, CNN reported Monday as Iraq's National Conference agreed to send a delegation to meet Moqtada As-Sadr and encourage him to withdraw from the holy mausoleum.
Documents confirm Iran interference in Iraq, plot to divide
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: In such a time when Iraqi interim President Ghazi Al-Yawar and his deputy Ibrahim Al-Jafari have urged US-led coalition forces to quit the holy city of Najaf and let Iraqi forces stay there against Mehdi militia, diplomatic sources disclosed that Iranian documents confirming Tehran’s interference in Iraqi affairs have been found from the holy city of Karbala.
Karbala Ayat demands instant halt to Najaf clashes
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: Ayatullah Sayyed Muhammad Taqi Al-Modarresi has called for immediate halt to the ongoing fighting in the holy city of Najaf as thousands of protestors took to the streets of the holy city of Karbala demanding the same.
‘…wa anta rajayee’ Time for prayers for Najaf: Moosavi
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RAWALPINDI: Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, chief of the Tehreek Nafaz Fiqh-e-Jafariya, Pakistan has said that the whole world of humanity was confronted with oppression, barbarism, brutality and terrorism therefore, it was necessary to pray with humility for an end to oppression on humanity, getting rid of terrorism, protection of honour and dignity of holy places, particularly Najaf-e-Ashraf, Bait-Ullah (Holy Kaba), Prophet (SAW)’s Mosque, safety of Maraje Uzzam, defence of Islamic countries, and for success of the Islamic World and the oppressed nations.
Hawza assails Sadr, demands both sides to leave Najaf
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Al-Hawza Al-Ilmiya in the holy city of Najaf on Thursday demanded from US forces and Moqtada As-Sadr militia to quit the holy city warning them from shedding blood, sacrilege of sacred sites and destruction of infrastructures in the City of Peace, Abode of Al-Imam Ali (p) and Headquarters of Al-Marjaiyah Ad-Diniyah Al-Ulya – top religious authority.
Talks fail in Najaf; Dozens dead in US bombing of Samra
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Truce talks aimed at ending more than a week of violence between Moqtada As-Sadr militias and US and Iraqi forces in the holy city of Najaf broke down Saturday while air strikes by American jets on the holy city of Samra and clashes in the town of Hilla left over 50 people dead and an equal number injured.
All eyes are on imperiled shrine; Sadr militia plants mines
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF/WASHINGTON: With its twin minarets and glinting gold dome, the Imam Ali shrine in the holy city of Najaf has been a beacon for the Muslim faithful as well as non-Muslims for more than 1,200 years, but with fighting raging around the shrine, eyes the world over are on it.
Ayat Sistani urges respect for 'Holy Najaf'
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DUBAI: Iraq's Ayatullah Ali As-Sistani has called for the holy city of Najaf to be respected, an aide said on Thursday in London where the Ayatullah is being treated for a heart problem.
First victim of US forces-Sadr militia clashes - Haideri Shrine
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: The golden dome of the holy shrine of Commander of Faithful Al-Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (peace be on him) became first victim of violent clashes between US forces and Moqtada As-Sadr’s Mehdi Militia in the holy city of Najaf on Thursday.
Iran arming Sadr militia as US troops surround Haideri shrine
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: As a conspiracy against Marjaiyat and Center is working behind the Najaf standoff, Iraqi defense minister accused Iran of sending weapons to Mehdi militia here while US forces were prepared to move into the holy shrine of Imam Ali (p) in order to crush the militia headed by Moqtada As-Sadr.
Ayat Sistani being diagnosed, admitted to UK hospital
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LONDON: A team of doctors in London supervising the treatment of Ayatullah Sayyed Ali As-Sistani were deciding on Sunday if Ayatullah’s heart arteries will need a surgical operation or a treatment without a surgery.
UN offers help on Najaf, Allawi calls, Iran issues travel warning
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UNITED NATIONS/HOLY CITY OF NAJAF: The United Nations has offered to help end the renewed fighting in Iraq between Mehdi militia and the US-led multinational force while Moqtada As-Sadr dismissed Iraq interim Premier Iyad Allawi's call to his militiamen to quit the holy city of Najaf “quickly”.
Ayat Sistani leaves for London for medical treatment
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: Ayatullah Sayyed Ali As-Sistani was headed for London on Friday morning to receive treatment for a heart condition amid fierce fighting in his Iraqi base of holy city of Najaf during which holy shrine of Commander of Faithful Al-Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (p) suffered damage on Thursday.
Ayatullah Sistani becomes seriously ill
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Ayatullah Ali As-Sistani is suffering from severe heart problem and a team of specialists is treating him, an aide to the Ayatullah told Thursday.
Iraq’s Ayat Sistani flays Church bombings
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Iraq's spiritual leader Ayatullah Sayyed Ali As-Sistani on Monday condemned the coordinated car bombings that were timed for Sunday evening church services in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul as “hideous crimes”, calling for national unity to quash the violence.
Abu Ghraib victims file lawsuit in Washington
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WASHINGTON: Iraq’s Abu Ghraib jail abuse victims have filed a lawsuit in an American district court under the Alien Tort Claims Act under which legal action is allowed to be brought in a US court concerning “violation(s) of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States”.
Iraq worst bomb attack claims over 70; toll ascending
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BAQOUBAH, Iraq: An explosives-packed vehicle blew up on a busy downtown boulevard in Baqoubah on Wednesday shredding a bus full of passengers, nearby police station and a market and leaving over 70 people – mostly civilians - dead and dozens wounded.
Sistani calls for restoration of properties from Arabs
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: A delegation from the Kurdish religious scholars did not succeed in getting a fatwa from Ayatullah Sayyed Ali As-Sistani about return of lands that Saddam regime had confiscated from the Kurds and the Turkmen and delivered these to the Arabs, however the Ayatullah advised them on restoration of the same by means of legitimate courts and non-resorting to violence.
Iraqi clerics laud Japan role; National congress delayed
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TOKYO, Japan: The first meeting of the Iraqi National Congress was pushed back a day to allow more time for the nationwide selection of its 1,000 delegates, official sources said Tuesday.
Ayat Sistani slates terrorism
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: A delegation from the Sunni Board of Ulema called on Ayatullah Sayyid Ali As-Sistani at his residence in the holy city of Najaf on Tuesday afternoon.
Iraqis ask for annual Remembrance Day for Saddam victims
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Iraq's interim premier announced the formation of a new spy agency to tackle terrorists Thursday, hours after a car bomb killed 10 people northwest of Baghdad, separately thousands of Iraqis called for the death of the former dictator as they paraded through the Iraqi capital, displaying posters of relatives killed during his years in power.
Iraqis flay Saddam defending lawyers
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: Grand protests to demand the death sentence for ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam were continued on Wednesday in different parts of Iraq.
France, Iraq restore diplomatic ties as Baghdad to mend FP
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PARIS, France: The French Foreign Ministry said Monday Paris and Baghdad have restored diplomatic relations that were severed 13 years ago after the start of the Gulf War in which France was one of 34 countries allied in pushing Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
Flocks stream into Karbala for Fatimiyah commemoration
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: In commemoration of the martyrdom anniversary of Mistress of the Women of the World Sayyidah Fatimah Az-Zahra, peace be on her, on 13 Jamady Al-Awal, throngs of followers of Ahlul Beit, peace be on them, gathered in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq – home to the holy shrines of Al-Imam Al-Hussein ben Ali ben Abi Taleb, peace be on them, and Hazret Abbas ben Ali ben Abi Taleb, peace be on them.
Arrest focuses on Iran role in Iraq as row on war dead sparked
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LONDON: The arrest of two Iranians suspected of attempting to carry out a vehicle bombing in Iraq on Monday focused new attention on how Tehran is trying to protect its interests in Iraq as Islamic republic’s plan to bury the remains of some of its war dead in its embassy in one of London's most swanky neighborhoods has sparked yet another row with Britain.
Moosavi thanks for hostages release
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RAWALPINDI: The Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya Pakistan Chief Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi said the combative and some of resistance groups who took citizens of different countries, including Pakistan, hostages have told by releasing them that Muslims have had never a link with terrorism but terrorism has been imposed on them.
Dyala festival focuses on Iraq constitution, problems
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DYALA, Iraq: Ar-Rasul Al-Adham (pbuh&hp) Islamic Cultural Forum in Dyala organized a religious, intellectual and political festival on the directives of Ayatullah As-Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Ash-Shirazi at Husseiniyah Al-Khales.
Hawzah conditionally satisfied on return of power
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: The Hawza Ilmiya in the holy city of Najaf has expressed its satisfaction on the return of the authority to the Iraqis but made its contentment conditional with the achievement of complete independence and sovereignty that is not blemished with foreign intervention by any means, holding of general elections on fixed date and acceleration of trial of Saddam and his assistants.
Sadr militia killed Ayat Al-Hakim, Al-Khoei: SCIRI
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Iraq’s main political party Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) has said Moqtada As-Sadr’s Mehdi Militia martyred Ayatullah Sayed Muhammad Baqer Al-Hakim and Sayed Abdul Majid Al-Khoei, sons of two grand late Marje of Shiite World Ayatullah Sayyid Mohsin Al-Hakim and Ayatullah Al-Khoei.
Pak, Turk hostages released in Iraq
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Hours after the release of two Turkish hostages, a Pakistani driver Amjad Hafeez who was taken hostage in Iraq has been freed.
Moosavi pleas for hostages release in Iraq
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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, chief of the Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya, Pakistan while expressing grave concern over abduction of Pakistani citizen in Iraq has appealed all Maraje Uzzam, Imam of Imam Abu Hanifa Mosque, leaders of resistance groups Muqtada As-Sadr, and all renowned personalities of human rights to utilise all their energies in making the release of all hostages possible including Kashmir-born Pakistani citizens and take prayers of grieved-stricken.
US, Europeans offer NATO aid for Iraq; Sistani envoy buried
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KAZEMIYAH, Iraq: People from all walks of life attended funeral procession of a representative of Ayatullah Sayed Ali As-Sistani in Kazemiyah on Saturday while terrorists targeted offices of two political parties - one of them run by Iraq's Prime Minister Iyad Alawi - a police station and a government building in Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad.
US forces desecrate Samra shrine, quit Karbala; fury sparked
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HOLY CITY OF SAMRA, Iraq: The Us occupation forces on Monday desecrated the holy shrine of Al-Imam Ali An-Naqi Al-Hadi (peace be on him), the tenth infallible descendant of holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him & his pure progeny), in the holy city of Samra.
UN seeks access to inmates of US as Iraq fig leaf issued
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GENEVA, Switzerland: The UN human rights investigators on Friday have called for access to detainees held by US forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay to check that international standards are upheld.
Ayat Sistani warns on UN resolution; Iraqis support
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: After Iraq's Ayatullah Ali As-Sistani offered caution Monday that any UN resolution on Iraq that mentions an interim constitution endorsing autonomy for Kurds would have “dangerous consequences,” thousands in Baghdad rallied in his support.
Kufa mosque damaged as Sadr militia arms depot explodes
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KUFA, Iraq: The Great Mosque in Kufa, used to store ammunition used by Moqtada As-Sadr’s Mehdi militia, was rocked by explosions after the depot apparently caught fire Monday afternoon, according to witnesses.
Visas must for Iraq visit after July 1
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Iraqi Interior Ministry said Saturday all foreigners visiting Iraq after the interim government assumes power July 1 will require visas.
Sistani office hails interim charter non-inclusion in UN resolution
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UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT: An aide to Iraq’s Ayatullah Ali Al-Husseini As-Sistani has welcomed as “positive development” the non-inclusion of an interim constitution in a new United Nations resolution on Iraqi sovereignty that was unanimously passed on Tuesday in New York.
Marjaiyah dissatisfied with new govt, UN envoy urges acceptance
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: As Marjaiyah Ad-Diniyah (religious Authority) in the holy city of Najaf said it felt incomplete satisfaction from the formation of new government, UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi urged Iraqis Wednesday to accept the country's new interim government while acknowledging a strong American hand in shaping it.
Iraq interim govt begins work, Bush praises warning violence rise
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Officials announced Iraq’s entire interim government due to take power on June 30 — and the body moved quickly to begin its work after a tribal leader was named president of the country's incoming government Tuesday. The Governing Council decided to dissolve immediately to make way rather than wait until June 30.
Statements of Najaf Ayaat on new govt
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Ayaat in the holy city of Najaf while saying that the interim government of Iraq does not represent in an acceptable manner all segments of Iraqi society have expressed hopes that it will enjoy full sovereignty.
Baghdad march supports Marjaiyah, slams holy sites insult
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Iraqis, shouting their allegiance to the Najaf Marjaiyah (religious authority) and demanding full sovereignty for their country, demonstrated in the capital city of Baghdad, reports said Saturday.
Al-Hakim urges need of following directions of Marjaiyah
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Chairman Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq and member US-backed governing council Sayyed Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim said no one can bear desecration of holy cities of Najaf and Karbala and remain silent on violation of sanctity of these sacred sites.
Hawzah: Both sides responsible for Imam Ali (p) shrine sacrilege
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: After the damage to the Alawi Shrine, Marjaiyah Diniyah in the holy city of Najaf held US forces and As-Sadr’s Mehdi Militia completely responsible for the violation of the sanctity of the site that is sensitive for Muslims around the world.
Armistice in Najaf; Extra British troops to land in Iraq
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: The US-led coalition agreed Thursday to suspend offensive operations in the holy city of Najaf after Moqtada As-Sadr began pulling his fighters from their strongholds and offered a truce.
Iraq demo demands halt to violation of holy places sanctity
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF/KUFA: Thousands of Iraqis took to streets of Kufa and holy city of Najaf on Thursday demanding a halt to fighting in the city of Imam Ali (peace be on him) that damaged the sanctity of holy sites.
Hawzah: Both sides responsible for Imam Ali (p) shrine sacrilege
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: After the damage to the Alawi Shrine, Marjaiyah Diniyah in the holy city of Najaf held US forces and As-Sadr’s Mehdi Militia completely responsible for the violation of the sanctity of the site that is sensitive for Muslims around the world.
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