"The message of Al-Quds day rally is to let the U.S. and the arrogant powers know Iranian people will not get tired of resisting against imposed sanctions and restrictions," said General Secretary of the World Forum for Proximity of the Islamic Schools of Thought.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the last-ditch talks between between Tehran and the P5+1 group of world powers will likely continue through the weekend, Press TV reports.
Bahrain’s revolutionaries have selected ‘Quds, Qiblat-ul-Ahrar’” (Quds, the Qibla of the noble-minded) as the motto of this year’s rallies marking the International Quds Day.
The vice-president of the Supreme Islamic Shi’i Council of Lebanon emphasized the importance and need to fight terrorism and said Lebanon is the second home to the Iraqi people.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the P5+1 group of world powers are shifting their positions and pressing excessive demands as marathon talks over Tehran’s nuclear energy program are nearing an endgame, Press TV reports.
An Afghan negotiator say Kabul is set to hold “detailed” discussions with members of the Taliban militant group on ways to end the fighting in the Asian country in the next session of peace talks slated for later this month.
ISIL Takfiri militant group has reportedly arrested over 40 of its own members in the northern Iraqi province of Salahuddin on charges of fleeing the battlefield, and transferred them to the neighboring Kirkuk Province for trial.
Reflecting the rapid growth of the world’s second largest religion, a recent survey found that Islam has the largest number followers among Chinese under the age of 30, surpassing Buddhism and Catholicism in the Asian country.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says he discussed further promotion of cooperation with leaders attending a joint summit of BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Eurasian Economic Union during his significant visit to Russia.