In an effort to bring about a richer understanding of the Quran, a group of mostly American-born and university-based Islamic scholars have produced a new translation of the Islamic sacred text.

As an annual tradition and a way to pay deep tribute to the third Shia Imam, Muslims from across the world take long walk to the holy city of Karbala to visit the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS), third Shia Imam and grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), for Arbaeen ceremony which marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the Shia Imam. ...

Lebanese former Mufti, Muhammad Rashid Qabani strongly denounced Paris terror attack.

A senior Lebanese scholar denounced the recent terror attacks in the French capital of Paris stressing that the incident is a result of the support by the French governemnt for terrorist groups in the Islamic states.

Israeli naval forces have opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip, wounding two fishermen, Palestinian officials say.

Center for Islamic teachings in Washington DC issued a statement condemning the recent terror attacks saying that the incidents aimed at misrepresenting Islam.

 

Ayatollah Nouri-Hamadani stated that Friday nights’ terrorist attacks in Paris are the result of Western government’s support of Takfiri groups and added that if Iraq and Syria were allowed to and if the West did not aid these groups, ISIL would be destroyed.

Dr Ali Al Saleh extended his sympathy to the people of France and blamed the government of Saudi Arabia for funding ISIS and spreading the ideology underpinning it.

Iran says it opposed the inclusion of a clause that would have asked for the removal of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad from power in the statement that was issued following recent talks in Vienna on the Syrian conflict.

The Syrian army has regained control over a number of strategic areas in the northwestern Latakia Province in its fight against Daesh terrorists.

The Israeli army has closed all roads south and north of the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron) as part of an ongoing crackdown on Palestinians, Press TV reports.

Three Palestinians have been killed and 20 more injured during clashes with Israeli forces in a refugee camp north of East al-Quds (Jerusalem).

The US military has reportedly delivered a new consignment of weapons and ammunition to a group of militants fighting against the Syrian government.

“Boosting rapprochement among Islamic denominations and sects has always been high on agenda in the ideals and policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

A mosque in Canada has been deliberately set on fire in what is being labeled as "clearly a hate crime," by the Muslim community there.

French security agencies failed to stop the recent Paris attacks despite knowing at least one the Takfiri terrorists beforehand, raising questions on why the supposed tracking of terror suspects still makes such heinous acts possible not long after another deadly attack against a French magazine in January.

French fighter jets have pounded positions belonging to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in its de facto capital, al-Raqqah​, destroying a training camp and a command post in the northern Syrian city, France’s defense ministry says.

Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi says the recent terrorist attacks in France and Lebanon are also an alert to the Islamic Republic, which should take action to exercise more vigilance.

The legal expert of the Guardian Council Sternly warned of the fallout of dispersion in the World of Islam.