Ashura is the culmination of a 10-day annual mourning period in the lunar calendar month of Muharram for Imam Hussein (AS), who was martyred along with his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in southern Iraq in 680 AD after fighting courageously for justice against the much larger army of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid.
Thursday, August 19, 2021 11:54
Iran is remembering the anniversary of the 1953 coup against the government of then democratically-elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq.
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 08:17
In a post on his official Twitter page on Wednesday, Mohammad Javad Zarif hit out at Washington and the US-led military alliance of NATO for boasting about their efforts to help democracy and war on terror, saying the events in Afghanistan proved they even failed in their declared bid.
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 08:15
Saturday, August 14, 2021 10:51
In 680 AD, on Ashoura- the tenth day of the holy month of Muharram- Husain Ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the third Imam of Shia Muslims, was martyred in the desert of Karbala, located in contemporary Iraq.
Thursday, August 12, 2021 05:09
Neauphel-le Chateau a village in Paris outskirt, as Imam’s residence, changed into one of the most important centers of news making in the world
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 02:52
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says foreign providers of COVID vaccines initially reneged on their promises and refused sales to Iran.
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 11:20
US custom authorities have confiscated a set of Iranian tiles to be used in construction of a new mosque in Virginia, demanding they must be shipped backed to Iran or destroyed.
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 08:09