Saudi warplanes strike NW Yemen with cluster bombs

Saudi fighter jets have reportedly used cluster bombs in their fresh attacks against border areas in Yemen’s northwestern province of Sa’ada as Riyadh pushes ahead with a military onslaught against its impoverished southern neighbor. On Monday afternoon, Saudi warplanes dropped cluster...

Obama: 'We don't have complete strategy� on ISIL

US President Barack Obama acknowledges that the United States and its allies don’t have a “complete strategy” in pushing back the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq and Syria. "We don't yet have a complete strategy because it requires commitments on the part of the Iraqis as well...

Border Police Arrest Suspended Urban Development Ministry Officials

Border police in Shighnan district of northern Badakhshan province on Monday confirmed that three dismissed officials from the Ministry of Urban Development Affairs accused of corruption were arrested while trying to flee the country. Those arrested include: Mohammad Amin Qane, the former head of...

Abdullah Calls For India's Inclusion in APTTA During Tajikistan Visit

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah is leading a high level delegation on an official two-day visit to Tajikistan where he will hold talks with Tajik stakeholders on a number of issues and attend the international "Water for Life" conference. Among the topics expected to be discussed are common issues...

History of Iran Ayatollah Khomeini Ayatollah Rouhollah Mousavi Khomeini (Imam Khomeini)

Rouhollah Mousavi Khomeini was born on 24 September 1902 (20 Jamadi al-Akhir 1320), the anniversary of the birth of Hazrat Fatima, in the small town of Khomein, some 160 kilometres to the southwest of Qom. He was the child of a family with a long tradition of religious scholarship. His ancestors,...

Iran mourns Imam Khomeini�s decease anniversary

Millions of people across Iran are marking the 26th anniversary of the decease of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Seyyed Rouhollah Khomeini. A large number of people and officials have converged at Imam Khomeini’s mausoleum in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to mark the passing...

Bodies of migrants washed ashore in Myanmar: Report

Dozens of bodies, believed to be those of Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshi migrants, have reportedly been washed ashore in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine in May. The Arakan Project said on Wednesday that at least 47 corpses washed up on beaches and the mouths of rivers between May...

United Airlines apologizes to US Muslim woman over discrimination

An American airline has made an apology to a US Muslim woman after a flight attendant accused her of being a terrorist by refusing to give her an unopened can of soda. Last week, Tahera Ahmad said on her Facebook that the flight attendant discriminated against her when she gave an unopened can of...

The Blessed Birth of Imam Mahdi (peace be upon him)

The Blessed Birth of Imam Mahdi (peace be upon him) Imam Mahdi (peace be upon him) was born in overwhelming and encumbering circumstances which surrounded his father, Imam Hassan Al-‘Askari (peace be upon him). The ruling system placed Imam Hassan under full and strict surveillance which lasted...

The Awaited Mahdi (as) And Dissensions

All Islamic groups agree on a man who appears at the end of time to fill the world with justice and equity and establish the government of righteousness over all parts of the earth as a testimony to this verse: “Before this We wrote in the Psalms, after the message (had been given to Moses):...

Russia says preparing S-300 for delivery to Iran by 2016

Russia is assembling its S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system to begin its shipment to Iran by 2016, the Kremlin’s top official for the arms trade says. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, Vladimir Kozhin, President Vladimir Putin’s aide on military-technical cooperation,...

ISIL beheads 10 Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan

A group of ISIL Takfiri terrorists have beheaded 10 Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan after fierce clashes between the two sides,  the clash between the two militant groups erupted with an exchange of heavy gunfire in Nangarhar province and then the ISIL...

FIFA President Sepp Blatter announces resignation

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has announced his intention to step down as head of the world's governing body of football, amid a corruption scandal that involves several top FIFA officials. In a press conference held in FIFA’s headquarters in the Swiss city of Zurich on Tuesday, Blatter...

Quebec court rules Canadian Tobacco firms pay smokers

In an historic ruling, a Canadian court has ordered three tobacco companies to pay $15.6 billion to smokers for the damage done to their health. Quebec Superior Court Justice Brian Riordan ordered the following three tobacco firms to split the fine accordingly: Imperial Tobacco is to pay...

Iranians celebrating Imam Mahdi birth anniversary

Millions of Iranians are holding ceremonies to celebrate the anniversary of the birthday of the twelfth and last Shia Imam, Imam Mahdi (Peace Be Upon Him). Mid-Sha’ban, the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, marks the joyous occasion. Imam Mahdi, known as the...

Saudi warplanes pound new areas across Yemen

Saudi military aircraft have conducted a fresh round of attacks against several areas across Yemen as Riyadh presses ahead with an atrocious military campaign against its impoverished southern neighbor. On Wednesday morning, massive explosions shook the Yemeni capital of Sana’a as Saudi fighter...

UAE to cooperate in changing Karzai Airport into Airport of Transit for Central Asia

United Arab Emirates (UAE) ha promised to cooperate Afghanistan for changing Hamid Karzai International Airport into the Airport of Transit for Central Asia which will boost the country’s economy. Yusouf Saif Al Ali, the UAE ambassador in Kabul on Thursday said that his country will obey by...

Wolesi Jirga: Government should react to massacre of Muslims in Burma

The Wolesi Jirga or House of Representative condemns Buddhists killing Muslims in Burma, officially called the Republic of the Union of Myanmar or Myanmar. Wolesi Jirga during its Wednesday session called on government to act against the atrocities through its diplomatic outreaches. MPs...

Fresh Saudi air raids leave 7 dead in Yemen

At least seven people have been killed and several others wounded in the latest wave of airstrikes conducted by Saudi Arabia against Yemen. The casualties came after Saudi warplanes bombarded a hospital in the Bani Hashish district of Yemen’s western province of Sana’a on Saturday. Saudi...

93 militants killed in two days of Afghan army operations

Afghan security forces have killed over 90 militants during military operations in 12 provinces within the past two days, the country’s Defense Ministry says. Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry spokesman General Zahir Azimi said on Saturday that at least nine army soldiers also lost...

Sepp Blatter reelected FIFA president amid scandal

Sepp Blatter has secured another term as the president of soccer’s world governing body, FIFA, despite an ongoing scandal crippling the organization. Blatter won the highest seat in FIFA on Friday after his sole challenger Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein of Jordan withdrew in the second round of...

Russian FM slams unauthorized US raids in Syria

The Russian foreign minister has slammed Washington’s unauthorized airstrikes in Syrian territory as a breach of international law, saying the US follows a dual policy in the battle against the ISIL Takfiri terror group. Sergei Lavrov stated in a Friday interview...

China, India, Russia to play constructive role in Afghan reconciliation process

China, India and Russia have given hands for playing a constructive role in the reconciliation process in Afghanistan. During a discussion on the issue of Afghanistan, representatives from the three countries said yesterday in Beijing that the security of Afghanistan is linked to the security of ...

Iraqis make gains against ISIL in Ramadi

The Iraqi Interior Ministry says army soldiers and volunteer forces have made gains against ISIL Takfiri militants in the city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar Province. The ministry made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, confirming that Iraqi forces had surrounded the city from...

�Extra-territorial application of US laws� in FIFA case

Sounding supportive of an international probe into FIFA corruption, Russia accuses the US of applying its laws "beyond its borders." Moscow reacted to the detention of a number of FIFA officials over corruption after its reports swept the media earlier on Wednesday. Alexander Lukashevich, a spokesperson...

Indian heat wave death toll passes 1,400

The death toll from the heat wave in India has passed 1,400 as the sunstroke still continues. Most of the death toll has been reported from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states with more than 1,000 people lost lives only in Andhra Pradesh since May 18 due to the intense heat. Most of the deaths in...

Three civilians wounded in Helmand blast

Three civilians have been wounded in a late evening explosion in Lashkargah, capital city of southern Helmand province. A security official from the provincial police headquarters said that the explosive materials were placed on a motorcycle that exploded late yesterday evening. The blast left...

9 dead, 32 injured in Chicago weekend shootings

Summertime has begun violently in Chicago, with nine people being killed in Memorial Day weekend shootings across the third most populous city in the United States. At least 32 other people have been injured in the shooting incidents, including a 4-year-old girl, who was shot in the...

Pakistan warns Afghan Taliban to immediately end �Spring Offensive�

Pakistan has conveyed a straight message to Afghan Taliban to immediately stop their ongoing spring offensive or face consequences. The Express Tribune, a Pakistani reliable news agency, quotes an unnamed source who is aware of Islamabad’s this move saying that Kabul is also in the loop. “The...

Minister of Mines Looks to Clear Air Around Hajigak Mine Controversy

Responding to news about the cancelation of a contract to develop the Hajigak mine, Daud Shah Sabah, the Minister of Mines and Petroleum, maintained on Monday that no contract was ever signed and that the Indian consortium leading the bidding process was always allowed to pull out of its bid.In his...