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US Senate halts efforts to prevent arms sales to Bahrain, Qatar
World
June 16, 2019
US Senate halts efforts to prevent arms sales to Bahrain, Qatar
The U.S. Senate on Thursday turned back resolutions aimed at disapproving multi-billion-dollar arms sales to Bahrain and Qatar, amid continued…
Report: Saudis say Shia teenager will not be executed
World
June 16, 2019
Report: Saudis say Shia teenager will not be executed
A young man from Saudi Arabia’s minority Shia Muslim community who was arrested at the age of 13 will not…
16 Iraqi pilgrims injured in traffic accident in Iran
NEWS
June 16, 2019
16 Iraqi pilgrims injured in traffic accident in Iran
Sixteen Iraqi pilgrims were injured in a traffic accident between the cities of Damgan and Shahroud in Samnan province on…
Mortar attack targets Iraqi air base where US troops are stationed
NEWS
June 15, 2019
Mortar attack targets Iraqi air base where US troops are stationed
Iraq’s military announced late Friday that an air base where US troops are stationed was hit by mortar shells in…
Increasing anti-Muslim attacks worry Islamic community in Germany
World
June 15, 2019
Increasing anti-Muslim attacks worry Islamic community in Germany
Germany’s Muslim community is concerned over the increasing number of anti-Islam attacks, fueled by far-right extremism and xenophobia. …
Houston mosque threatened for second time
World
June 15, 2019
Houston mosque threatened for second time
Muslim leaders are calling for increased security for mosques across Texas after someone posted a threat toward a Houston mosque…
In bid to stop teen execution, Austria moves to shut Saudi-founded faith center
World
June 15, 2019
In bid to stop teen execution, Austria moves to shut Saudi-founded faith center
The Austrian foreign ministry says the government is preparing to shut down a Saudi-backed center for religious dialogue in Vienna…
Delegations of Karbala’s holy shrines arrive in Germany for ‘Cultural Week’
Islam World
June 15, 2019
Delegations of Karbala’s holy shrines arrive in Germany for ‘Cultural Week’
For the second consecutive year, and under the patronage of the General Secretariat of al-Abbas Holy Shrine in cooperation with…
Abdolsalam Mohammad Ansari meets with Grand Ayatollah Shirazi
Religious Authority
June 15, 2019
Abdolsalam Mohammad Ansari meets with Grand Ayatollah Shirazi
Abdolsalam Mohammad Ansari, a former Sunni Muslim from Morocco who reverted to Shia Islam, met with the Grand Jurist Ayatollah…
Tehran closes 547 restaurants for breaking ‘Islamic principles’
World
June 13, 2019
Tehran closes 547 restaurants for breaking ‘Islamic principles’
Iranian police have shut down 547 restaurants and cafes in Tehran for not observing “Islamic principles”, the capital’s police chief…