Muslims in different parts of the globe are to hold massive rallies on Friday in protest against the trial of Bahrain’s prominent cleric Ayatollah Isa Qasim and the Al Khalifah regime’s heavy crackdown on the Shi’a majority of the Persian Gulf country.

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah has censured Saudi Arabia for a recent visit to Israel by a delegation headed by a former military general.

Hujjat al-Islam al-Qubanchi condemned Tuesday’s terrorist attack on a French church where ISIL terrorists killed an 85-year-old priest, stressing that such horrific acts are “rejected and unacceptable.”

Iran has communicated to Nigeria its serious concern about the continued detention and dire health condition of a leading Nigerian Shia leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.

A senior Iranian cleric deplored a recent terrorist attack in Kabul that left more than 80 people dead, stressing that the Afghan government ought to identify the perpetrators.

Iran is determined to open a new chapter in its cooperation with the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour says.

Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak says Tehran and Moscow are working on a roadmap for dozens of joint industrial projects.