Jordan MPs Call for Expulsion of Israel Envoy over al-Aqsa Assault
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Members of the Jordanian parliament’s Palestine Committee called for the expulsion of Israel's ambassador from the country in response to Tel Aviv's latest measures in Jerusalem al-Quds.
Palestinian Worshippers Injured as Israeli Forces Raid Al-Aqsa Mosque
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Nearly a dozen Palestinians were injured after Israeli military forces attacked worshipers entering al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied Old City of Jerusalem al-Quds.
Head of Iran’s Quran Radio Recites Quran in Karbala
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Ahmad Abolqassemi, head of Iran’s Quran Radio who is in Karbala, Iraq, attended a Quran recitation session in the holy city.
Int’l Quran Contest Begins in Mauritania
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The preliminary stage of an international competition on Quran memorization, interpretation and Tajweed principles started on February 18 in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania.
Quranic Activities
Iraqi Conference Calls for Establishing Quran Miracles Academy
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Participants in an international conference in Baghdad on scientific miracles of the Quran underlined the need for establishing a specialized academy for research on Quran miracles.
19 Feb 2019, 09:19
Political
No Guarantee Australian Weapons Aren't Used in War on Yemen: Government
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Australian defense department can’t guarantee that Canberra-made remote weapons systems, that attracted a taxpayer subsidy, won’t be used in the bloody war on Yemen.
20 Feb 2019, 11:54
Religious Activities
Erdogan: Minarets in Athens If Greek Orthodox Seminary Is to Open in Istanbul
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday suggested the mosque in Athens should open with minarets if the Greek premier wants to reopen a seminary in Istanbul.
17 Feb 2019, 09:00
World
Rohingya Refugees in Cox's Bazar Camps Exposed to the Elements
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Nearly 600,000 refugees at the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar are at high risk of cyclones with only rotting bamboos and shredding plastics to protect them, warned the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
19 Feb 2019, 12:40
