Muslim World

On the occasion of the birthday anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), about 400 different cultural programs and art events will be held across the Iranian capital from November 20 to November 25.

The 2018 edition of the International Islamic Unity Conference, the world’s baggiest gathering of Islamic scholars, is planned to be held in Tehran later this month.

The Iranian capital of Tehran recently hosted an international competition, where 154 young researchers and students from several Muslim countries offered their plans and solutions to deal with water and environmental problems.

The city of Shiraz in southern Iran is hosting the annual meeting of the Islamic, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO), where the secretaries of member states’ national commissions discuss broader cooperation in science and technology.

Iraq's top cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has urged the Shiite forces of Hashd al-Sha’abi to sacrifice their lives to protect Sunni families who are under relentless attacks by ISIS, an Iranian official says.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the annual Hajj pilgrimage demonstrates the power of the Islamic Ummah and boosts contacts among Muslims.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has rejected the anti-Iran claims made by the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain at the UN General Assembly, saying that such remarks are baseless, worthless, and illusory.

The rituals practiced in the lunar months of Muharram and Safar are not just basic traditions to Shiite Muslims. They rather impact all cultural and social dimensions of their lives, and their lessons can help believers solve many social and political problems.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has felicitated Muslim people across the world on Eid al-Adha (Islamic Feast of Sacrifice), calling on them to unite against those who are trying to divide the Muslim world.

A seminar on Iranian mysticism and Sufism was recently held by the Beijing University and the Iranian embassy’s cultural attaché in the Chinese capital Beijing.

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States is trying to pit Islamic nations against each other, so that Muslim people are killed by fellow Muslims.

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has rejected accusations levelled against Iran in a “worthless” statement by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held separate meetings with the newly-appointed secretary-general of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States and the outgoing Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has hailed a statement by a number of respectable political figures in Muslim countries to stop the ongoing war in Yemen for three months.

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the “illegitimate” regime of Israel will definitely collapse if a plebiscite is held among all Palestinians.

In messages on the occasion of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri hoped that sustainable peace and calm would prevail in the Muslim world.

Citizens of Tehran can break their fast in Iftar ceremonies held every night during the holy month of Ramadan in Imam Hussein Square.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on Muslim countries and other world nations to revise their ties with the US and sever all their relations with Israel in response to their hostile policies against Palestine.

Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Khamenei says the Islamic governments and communities that have kept silent over the misery of Palestine are estranged from the holy Quran.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says Morocco’s allegations against Tehran will only play into the hands of the enemies of the Muslim world.

Iran’s former ambassador to Morocco says the Islamic Republic has been too much optimistic about its relations with Arab countries, while the future belongs to Asian states, including India and its eastern neighbours.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly denounced the unfair attack on a Shiite mosque in Durban, South Africa.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly denounced the recent “biased and unconstructive” statements by OIC Secretary General Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen on regional issues.

Iran’s former ambassador to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) says Riyadh is behind Rabat’s recent move to cut relations with Tehran, and will likely provoke other Arab countries to follow Morocco’s lead in the near future.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again raised the idea of establishing a Regional Dialogue Forum to enhance cooperation among the Persian Gulf states.