Islamic parties in Egypt have won more than 60 percent of the vote in thefirst round of the country’s parliamentary elections. (JNN04′dec 2011 ) According to the election commission, the Muslim Brotherhood’s political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party secured almost 40 percent of the votes, while the Islamic Nour Party also [Continue]

A prominent Kuwaiti Shia cleric demanded both Sunni and Shia communities to participate in mourning ceremonies for Muharram and demanded Ashura to be announced as a national holiday in this country. (JNN30′nov 2011)A prominent Kuwaiti Shia cleric demanded both Sunni and Shia communities to participate in mourning ceremonies for Muharram and [Continue]

Shia Muslims around the world are preparing to start processions markingthe martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (PBUH) and 72 of his companions. ( JNN 30′nov 2011 )Shia Muslims around the world are preparing to start processions marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (PBUH) and 72 of his companions. The mourners have begun [Continue]

In a meeting with thousands of basijis in Tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that western efforts tosuppress and derail the Islamic movements in the region are futile and stressed: “The wave of Islamic Awakening that has started in Arab countries has influenced the world and the movements in America [Continue]

(JNN28′nov2011) People have held demonstrations in several cities acrossSyria to condemn the recent sanctions adopted by the Arab League against the country- Demonstrators took to the streets in the capital Damascus, the northeastern city of Hasakah, and the western city of Hama on Sunday night, hours after the Arab League approved the [Continue]

New footage has emerged showing Israeli soldiers carrying out a demolition project and destroying several homes to Palestinian Bedouins in the occupied West Bank. (JNN25′nov2011) Without showing demolition orders, two bulldozers, escorted by five military vehicles, entered the village of Beit Hanina on Thursday. The bulldozers then began [Continue]

JNN 18 Nov 2011  : At least ten people were killed Monday in clashes between Yemeni Shiite Houthis and Wahhabi Islamic Islah Party in the northeast province of Al-Jouf, said the Defense Ministry. “Ten people from the opposition Islamic Islah Party and Shiite Houthis were killed and several others injured in clashes that erupted after [Continue]

(18′nov2011)Turkey says it is opposed to a military strike against Syria as a pre-fabricated US scenario to wage war against Damascus is exposed. Turkish President Abdullah Gul stressed Ankara’s opposition to any military intervention in Syria, warning that the situation in Iraq and Libya should not be repeated in Syria, according to a [Continue]

(JNN18′nov2011) Senior Iraqi cleric and prominent political figure, Muqtada al-Sadr, expresses strong support for Syrian president amid Damascus’ efforts to curb the deadly domestic unrest it is facing. There is “a big difference” between what is happening in Syria and the revolutions in “Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, and Yemen,” Sadr [Continue]

Saudi Arabia police have arrested a prominent Canadian cleric performing the annual Hajj pilgrimage at Madina, Islam’s second holiest site, Press TV reports. The London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission reported that sheikh Usama al-Attar was arrested by the so-called religious police in the Prophet’s Mosque. We were [Continue]

Heavy clashes have erupted between Yemeni protesters and regime forces amid continued protests demanding the country’s long-time dictator to step down. According to Press TV, forces loyal to embattled Yemen’s ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh on Thursday clashed with revolutionaries in the capital, Sana’a, and the southern city of [Continue]

JNN Oct.25th.2011. Riyadh – Al Arabiya TV channel said on Monday that Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz has been named as Crown Prince replacing his deceased brother Prince Sultan, who passed away last Saturday. JNN Oct.25th.2011. Riyadh – Al Arabiya TV channel said on Monday that Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz [Continue]

JNN10 Oct 2011 : Terrorist Youssef Ghazi al-Saleh confessed totaking part in a number of terrorist acts in al-Harak area in Daraa countryside including killing three brothers to blame the security personnel, two army members and vandalizing the Consumer Products Establishment, the Municipality, the Civil Registry, the Police Station, the Baath [Continue]

(JNN 10 oct 2011) Palestinians have reiterated their demand for Tony Blair to be dismissed as the Middle East Quartet’s envoy over his biased approach towards the Israeli regime. Mohammed Ishtayeh, a member of the Central Committee of the Fatah movement repeated the Palestinians’ calls to replace the former British Prime Minister as [Continue]

(JNN10oct 2011) Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has reiterated his country’s opposition to granting immunity to any US troops remaining in Iraq beyond an agreed year-end deadline. “We are heading toward securing (US) trainers and experts for the American weapons we purchased, but without immunity,” Maliki told Reuters during [Continue]

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree announcing the date for local council elections to be held across the country within two months. Assad on Wednesday signed the decree which will see nationwide council elections held on December 12th, 2011. Syrian Minister of Local Administration Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji told SANA news agency [Continue]

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani says all obstacles to promotion of cooperation between Iran and Pakistan should be removed. “Thanks to efforts by governments of Iran and Pakistan, the two countries’ cooperation is reaching its highest level and this proves expansion of bilateral cooperation between two Muslim and [Continue]

(JNN02,oct 2011)  Speaker of Iran’s Majlis (parliament) Ali Larijani saysSyria is in the forefront of resistance against the Zionist regime and support for the Palestinian Intifada, insisting that the principled position has served as the main reason behind West’s latest hostile measures against Damascus. According to Press TV, in a [Continue]

(JNN02 oct 2011) Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution AyatollahSeyyed Ali Khamenei here on Saturday stressed that the real threat to the Zionist regime was the resolve of Muslim countries that did not want US, Europe or their stooges to rule over their countries. The Supreme Leader made the remarks while addressing the opening session of [Continue]

JNN02 oct’ The youth movement in Yemen has called for the trial of thecountry’s dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh in the International Criminal Court (ICC). On Saturday, the youth movement issued a letter to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, saying that “at least 861 people have been killed and about 25,000 others wounded since [Continue]