Iran is to mount an exhibition of Palestine-inspired photos taken by prominent Iranian photographer Alfred Yaghobzadeh on the anniversary of the International Quds Day in Tehran. The display dubbed the Wall will be hosted by the Tehran-based Palestine Museum of Contemporary Art in collaboration with the Imam Ali Museum (PBUH), and will showcase 32 photos [...]

Iran is set to hold the first International Seminar on English Language Teaching of the Islamic World, hosting Muslim scholars in the capital city of Tehran. “English teaching experts from Pakistan, Malaysia, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Egypt, Bangladesh and other Muslim countries will take part in the three-day event,” seminar director Seyyed Ziaeddin Tajeddin told IRNA [...]

Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior foreign affairs advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Ummah and Opressed People, renews Iran’s support for Palestine and Lebanon against Israel and the US. “The Islamic Republic of Iran will support resistance groups in Palestine and Lebanon against the Zionist regime (Israel) and the US,” Velayati said. Velayati was [...]

A senior official of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps underlined Tehran’s support for the Lebanese and Palestinian Islamic Resistance groups, saying that Lebanon and Palestine are Iran’s “front line” in the country’s confrontation with the enemies. “Today Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq are considered as the front lines for (potential) attacks against Iran, and our support [...]

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani reiterates that the country has always been against proliferation of nuclear weapons. He made the remark in a meeting with his Greek counterpart Philippos Petsalnikos on the sidelines of an Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference in Geneva. Larijani also lashed out at certain powers for chanting empty slogans while continuing to [...]

Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) Speaker says stopping Tehran’s support for Palestine is the US ulterior motive in imposing new sanctions against the country. The US unilateral sanctions against Iran’s oil and gas sector is just a political facade; even before these sanctions, Iran had no cooperation with American companies, Ali Larijani said in a press conference [...]

Al-Aqsa TV condemns France’s decision to ban the channel’s transmissions, saying it is an illegal move which aims at satisfying “Israeli and US desires.” Muhammad Abu Thuraya, the deputy director of al-Aqsa TV, said that his channel will “mobilize rights activist in the world” against the decision. Abu Thuraya also said that the authorities of [...]

The third Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) opened in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday. Turkish President Abdullah Gul chairs the three-day summit which is attended by IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other Middle East and Asian leaders. The summit held every two years aims to increase security and trust on the Asian [...]

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to leave Tehran for Istanbul on Monday to attend the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). Leaders from the Middle East, South Asia and the Korean Peninsula will participate in the three-day summit convening exactly one week after the deadly Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. [...]

South Africa has strongly condemned Israel’s attack on the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla and called for a concerted global effort to find a solution to the question of Palestine. In a statement issued by the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Pretoria strongly condemned all military aggression by Israel against innocent civilians, including the [...]

The Leader of the Islamic Ummah and Opressed People has said the enmity of domineering powers towards Iran stems from the Islamic Republic’s message of deliverance. “The message of the Islamic establishment is one of values, humanity and deliverance of nations from the grip of domineering powers and world nations thirst for such a message,” [...]

Sheikh Ra’ed Salah, the head of the Islamic movement in 1948 occupied Palestine, announced in Berlin on Saturday that he would be among the passengers aboard the flotilla of ships carrying relief material to the Gaza Strip later this month. The Sheikh, who was met with a standing ovation at the Berlin conference for Palestinians [...]

Member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc MP Hassan Fadlallah responded in a statement today to the American threats, and particularly what was said by US War Secretary Robert Gates. Fadlallah told Lebanese Daily Assafir that the weapons owned by the governments of the world, “have not reached the extremity which the American weapons [...]

Iran’s representative to the UN seminar on Palestine says the Palestinian plight is a “global concern” which the international community must “urgently” address. Speaking at the two-day event in Vienna, Ali-Asghar Soltanieh said that the Palestinian issue was not simply a conflict between regional and Arab states and that the issue must raise concern on [...]

The Middle East sees more demonstrations as Muslims join hands to voice protest against Israeli violations in Palestine, despite a policy of silence adopted by their governments. Crowds of Palestinian refugees staged a demonstration in southern Damascus late on Friday to protest Tel Aviv’s refusal to heed international calls to halt its illegal settlement construction [...]

Iran’s parliament speaker has advised the US president to “do something about” his secretary of state because she is jeopardizing US interests. “Mr. Obama you should do something about your secretary of state before it’s too late. It seems like she is still stuck in election rivalries. She is harming US national interests,” Ali Larijani [...]

The military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine has warned that armed Palestinian groups will confront Israel if its attacks on Gaza continue. The remark was made by an Al-Quds Brigades spokesman on Friday. According to Palestinian fighters, Israel is attempting to provoke violence by stepping up attacks on the Gaza Strip. The [...]

Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has urged Muslims to be vigilant against the “borderless Israeli greed and brutality.” “Israel is an entity that has stolen Palestine and Jerusalem Al-Quds. This entity’s greed, terrorism and brutality have no borders,” said Nasrallah who was addressing thousands of people in Beirut on Sunday as part of ceremonies [...]

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia have discussed Iran’s nuclear issue in Riyadh. The two countries’ top officials on Tuesday also talked about the latest issues of the Muslim world as well as Saudi-Egyptian cooperation, Fars news agency reported. The latest regional and international developments, including Palestine, Persian Gulf security, Iraq, [...]

The European Union says it will discuss Palestine’s demand to be recognized by the UN as an independent state, but has described the proposal as “premature”. Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, whose country holds the EU’s rotating presidency, told reporters in Brussels that EU foreign ministers would discuss more support for the Palestinians at a [...]