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Crisis

Iran summons Saudi charge d’ affaires over Mina incident

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s interior minister in a letter to his Saudi counterpart has called for full investigation into the tragic stampede incident in Mina.
Crisis

Toll from Hajj stampede outside Mecca reaches 2,000: Sources

Golrokh Askarieh -
The death toll from a deadly crush during Hajj pilgrimage rituals in Mina, outside the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, has soared...
Crisis

Saudi government responsible for Mina tragedy: Ayatollah Rafsanjani

Golrokh Askarieh -
Ayatollah Rafsanjani has said that Saudi officials in charge of [maintaining] order in Hajj rituals are responsible for the incident near Mecca and should be answerable to the Islamic world.
Crisis

Iran’s President Rouhani orders task force to address Mina disaster

Golrokh Askarieh -
Among its objectives, the task force would have to send over aid teams, if needed, and dispatch aircraft to Saudi Arabia in order to assist the pilgrims and the wounded.
Crisis

Iran declares 3-day national mourning over Mecca deaths

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Saudi government should meet its obligations in compliance with the rule of righteousness and fairness, the leader said.
Crisis

Number of Iranian victims of Saudi stampede rises to 47

Golrokh Askarieh -
The head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said that the Saudi officials had blocked two ways leading to the stoning point, thus causing the stampede.
Hard News

US policies, Israel crimes key problems for Muslims: Leader

Emad Askarieh -
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has released a message to Hajj pilgrims stressing the importance of the annual ritual.
Hard News

Iran’s space scientist killed in Mecca crane collapse

Emad Askarieh -
The Saudi government should have made the necessary preparations to safeguard the lives of the pilgrims in Mecca, Ali Larijani said.
Hard News

Iranian President Rouhani wishes Jews happy Rosh Hashana

Emad Askarieh -
May our shared Abrahamic roots deepen respect and bring peace and mutual understanding,” the Iranian president said in a tweet.
Cinema

Muhammad, in the eyes of two world-famous cinema figures

Emad Askarieh -
Majid Majidi’s movie on the life of the Prophet Muhammad has been acclaimed by cinematic and non-cinematic figures.
Cinema

Islam religion of peace, friendship: Majidi

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian director Majid Majidi has said that Muhammad aims to correct misconceptions about Islam in the world.
Hard News

Leader decries schemes to create rifts among Muslims

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Supreme Leader has said that Hajj symbolizes convergence among Muslim nations and is the real symbol of Islamic rapport and empathy.
Hard News

Leader’s letter outstanding model for dialogue with Western youth

Emad Askarieh -
Despite the Western media's technological advantage, Muslim media can tap into the privileges of conformity and honesty to get their message across.
Hard News

Iran warns of enemy’s moves against Islam

Golrokh Askarieh -
He emphasized that Iran would never use its scientific, spiritual and political power against neighboring states or any Muslim country in the region.
Religion

A letter from Proximity of Schools of Thought to Al-Azhar

Golrokh Askarieh -
The head of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought has welcomed a proposal by the grand imam of Al-Azhar to form a joint Sunni-Shiite committee to address the threat of Takfiri terrorism.
Hard News

Senior Iranian cleric writes letter to al-Azhar’s grand imam

Emad Askarieh -
Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi has welcomed the holding of a Shiite-Sunni conference to review the most important obstacles in the way of Islamic unity.
Religion

Agreement among Qom, Najaf and Al-Azhar offsets prejudice and religious violence

Golrokh Askarieh -
The head of the Islamic Madhahib University has said that cooperation among Qom and Najaf seminaries with Al-Azhar will deliver a blow to religious prejudice and violence.
Hard News

Activists in 20 countries call for release of Saudi Shia cleric

Emad Askarieh -
Rallies were staged in Colombia, Switzerland, the US, Germany, Iran, Bahrain, New Zealand, Canada, France, Ghana and Lebanon, among others.
Religion

World Christian gathering in Chaldoran a sign of religious freedom in Iran

Emad Askarieh -
We should safeguard this invaluable treasure called Iran, because only a few kilometers away from the borders of this country, churches are being destroyed, Archbishop Sarkissian said.
Hard News

President Rouhani congratulates nation on Eid al-Fitr, nuclear victory

Emad Askarieh -
President Hassan Rouhani on Friday felicitated Iranians on the blessed occasion of Eid al-Fitr as well as on the nuclear agreement reached with world powers on July 14 in Vienna.
Hard News

Leader condoles with Kuwait over top Shiite cleric decease

Emad Askarieh -
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has expressed condolences over the passing of top Kuwaiti Shiite cleric Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Baqir al-Musawi al-Muhri.
Hard News

Muslims to show on Quds Day Palestine will not be forgotten: Rouhani

Emad Askarieh -
President Rouhani has said that on International Quds Day all Muslims in the world will seek the freedom of the occupied Palestinian territories.
Art

Artists in Mashhad transcribe holy Koran in Ramadan

IFP Editorial Staff -
A group of Artists has transcribed part of the holy Koran and Islamic Hadiths in the fasting month of Ramadan.
Nuclear

FM Zarif asks people to pray for nuclear team

Emad Askarieh -
FM Zarif has said that it is still unclear what will come out of the talks, adding that some differences remain unsettled between the two sides.
Iran in Pictures

The largest street Iftar in Tehran

Golrokh Askarieh -
Images of the largest street Iftar in the capital where Muslims gathered to end their fast in the holy month of Ramadan.
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