Secretary General of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, Ayatollah Mohsen Araki met with Iraqi scholars and professors form Al Hoda Institute and Usul Din University.
Prominent religious figures, elites and intellectuals attend the ceremony to tribute the status of Ayatollah Mohammadreza Mahdavi Kani, former leader of Combatant Clergy Association and Chairman of the Assembly of Experts and also founder and president of Imam Sadiq(As) University.
International conference for Ifta kicked off on Tuesday as initiative of the Egyptian Islamic institution, Dar Al-Ifta Al-Missriyyah under the direction of President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi.
Israeli forces raided Palestinian media offices in the occupied West Bank overnight in what a military spokeswoman on Wednesday called a "large-scale operation" against incitement.
Republicans have dismissed the new bipartisan senate deal that could bolster obamacare for two years by reviving federal subsidies for health insurers.
Israeli authorities on Tuesday advanced plans for 1,292 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, in a new push by the government for such approvals, settlement watchdog Peace Now told AFP.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told his cabinet on Monday that he would not recognise a recent reconciliation deal between the two main Palestinian parties.
A US judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's latest bid to impose restrictions on citizens from eight countries entering the United States, which had been set to take effect this week.