Hawzah News Agency
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UN warns 10 million face acute food shortages in Yemen
The WFP said on Friday it needed $737m to the end of the year to keep its aid program running in the war-torn country, which is gripped by what the UN calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
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Hamas expresses support for Ankara’s decision to convert iconic Hagia Sophia into mosque
Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has expressed its support for the Turkish government’s decision to convert Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia into a mosque. “Opening of Hagia Sophia to prayer is a proud moment for all Muslims,” said Hamas in a written statement.
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Bosnian Muslims mourn their dead 25 years after Srebrenica massacre
Bosnian Muslims on Saturday mark 25 years since the Srebrenica massacre, the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II, with the memorial ceremony sharply reduced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Macron urges Israel to drop West Bank annexation plan
French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to drop any plan to annex parts of the West Bank and elsewhere, the French presidency said Friday in a statement.
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Starbucks employee writes ‘ISIS’ on Muslim teen’s cup
The teen, Aishah (who requested not use her last name out of safety concerns), said she went to a Starbucks inside a Target in St. Paul on July 1. The barista allegedly asked her to repeat her name while taking her order. Yet when Aishah received her drink, she saw “ISIS” written on the cup.
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Friday prayers in mosques repeatedly banned in Kyrgyzstan
In connection with the difficult epidemiological situation in the country, the SDMK decided to suspend the Friday prayers.
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Sheikh Qassem: US imposes starvation policy on Lebanon for sake of ‘Israel’
Sheikh Qassem reiterated Hezbollah commitment to preserve Lebanon’s independence, pointing out that the party aims at strengthening the state institutions and the government.
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Imam Khamenei; Iran will do its utmost to eliminate the evil threat of the fraudulent Zionist regime
The Islamic Republic, based on its religious and humane duty and ideological principles, will not spare any effort to support the oppressed people of Palestine, to revive their rights, and to eliminate the evil threat posed by the Zionist regime.
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Statement: “Death of Palestinian detainee not confirmed”
Former political prisoner, researcher and the head of the Studies and Documentation Committee of the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees, has informed the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) that the Israeli Prison Service has not informed any party that the detainee, Sa’ad al-Gharabily, 75, has died, and only announced he is in a critical condition, or possibly clinically dead.
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Suleimani’s assassination by US Drone strike was ‘Unlawful’: UN expert
The United States has failed to provide sufficient evidence of an ongoing, or imminent, attack against its interests to justify the strike, said Agnes Callamard, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
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Islamic Women’s Council says police failed to take March 15 threat against Hamilton mosque from person in Christchurch 'seriously'
New Zealand Muslims say the Government had years to tackle growing Islamophobia before the Christchurch attacks that killed 51 people and left many others seriously injured.
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Belgian protest for headscarf rights at university
The #HijabisFightBack event was organized by three local NGOs representing Muslim women and fighting for social inclusion.
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Kashmir bans Muslim gatherings but OKs Hindu pilgrimage
Under a government order effective the weekend of July 4, the regional administration has prohibited all social and religious gatherings but at the same time is allowing a Hindu pilgrimage to a shrine in Amarnath cave at an elevation of 3,888 meters (12,775 feet) in the Phalgam area of south Kashmir.
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Hezbollah receives message from Haniyeh to Sayyed Nasrallah about Israeli Annexation plot
The message indicated the threats posed by the Zionist annexation of the West Bank settlements to the Palestinian cause, calling for maintaining unity to confront the challenges.
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Deputy secretary-general of al-Nujaba:
Al-Kazemiz’s weak government cause of House of Saud’s impudence/Saudi Arabia a takfiri Regime
Al-Nujaba’s deputy secretary-general for seminary issues, in a live talk with Aletejah TV channel, condemning the insult of the Saudi paper, al-Sharq al-Awsat, stated, “This insult is a part of a comprehensive program for aggression towards the Iraqi sovereignty, land, nation, sources of emulation and national myths”, reported al-Nujaba’s Centre for Communications and Media Affairs in Iran.
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Iraqi holy shrines’ custodians, AQR chief custodian stress joint cooperation against coronavirus
In separate telephone calls, the custodians of the holy shrines of Imam Ali (AS), Imam Hussein (AS), Hazrat Abolfazl (AS), Imams of Kadhimiya (AS) and Imams of Askariya (AS) congratulated AQR chief custodian, Hoj. Ahmad Marvi, on the birth anniversary of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Imam of Shia Muslims, describing the situation in Iraq and especially the holy shrines’ activities in the fight against the virus.
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Islam for non-Muslims – Chinese Imam in Hong Kong on a mission to explain his religion
The result is a book in Chinese, Understanding Islam. Yang says what sets Islam apart from other religions is the fact it touches all parts of a believer’s life.
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Chief Custodian announces management reshuffle at Astan Quds Razavi
Hoj. Ahmad Marvi appointed Mohammad Mehdi Baradaran as the managing director of AQR Organization in a decree that burdened him with the responsibility of preparing a roadmap for future development and transparency in service rendering to the pilgrims.
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Alaaddin Mosque, a Seljuk-era masterpiece famed for its crown gate, intricate decorations
The traces of history have been preserved in the Alaaddin Mosque, which is estimated to have been built in the 14th century, with works that have lasted for about 15 years.
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Thousands in Australia rally against racism defying public health rules
A last-minute appeal at the New South Wales Court of Appeal allowed a rally in Sydney, where several thousand people marched among heavy police presence, chanting, “Whose lives matter? Black Lives matter.”
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Sayyed Nasrallah addresses nation Tuesday night
The speech will tackle the latest political and economic developments in Lebanon and the Middle East amid the US economic siege on Lebanon and unjust sanctions on regional states.
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Hezbollah denounces Saudi paper’s abuse against Sayyed Sisitani, highlights his role in defeating ISIL in Iraq
Sayyed Sistani has always preserved Iraq’s safety, political stability and national unity, according to the statement which recalled the role of his eminence’s famous fatwa (religious decree) in fighting and defeating ISIL terrorist group on the Iraqi territories.
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UK Labour sacks candidate for old anti-Islamic tweets
A statement from Labour Party president Claire Szabó said the tweets from 2013 do not represent the views of the party.