Archive for August, 2009
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Pakistan rejects claim it modified missiles
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan on Sunday rejected a report in The New York Times that said it illegally modified U.S.-supplied anti-ship missiles to make them capable of striking land-based targets. Such a modification would pose a thre
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Ammar Hakim will be chosen as ISCI head
Sheikh Hamam Hamoudi, an official to the Iraqi Supreme Islamic Council (ISCI) in an interview with Aswat al-Iraq News Agency said the Council will introduce Sayyed Ammar al-Hakim as the new head of the Supreme Islamic Council in the next meeting
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Hezbollah renews call for freedom of Imam Mussa al-Sadr
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) -- In a statement issued on Monday Lebanon’s Islamic resistance movement Hezbollah asked the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference to force Libya to free Imam Mussa al-Sadr, the prominent Shia le
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Gilgit-Baltistan Package historic step to fulfill long-standing demand of the people: Kaira
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (APP): Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas and Information Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Monday that Gilgit-Baltistan Package announced by the present democratic government was a historic step which has fulfil
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Iran:SUPREME LEADER RECEIVES UNIVERSITY LECTURERS
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei emphasized that the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran due to its ample capacities has managed to overcome the issues revolving around the recent presidential election. Th
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Why Imam Hussayn (a) is not forgotten?
Writer: Ayatollah Nasir Makarem Shirazi: Most of us know this reality, but the point that is not known to many (especially non-Islamic scholars); that point that has remained a mystery is: Why is such importance given to this hist
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Collusion between extremist groups and intelligence services to attack Shias in Egypt
President of supreme council of Ahl-ul Bayt (a.s) in Egypt, Mohammed al-Derini revealed the collusion between Egyptian Islamic extremist groups such as "al-Jamaah Islamiah" leading by "Najih Ibrahim", with intelligent service to attack and suppress m
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Thousands in Iraq mourn loss of top Shiite leader
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Tens of thousands converged Friday on the streets of Baghdad to pay final respects to one of Iraq's top Shiite leaders.Security was tight for the funeral procession of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, who died in Iran on Wednesday of l
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Six militants killed in operation,11 were arrested
MINGORA: Six militants were killed and 11 others were arrested in the ongoing operation in Swat and Malakand regions. Pakistan army spokesman said three hideouts and two bunkers of the militants were destroyed in Gul Shah area of Swat. In Janala
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TRUCK BOMBS KILL 16 PEOPLE IN IRAQ
Two truck bombs struck separate communities north of Iraq's capital on Saturday, killing at least 16 people. According to AFP, Saturday's deadliest attack came at about 8 a.m. local time when a truck bomber attacked a small police station in the remo
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Saudi Arabia frees 17 Shia political inmates
Saudi Arabia on Monday freed 17 political inmates from the Ismaili community who had been jailed since 2000, sources said, in a new sign of easing tensions with the minority group based near the Yemen border. Saudi Arabia on Monday freed 17 politi
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Michigan Shi’ite Muslims mourn Iraqi leader’s death
Memorials planned on Friday in Dearborn as local Shi’ite Muslims mourn the death of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, an Iraqi religious and political leader who is well-known in metro Detroit’s Shi’ite communities. Hakim, who once headed Iraq’s bigges
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Hezbollah Condemns Organized Campaign against Sayyed Fadlallah
Two days after the March 14 "orchestra" started a campaign against Lebanon's top cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah because of the latter's criticism of Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir's latest comments, Hezbollah broke its s
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World Shia Leader mourns Hakim’s passing
World Shia Leader has extended his condolences to the Iraqi government and nation over the passing of Shia political figure Abdulaziz Hakim. In a statement released on Thursday, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei expressed his 'great sorrow' over the p
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MAJLES TARHEEM FOR AYATULLAH ABDUL AZIZ HKIM
Jafaria News : Majlese Tarheem for great irqi leader Ayatullah Syed Abdul Aziz Al Hakim will be held by Jafaria Alliance Pakistan on thursday 27 Aug at Baragah-e-Hussaini block 2 P.E.C.H Society after maghribain prayers & iftar you are requeste
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German prosecutors seek life for ‘veil martyr’ killer
BERLIN — German prosecutors said on Tuesday they would push for a life sentence against a man charged with the brutal Islamophobic murder of a pregnant Egyptian woman, dubbed the "veil martyr."Prosecutors in the eastern city of Dresden said Alex W.
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Khatami denounced trial confessions
ILNA: ''Authorities should stop spreading immoralities and illegal moves, which will harm the Islamic establishment'' Mohammad Khatami.Iran Former president Mohammad Khatami denounced confessions of top opposition Reformist figures made at fourth tri
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PROTEST AT NETANYAHU’S VISIT TO LONDON
Friends of the Zionist occupied al Aqsa Mosque, together with other peace campaign organizations, held a demonstration outside the British Prime Minister's Office in London Tuesday to protest Gordon Brown's hosting of ringleader of the usurper state
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IRI, Pakistan review bilateral trade tariffs
The Islamic republic of Iran and Pakistan on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of preferred tariffs for trade of some goods between the two countries. The agreement was signed after the end of the meeting of Irani
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Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC) Head Abdul Aziz Hakim passes away
TEHRAN (ISNA)-Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC) Head Abdul Aziz Hakim passed away in a hospital in Tehran. The 54-year old Iraqi Shiite leader passed away due to lung cancer. Hakim has been in hospital in Tehran since late March to cure his lung
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