Archive for August, 2010
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World Shia Leader,Ayatullah Khamenei,Urges Quick Int’l Aid for Pakistan
Ayatollah Khamenei, has criticized international organizations for failing to administer aid to flooded Pakistan, urging Muslims' quick assistance to help recover the country. JNN News Agency, “Unfortunately, international organizations have not
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Syed Nasrallah and Sunni Leader Vow to Compensate Victims, Stress Unity
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and leader of the Association of Islamic Charitable Projects Sheikh Hussam Qaraqira stressed in a meeting that last Tuesday individual clashes in Burj Abi Haidar “had no political background and w
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Hazrat Ali’s (AS) martyrdom day termed ‘most sensitive’
JNN 29.08.10 Intelligence reports claim terrorists planning to strike on aforementioned day to spread sectarian violence across province LAHORE: Intelligence agencies declared the martyrdom day of Hazrat Ali (AS) the most sensitive across the coun
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Sarkozy’s wife is as ‘prostitute’ : Irani media
JNN 28.08.10 Media bashing comes after France’s First Lady Carla Bruni campaigns for woman threatened with stoning * State TV says Bruni supporting Sakineh to justify her own immorality PARIS: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has been branded a ‘prostit
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TTP terrorist arrested in Karachi, police recover explosives
KARACHI: The CID police have arrested a terrorist of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan from the Banaras area of Karachi; a kilo of explosive material and detonator have been recovered from his custody,JNN Â reported Monday. According to SSP Umar Khatab, C
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Millions stepping in Najaf for Haydari mourning
HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Hundreds of thousands of mourners have been heading to the holy city of Najaf to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Al-Imam Ali Al-Mortadha (a.s.), first infallible descendant of Prophet Muhammad (s), at his holy shrin
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Shab-e-Zarbat (Nineteenth of Mah-e-Ramazan) or Night of attack on Imam Ali (A.S.) at Kufa Mosque
JNN 29.08.10Â Shab-e-Zarbat (Nineteenth of Mah-e-Ramazan) or Night of attack on Imam Ali (A.S.) at Kufa Mosque On the 19th of Ramadan month (Mah-e-Ramazan) of the year 40 A.H, Imam Ali (pbuh) came to the mosque in Kufa for his morning prayers
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Ignorant Saudi Wahhabis Arrested Two Innocent Shia Citizens
On 25 August 2010 the Saudi Wahhabi security forces of Al-Ahsa arrestedtwo Shia citizens ( Muhssin Ali al-Oqeili , 28 years , private employee , and Hussain Ali al-Oqeili , 18 years , a student , from al-Mahdoud district in Qatif city JNN Â News ,
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Al-Qaeda Claims Ramadan Attacks in Iraq
Al-Qaeda has said it was behind a wave of attacks across Iraq during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a US monitoring group said on Saturday. Al-Qaeda front group, the Islamic State of Iraq, said that during "the month of fasting and jihad" it la
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Grand Shia Cleric: Libya Liable for Moussa Sadr Abduction
Top Shia Cleric "Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem-Shirazi" says Tripoli should take responsibility for the abduction of a Lebanese Shia leader, who went missing on Libyan soil more than three decades ago. Ahlul Bayt News Agency, "If an Israeli soldie
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Bahrain Shia Party Threatens Election Boycott
Quraeah, Bahrain - A Shiite Muslim opposition party Wednesday threatened to boycott Bahrain's parliamentary elections, due in October, unless democratic reforms are introduced. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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PESHAWAR: Suspected militants attacked army buildings near the US consulate in Pakistan’s northwestern capital Peshawar on Saturday, police said.
Police said a number of armed fighters tried to get into a secure area close to the consulate and army buildings early in the morning and that exchanges of fire between the attackers and security forces were continuing. “There target is not clea
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Officials: US drone strike kills 6 Muslims in NW Pakistan
A US drone fired four missiles on two vehicles in the Shaidano Dand area in Lower Kurram tehsil of the Kurram Agency on Friday night. The death toll is expected to rise further as more people are trapped under the rubble of a building. "A rescue o
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Castro: Bin Laden is a CIA agent
Fidel Castro says al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is a CIA agent who always popped up when former president George W Bush needed to scare the world. 'Any time Bush would stir up fear and make a big speech, bin Laden would appear threatening people
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Iranian firm to buy Daewoo Electronics
JNN 25.08.10 Creditors of Daewoo Electronics are about to ink a deal to sell the South Korea's number 3 electronics firm to Iranian home appliance maker Entekhab Industrial Group. The South Korean company's creditors including Woori Bank, chos
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Ahmadinejad to visit flood-hit Pakistan,Iran envoy visits Pakistan flooded areas ,
JNN 25.08.10 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans to visit flood-ravaged Pakistan in the near future, as the United Nations continues calling on governments for assistance. "Due to the severity of the disaster, Iranian President Mahmoud
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Iran-made plane engines show up soon
JNN 25.08.10 Iran will become self-sufficient in the production of light airplane engines by the year's end, head of Iran Air Industries Organization says. "Iran has great potential in the production of small aircraft engines [and] can even ma
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Iran 3rd biggest donor to Pakistan
JNN 23.08.10 Iran is one of the three countries to send the highest amount of relief aid to the flood-inundated Pakistan, Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar says. So far, Iran has sent more than 200 tons in aid for the flood-rav
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Bahrain’s Shia leader Condemns Continued Arrests, Reversing 10 Years of Sectarian Progress
JNN 23.08.10 MANAMA, Bahrain -- Bahrain's top Shia politician said a crackdown on Shiite protesters by Sunni rulers (just who follow US rules) has destroyed a decade of stable sectarian relations as the tiny Gulf state heads into parliamentary electi
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Iran unveils home-built combat drone
JNN 21.08.10 Iran unveils its first domestically-manufactured long-range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in a ceremony marking Defense Industry Day in the country. The unveiling of the home-made drone, named Karrar took place in the presence of Ir
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