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SHAFAQNA – ISIS violated the holiday ceasefire in Afghanistan and Taliban rejected government’s suggestion to extend the ceasefire. However, different kinds of civic campaigns are forming for peace in Afghanistan. A suicide bomber has struck Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad, killing at least 19 people in the second attack in as many days targeting Taliban fighters, […]
SHAFAQNA – In accordance with the fatwa of Grand Ayatullah Sistani, Eid al Fitr prayer offered at Alulbayt Foundation in London, on Saturday.
SHAFAQNA – The distinguished judgment of Iranian referee during Germany-Mexico match in 2018 FIFA World Cup is taken widely into account among soccer lovers so that huge debates have circulated in social media and professional websites about his management, decisions and performance in the game. Despite a few critics, the main body of commentators in social […]
SHAFAQNA – CBC SPORTS | by Kevin Skiver: The World Cup is upon us, which means it’s time to take your sick days and watch as much soccer as you possibly can. However, with overlapping matches, bathroom breaks and engagements with people that don’t appreciate soccer as much as they should, you’re bound to miss a […]
SHAFAQNA – Middle East Monitor : French special forces are present on the ground in Yemen with forces from the United Arab Emirates, French newspaper Le Figaro reported on Saturday, citing two military source. The newspaper gave no further information about their activities. The Defence Ministry was not immediately available for comment, but its usual policy is not […]
SHAFAQNA – After the withdrawing the US from the Iran nuclear deal, less conversations or statements from Tramp heard in which there is no mention of Iran or threatening Iran. The US president recently said in a conversation with Fox News that he believes the Iranians will return one day and say they are going to negotiate […]
SHAFAQNA – IRNA: The value of trade exchanges between Tehran and Baghdad reached ten billion dollars for a one-year period, Iran‘s ambassador to Iraq announced on Wednesday. There are many historical, cultural and political commonalities between the two countries which should be used for further bilateral ties, Iraj Masjedi said at an Iftar ceremony in this […]
SHAFAQNA – Iraqi News | by Nehal Mostafa: The Iraqi Foreign Minister has received a message from his Syrian counterpart over intensifying efforts to re-open the border crossing between the two countries from west of Anbar in Iraq and al-Bu Kamal city in Syria. Iraqi Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari highlighted, as he received the message from Syrian […]
SHAFAQNA – Mosaic Magazine : While the growing cooperation between [Tel Aviv] and Riyadh, especially regarding the threat to both posed by Iran, is hardly a secret, it has generally stayed out of public view and has not been reflected in popular opinion. But recently the change in attitude has begun to creep into the Saudi press, […]
SHAFAQNA – IRNA: Quran should be emerged in cyberspace and this space should be used to circulate the Quranic and religious knowledge and teachings, the Iranian minister of culture and Islamic guidance said. Abbas Salehi told IRNA that his Ministry is to strengthen the relations between art, media and Quran. Cyberspace, today, has turned into a new […]
SHAFAQNA – Reuters | by Moayed Kenany: Iraq has banned farmers from planting rice and other water-intensive crops in the face of increasing shortages because of drought and shrinking river flows, an agriculture ministry official said on Thursday. A letter from the Minister of Water Resources Hassan al-Janabi to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s office seen by Reuters showed the ministry […]
SHAFAQNA– Thousands of troops backed by Saudi and United Arab Emirates forces began the biggest battle of the war in Yemen this week, launching an attack on the port of Hodeidah and putting the main supply route for food into the country at risk, the Times reported. The assault began after the expiry of a deadline […]
SHAFAQNA – Aziz Bouhaddouz heads into his own net deep into stoppage time and IR Iran claim huge last-gasp three points. Forthe second time on Friday, a last-minute goal has transformed the state of a group at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, and cut down a North African side. While it was Uruguay in the earlier encounter, […]
SHAFAQNA – The Guardian : After a burqa ban, hardline rhetoric has entered the mainstream. In one coastal town, attitudes seem increasingly polarised “It’s a lovely place,” says Jens Kramer, as he gazes across the harbour from his seat outside the wooden shed that serves as Holbæk’s boat club. “But I think people here are becoming […]
SHAFAQNA – As Ramadan fast ends, muslims in different countries around the world gathered to offer Eid al-Fitr prayer, on Friday June 15. The office of His Eminence, Mr. Sistani in Najaf, announced that Saturday June 16, is the day of Eid al Fitr.
SHAFAQNA- Political tensions in this soccer-crazy part of the world overshadow the current World Cup. From the sanction of Nike against Iranian players to Saudi-UAE moves to gain the control of global soccer governance, 2018 World Cup is maybe another battlefield for Middle Easterns. BESA center anticipates that a possible Saudi-Iranian clash on the […]
SHAFAQNA – Mehr News Agency : The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei will lead the Eid-al-Fitr (the fast-breaking feast) prayers in Tehran, to be held at the Imam Khomeini Prayer Grounds on Friday, June 15. Office of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has communicated a statement announcing that Eid al-Fitr […]
SHAFAQNA – Metro| by Amy Duncan : While Kate Middleton remains on maternity leave, Prince William is preparing to head on his first solo tour to the Middle East. It is the first time a member of the British Royal Family has officially visited the Middle Eastern countries. During his tour, the father of three will visit Israel, […]
SHAFAQNA – Imam Hussain Holy Shrine: Art possesses a wide area in the Islamic decoration, especially in the places of worship such as mosques and shrines. Imam Hussain Holy Shrine is considered a perfect symbol of Islamic art; it is one of the largest shrines in Iraq with a variety of decorations. The pilgrims can […]
SHAFAQNA – Middle East Eye : US homeland security secretary visited Israel’s southern border for ideas on wall project along US southern border US Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen inspected Israel‘s fenced-off border with Egypt on Tuesday for ideas for the US border with Mexico, where President Donald Trump has pledged to build a wall, Israel […]
SHAFAQNA : Despite provoking serious polemics in the past, The Freedom Party of Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders will hold a competition of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad. According to Reuters, the party said the plan to hold the competition in the party’s secure offices in Dutch Parliament had been approved by the Dutch Counter-terrorism Agency […]
SHAFAQNA – World Atlas : Islam is currently the second most widely practiced faith in the world. It is also the fastest growing religion and expected to have the largest number of followers by the year 2100. This growth is expected both in countries where Islam is already the majority faite and outside as well. The […]
SHAFAQNA – IRNA: Eid shopping in full swing across Pakistan and almost all markets in different cities of the county are crowded with people buying new clothes and other accessories on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr. Eid-al-Fitr is the Islamic festival that marks the end of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar during which Muslims […]
SHAFAQNA – middle east monitor : Saudi Arabia has paid $4.2 billion to its citizens over seven months as part of the government’s Citizen Account Programme to support nationals in the face of rising energy prices and newly-imposed taxes, the Anadolu Agency reported today. The programme’s General Manager, Ali Al Rajhi, said in a statement that a total amount of […]
SHAFAQNA – Middle East Monitor : The Israeli occupation forces closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron to Muslim worshippers without prior notice. Israel’s 0404 website claimed that an explosive device was found in the vicinity of the mosque earlier in the day. Israel forces intensified their presence in the area and closed […]
SHAFAQNA – Middle East Monitor : Qatar has taken the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the UN International Court of Justice over human rights violations off the back of the Gulf Crisis, Al Jazeera reported today. Just over a year after the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt levied an air, land and sea blockade against Qatar for its alleged […]
SHAFAQNA – Thousands of Jordanians protested against price hikes and an income tax reform bill last week but according to a Kuwaiti scholar this crisis may be a strategy from USA and Israel to perform the idea of Alternative Homeland for Palestinians in Jordan. Jordan is struggling to bring the ratio of its debt to gross domestic product down […]
SHAFAQNA – IRNA: President Bashar al-Assad said that the UK publicly supported the White Helmets that are a branch of Al Qaeda and Jabhat al-Nusra in different areas of Syria, stressing that Syria considers the White Helmets to be a PR stunt by the UK In an interview given to Britain’s Mail on Sunday published on […]