Leader Offers Condolences on Cleric’s Death
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei offered his condolences over the demise of senior cleric Hojat-ol-Islam Seyed Hadi Khosroshahi.
Ansarullah Leader Condemns Moves to Normalize Ties with Israel
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Leader of Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah movement Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi described attempts by some Arab countries to normalize ties with the Zionist regime of Israel as a move that...
EU Slams Tel Aviv’s Plan to Build Settler Units in Occupied West Bank
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The European Union lambasted the Israeli regime for its plan to build thousands of settler units in occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds, warning that such construction will sever territorial...
PLO Official Slam US Envoy’s Remarks on Quds
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), slammed “distortions and lies” by US ambassador to Israel and stressed that East Jerusalem al-Quds is the...
Quranic Activities
Iran Int’l Quran Contest to Be Rescheduled
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 37th International Quran Competition of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be postponed due to concerns amid a novel coronavirus outbreak, an official said.
26 Feb 2020, 11:50
Political
Russia Sends Warships to Syria A Day After 33 Turkish Troops Killed in Idlib
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Russia on Friday said it was sending two warships armed with cruise missiles to waters off the Syrian coast and blamed Ankara for the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in Syria’s Idlib region the previous day.
28 Feb 2020, 11:16
Religious Activities
Ceremony to Honor Iran’s Quranic Figures Postponed
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A program that was planned to be held to honor Iran’s Quranic figures was called off and will be held at a later date, an official said.
26 Feb 2020, 10:27
World
Masjid al-Haram in Mecca Sterilized amid Coronavirus Concerns
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Pictures show the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, being sterilized after the country took the ‘unprecedented’ step of banning foreign pilgrims from entering months before the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
29 Feb 2020, 10:41
