More than two million Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage
madaresharghi More than two million Muslims from around the world began the hajj pilgrimage at Islam's holiest sites Wednesday, a religious duty and an epic multi-stage journey. On the esplanade ...
Jordan, Iraq reopen only border crossing
madaresharghi Jordan and Iraq on Wednesday reopened their only border crossing, saying security had been restored three years after the Daesh terrorist group seized control of frontier areas. In a ...
Iran, Syria review coop in counter-terrorism
madaresharghi Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi-Ansari in a meeting on Wednesday with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad discussed bilateral cooperation in the field of ...
Israeli settlers hurl insult at Islam in presence of regime forces: B’Tselem
madaresharghi An Israeli human rights organization has captured a video showing Israeli settlers verbally abusing Palestinians and swearing at the holy religion of Islam as well as Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ...
Iran exhibition in Najaf opened
madaresharghi Iranian firms' exclusive exhibition in the Iraqi city of Najaf was inaugurated on Tuesday in a ceremony attended by a number of officials from the two countries. This year's ...
More than 2m Muslims converge on Mecca for hajj
madaresharghi More than two million Muslims from around the world will start the hajj pilgrimage at Islam's holiest sites on Wednesday, a religious duty and an epic multi-stage journey. This ...
Rights groups demand UN probe into abuses in Yemen
madaresharghi Fifty-seven rights groups from around the world on Tuesday demanded a UN enquiry into abuses in Yemen, as Saudi Arabia continues its deadly strikes against the impoverished nation. In ...
Turkey says Israel must end occupation of Palestine
madaresharghi Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Israel must stop its occupation of Palestinian territories, which he says undermines the so-called two-state solution to the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Erdogan made ...
Several people killed in Kabul suicide bombing
madaresharghi A suicide bombing in a busy commercial area in Kabul, near a string of banks and not far from the US Embassy, killed at least five people, Afghan officials ...
EU's Juncker says Turkey leaving Europe with 'giant steps'
madaresharghi European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday said Turkey was fully to blame for the breakdown of its EU accession talks and warned Ankara was fast withdrawing from Europe. ...