Bourse and Bazaar | AFP: Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, a grand ayatollah who headed Iran's judiciary during fierce crackdowns on dissidents, journalists and activists, died on Monday at the age of 70 according to the state news agency IRNA. Shahroudi was a student of Iran's revolutionary founder Ruhollah Khomeini who went on to hold some of the most ...

IRNA Lebanon's parliament speaker in a message to the Iranian Leader offered condolences for death of the senior Iranian cleric. Nabih Berri in separate messages, condoled death of Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi to the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as well as Parliament Speaker ...

IRNA - Iranian government, in a message condoling the demise of late Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Shahrudi declared Wednesday, December 26th, as public mourning throughout the country. The text of the message reads, 'The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran condoles the demise of late Head of the Expediency Council Ayatollah ...

IRNA - The body of Chairman of Expediency Council Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi will be laid to rest at Masoumeh Shrine in the city of Qom on Wednesday, it was announced on Tuesday. The mourning ceremony of late Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi is slated to be held in Tehran and Qom on Wednesday morning and evening respectively. Chairman ...

Khamenei.ir - The Supreme Leader of the Islamic revolutionImam Khamenei issued a message, expressing condolences for the passing of the great faqih, the chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council, Ayatollah Hashemi-Shahroudi. Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi-- passed away last night, December 24, 2018. The following is the full text of the message:...

Iran Front Page - IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday, December 25, 2018, and picked headlines from 13 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The top story in most of the papers today was the death of head of Irans Expediency Council and former Judiciary Chief,...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Sayyari says US fleet in PG not to dare to strike Iran Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said that due to Irans readiness, the United States naval fleet in the Persian Gulf will not dare to take any measures against the country.   Hospital ...

IRNA - Head of Khatamolanbia Hospital dismissed the news regarding death of Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, Chariman of the Expediency Discernment Council. Speaking to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Pir Hossein Koulivand said Ayatollah Shahroudi is in coma and hospitalized in intensive critical unit (ICU). He is in critical condition, he ...

Qom, Dec 19, IRNA Vice-Chairman of Assembly of Experts strongly criticized Saudi Arabia for taking side with the Nigerian army in the massacre of Shia Muslims of the African country. 'The Saudi Arabia's coalition with the US and arrogant powers is blatant example of friendship of blasphemers; the Saudi king's congratulation to the perpetrators ...