Posts Tagged ‘cleric’

Senior Cleric: Enemies trying to make region chaotic

IRNA – Tehran Substitute Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani said that in the issue of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the enemies are trying to create tension in the region and in this situation the Islamic ummah is responsible for unity and cohesion. He made the remarks during the second sermon and added […]

Egyptian Cleric Says Men Can Marry Their Own Daughters

A prominent Egyptian Salafist cleric has suggested Islam allows men to have sex with their illegitimate daughters and marry them. Mazen Al-Sersawi cites prominent Muslim scholar Imam Al-Shafi’i as saying because illegitimate daughters are not officially attributed to their fathers they can be married to them. He makes the claims in a video which has […]

Senior cleric hails achievements of Tehran-Moscow-Baku summit

IRNA – Tehran’s interim Friday prayers leader lauded Iran, Russia and the Azerbaijan Republic heads of states’ summit in Tehran saying that it woyld lead to further consolidation among the three neighboring states. “The trilateral summit had many important achievements one of them was that it has demonstrated Iran’s power and it was admitted by […]

No bargain over defensive issues: cleric

MNA– Ayatollah Emami Kashani who led this week’s edition of Tehran Friday Prayers said that US is fighting with the thoughts, ideology, and feelings of the Iranian nation. “The devotion of Iraqi nation barred the enemies to equip thugs under the banner of ISIL and with Saudi expenditure to occupy Iraq,” said Ayatollah Emami Kashani, […]

Senior Iranian cleric urges officials to stand firmly against US bullying

IRNA – Tehran’s substitute Friday prayers leader said Iranian officials should learn lessons from bad historical experiences and stand firmly agaisnt the US bullying by depending on internal potentials. Addressing thousands of worshipers in his second sermon, Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani said, ‘US President Donald Trump’s absurd comments against the Islamic Republic during his […]

Senior cleric calls on US to respect JCPOA

FNA- Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani urged the US to respect the nuclear deal reached between Tehran and the six world powers (the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany). Addressing a large and fervent congregation of the people on Tehran University Campus, Ayatollah Emami Kashani said, “This man (Trump) has […]

Trump anti-Iran remarks false, deceptive: Senior cleric

IRNA – The anti-Iran claims by the US President were ‘false’, ‘deceptive’ and ‘an indication of his anger and empty mindedness’, Tehran interim Friday Prayers leader said. ‘The caustic, deceptive remarks with obvious lies in them’ were the signs of ‘anger, frustration and lunacy’, Kazem Seddiqi said, echoing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s […]

Iran not to permit visit to its military sites: Senior cleric

IRNA – Iran will not permit to foreigners to visit its military sites, a senior cleric said on Friday. Both the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the additional protocol include no item that permits foreign sides to inspect Iran military sites, Tehran Interim Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami said. Elsewhere in his […]

Senior cleric urges OIC to convene on Myanmar genocide

IRNA – Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi urged the Islamic countries’ foreign ministers to convene aimed at reviewing the genocide of Muslims in Myanmar and oblige the international bodies to implement necessary measures to meet that end. Touching upon the silence of the world over the atrocities against members of the Muslim minority in Myanmar, […]

Meeting between Shiite cleric al-Sadr and delegation from Iraq’s Kurdistan Autonomous Region delayed

nsnbc : A delegation from Iraq’s Kurdistan Autonomous Region (KAR), tasked with holding official talks on the independence referendum was scheduled to meet the […]

US main violator of human rights: Senior Iranian cleric

IRNA – Senior Iranian cleric criticized the US president for his silence over racist attacks in the country, adding that Washington is the main violator of human rights. ‘US should be ashamed of commenting on the status of human rights in other countries,’ Tehran Interim Friday Prayers leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami said on Friday in […]

Senior cleric: Enemies dissatisfied with Iran’s progress

IRNA – Tehran’s interim Friday prayer leader Ayatollah Mohamamd Imami Kashani said Iranian officials should pay due attention to the country’s economic and cultural issues. Addressing a large crowd of worshippers in the Iranian capital, the senior cleric described recent remarks by Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei during the endorsement […]

Resistance economy way to counter US sanctions: Senior cleric

IRNA – Tehran’s Provisional Friday Prayers leader has called for implementation of resistance economy policies outlined by the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, describing the approach as a means to counter US sanctions. Hojatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi on Friday pointed to the US new sanctions and noted that the embargos violate both the […]

Iran must pull out of nuclear deal: Senior Cleric

IFP- A senior Iranian cleric has hailed the recent remarks by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif about Tehran’s preparedness to withdraw from the JCPOA, and called on Rouhani’s government to immediately pull out of the ‘harmful’ nuclear deal. Addressing a huge gathering of worshippers on Friday, Iran Leader’s representative in Mashhad Ayatollah Ahmad Alamolhoda referred […]

Senior cleric: US-Israel lobby seeking to hamper Iran’s relations with neighbors

IRNA – Tehran’s interim Friday prayers leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami said efforts by the US-Zionist lobby are aimed at hampering relations between Iran and its neighboring states. Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami made the remarks addressing a large crowd of worshippers in the Iranian capital. Referring to a recent diplomatic problem between Iran and Kuwait, the Ayatollah […]

Senior cleric condemns Saudi regime for massacring civilians in Yemen

FNA- Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers Leader Hojjatoleslam Kazzem Seddiqi blasted the Riyadh government for ts continued massacre of civilians in Yemen. Addressing a large and fervent congregation of the people on Tehran University campus on Friday, Hojjatoleslam Seddiqi said, “The people of Yemen are under the harshest economic and military pressures while their living conditions […]

Iranian Cleric: Daesh collapse lesson to those seeking Muslim countries’ breakup

Tasnim– Senior Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi praised the recent victory of Iraqi forces over the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group, saying the “collapse of Daesh” is a lesson to those daydreaming about Muslim countries’ disintegration. In a message released on Tuesday, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi offered his congratulations over the recent recapture […]

Senior cleric slams West dual policy

IRNA – Chairman of Iran’s Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati criticized on Tuesday the stance adopted by the so-called claimants of human rights and their silence towards terrorist assassinations in Iran. “Why these parties who claim to be the main supporters of human rights, remain to turn a blind eye on the countless terrorist […]

Iranian cleric hails recapture of Mosul from Daesh

Addressing worshippers at the Friday prayers weekly event in Tehran, Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani congratulated Iraq on defeating Daesh at the northern city of Mosul. He also hailed the liberation of Mosul, which has in effect marked the end of Daesh caliphate in Iraq, as well as the recapture of parts of Syria as a […]

Iranian cleric slams US for creating terrorist groups

Tasnim – Tehran’s Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi highlighted the US government’s role in recent deadly terror attacks in Tehran and said Washington is behind the emergence of terrorist groups, like Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL). Addressing a large congregation of worshippers here in Tehran on Friday, Ayatollah Seddiqi offered his […]

Iranian cleric lambasts Saudis for serving US interests

Addressing worshippers in Tehran on Friday, Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani blamed the conflicts in Syria, Palestine, Yemen, Afghanistan and Iraq on the US. Americans have started fire in the Middle East and Saudi rulers are fanning it, the cleric stated. Referring to US president’s comments following a recent Trip to Riyadh that hundreds of billions […]

Iranian top cleric urges Manama to fulfil Bahraini shias’ demands

Tasnim – Senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi condemned the Manama regime for attacking the house of Sheikh Isa Qassim, the spiritual leader of Bahrain’s Shiite majority, urging the Bahraini rulers to meet the legitimate demands of the people. In a statement released on Saturday, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi denounced the recent raid on the […]

Iranian cleric calls Arab NATO members ‘Servants of US’

Tasnim – Tehran’s Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami slammed the idea of creating an “Arab NATO” military alliance, which has been proposed by US President Donald Trump, saying the members of the alliance would be only “servants” of the US. Addressing a huge gathering of worshippers here in Tehran on Friday, Khatami pointed […]

Bahrain police ‘kill 1 & injure dozens’ in raid on Shiite cleric’s home village – report

Pictures posted online showed police in protective gear, armored security vehicles, people covered in blood and streets strewn with what captions claimed to be tear gas used by the police. The authenticity of the images could not be immediately verified, but witnesses cited by AFP said multiple civilians were injured when police opened fire at […]

Iranian cleric urges presidential candidates to care about the needy

Tasnim – Tehran’s provisional Friday prayers leader called on the presidential candidates to focus attention on plans to help the poor and support the most vulnerable strata of the society in their campaigns. Addressing worshippers on Friday, Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi urged the six candidates running for president to make it crystal clear that the main […]

Senior cleric condemns cross-border terrorist attack in southeastern Iran

FNA- Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ahmad Khatami strongly condemned the Wednesday terrorist attack in Sistan and Balouchestan in Southeastern Iran, and called for thorough investigation of the incident by Iran’s foreign ministry. Addressing a large and fervent congregation of the people on Tehran University campus on Friday, Ayatollah Khatami said, “I call […]

Iranian cleric calls forthcoming elections ‘difficult test for all’

Addressing worshippers in Tehran on Friday, Ayatollah Movahedi Kermani highlighted the importance of the 12th presidential election due to be held on May 19 and said, “In a sense, a difficult mountain pass is before us.” He further called on the people to understand the sensitivity of the election, saying the high turnout in the […]

Kepler Spacecraft telescope discovers crop of 104 new planets, 4 look promising that could potentially accommodate life

     In the race to find somewhere habitable in the cosmos, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has identified 104 new planets outside of our galaxy. Among them were four “promising planets” that could potentially accommodate life. Scientists say the four planets are in Earth’s size-range, orbiting a single dwarf star. NASA said in a statement that […]

Why The Failed Turkish Coup Attempt Wasn’t A “False Flag” Power Grab By Erdogan

Three Helicopters sent to ‘Kill or Capture’ Erdogan at Hotel During Coup, Leaks say

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