Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi called the rapprochement and unity of the Islamic community the emphasis of the late Imam Khomeini (RA) and Leader of the Revolution, and a strategic move in the World of Islam. Speaking on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the 35th International Conference on Islamic Unity,Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi appreciated the ...

MNA Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Gholamhossein Dehghani noted that Organization of Islamic Cooperation was established to enhance unity among Islamic countries. Countries which support US sanctions against the Iranian nation violate the spirit of unity among Muslims, he said addressing the 46th session of the OICs ...

IRNA Irans Ambassador to Bosnia Herzegovina said on Sunday that unity is todays necessity of the Islamic world. Addressing a ceremony honoring Prophet Mohammad (AS) in Sarajevo, he added that Takfiri ideologies nurturing terrorists have nothing to do with teachings of the Prophet Mohammad PBUH), as He is mercy of God for the world. Meanwhile,...

IRNA Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday stressed importance of unity and cooperation among Muslim states. 'In the light of the current situation, Islamic countries now, more than ever need unity and cooperation,' President Hassan Rouhani said in his message to the Jordanian King Abdullah II. The President congratulated the anniversary ...

American Herald Tribune | Marwa Osman: The world has been fussing lately about the recent claims by the British newspaper, The Times, whichreportedthat Israel and Saudi Arabia are discussing the establishment of economic relations between them. Well newsflash, Mossad and Saudi intelligence officials meet regularly and have been doing so for decades ...

IRNA Vice-Speaker of the Supreme Lebanese Shia Parliament, Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan, underlined on Sunday that Iran, today, is the flag bearer of Islamic unity and of support for Palestine. He made the remarks in a meeting with Hojjatoleslam Shahidi, the envoy of Hojjatoleslam Seyed Abolfazl Tabatabaie Ashkzari, who is the representative of the ...

IRNA Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif on Wednesday urged unity among Muslim countries to counter common threats. Speaking in a meeting in Tehran with Malian Parliament Speaker Issaka Sidib, the foreign minister expressed the hope that the upcoming Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Union (IIPU) conference will help boost unity among Islamic nations....

Tehran, December 27, The Iran Project - Along with holding the first Islamic Conference on Science and Technology Development in Tehran, the head of the conferences secretariat says efforts are underway to establish anIslamic countries' international fund for technology development. Speaking to a reporter on Sunday, Mohammad Reza Golrou, the head ...

Tehran, June 29, IRNA - Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Sunday night that all should avoid political divide to bolster national solidarity. Rafsanjani made the remarks in a cerermony of Iftari (fasting break meal). Ramadan is a good occasion to purify body and soul, he said. He outlined economic and ...

[caption id="attachment_77078" align="alignright" width="167"] Iranian Sunni cleric Mowlavi Abdolhamid[/caption] Tehran, March 1, IRNA An Iranian Sunni religious leader says Shia and Sunni Muslims should rely on their commonalities, unity, and moderation. Leader of Zahedan Sunni community Friday prayers Molavi Abdulhamid urged the followers ...

[caption id="attachment_2384" align="alignright" width="193"] Qom Seminary Teachers Society[/caption] Qom, Feb 17, IRNA - The Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom condemned the latest act of the terrorist group of Daesh (ISIS) on beheading a group of Christian Egyptian nationals and stressed the only way to fight Daesh terrorists is the unity of Muslims....

Qom, Jan 12, IRNA Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi said on Sunday that wisdom requires Muslims of all sects to respect sanctities of each other. The grand ayatollah who is a spiritual guide for many Shiite Muslims, made the remarks in a meeting here with the visiting Chairman of Lebanon Assembly of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Ahmad Al Zain. Grand ...

Tehran, Jan 10, IRNA - A senior cleric said on Friday that Tehran has been taking major practical steps to help proximity of the Islamic faiths including the approval of a legislation which allowed Iranian Sunnis to run their cities in Sunni populated areas nationwide. President's special assistant for religious minorities Ali Younesi made the remarks ...

Tehran, Jan 7, IRNA - Deputy Secretary General of Hezbollah Sheikh Naim Qassem said here on Wednesday that the current challenges facing the Islamic world are politically motivated and have nothing to do with religion. Qassem made the remarks while addressing the 28th International Conference on Islamic Unity in Tehran. If Muslims become united, ...

[caption id="attachment_134064" align="alignright" width="179"] Irans Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani[/caption] TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans parliament speaker urged the Muslim nations to close ranks against the worlds arrogant powers, stressing that infighting has the most harmful effect on the Islamic community. Today, the worst vice in ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) An international conference on Muslim unity will be held in the Iranian capital city of Tehran next week. Ayatollah Mohsen Araki, secretary general of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, told the Tasnim News Agency that the conference will be organized on January 7-9 concurrent with the Islamic Unity Week....

Tehran, Dec 25, IRNA -- An international conference titled Islamic Unity in View of the Quran and Hadiths is scheduled to be held here in Tehran on Friday, January 2. Tehrans Milad Tower will host the conference, which is part of the 5th International Holy Quran Competition for Muslim Students. Secretary of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic ...

Tehran, Dec 3, IRNA Turkish Ambassador to Tehran Riza Hakan Tekin here on Wednesday stressed Iran's pivotal role in Islamic world convergence. He made the remarks while talking to IRNA on the sideline of the 10th Islamic Conference of Information Ministers (ICIM). He referred to Iran as a regional power which plays a basic and sensitive role in ...

Summary Iran has sent a senior diplomat to Saudi Arabia for the first time since talks with the United States over the Iranian nuclear program began about a year ago. Historically rivals, Tehran and Riyadh have reached a point where they need to discuss the strategic situation in the region. In particular, the Islamic State jihadist movement has complicated ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by the AEI Critical Threats Project's Iran research team. Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) Deputy Hojjat al-Eslam Ali Khazaei, addressing Mashhad Friday Prayers,announced the arrest of 30 individuals connected to the Islamic State of ...