Iran rejects Israeli accusations over Bulgaria blast
July 19th, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran Thursday rejected Israeli claims of Tehran's involvement in Wednesday's bus blast in Bulgaria which killed six Israelis.Iran's Al-Alam TV channel said Iranian Foreign Ministry ... Read more...
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Kashmiri religious group issues dress code for tourists
July 4th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) A Kashmiri religious group Jamaat-e-Islami has asked tourists visiting the valley to follow a "proper dress code" and told the tourism department to enforce it."Some tourists, ... Read more...
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Recent uprising in Cairo ‘not an Islamic Revolution’: Egypt expert
February 19th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): Indiana School of Law-Indianapolis Professor Frank Emmert, an expert on Egyptian politics, has said that the recent protests in Cairo that ousted President Hosni Mubarak is an 'uprising ... Read more...
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Hafiz Saeed publicly slams Pope, defends blasphemy law
January 30th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) In a rare public appearance, Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed Sunday addressed a rally in Lahore, capital of Pakistan's Punjab province, and vowed to resist any change in ... Read more...
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‘Mideast massive protests’ a replay of 1979 Islamic revolution: Iranian conservatives
January 29th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Jan 29 (ANI): Iran's conservatives have described the massive protests in Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, a 'replay' of 1979 Islamic Revolution."In my opinion, the Islamic Republic of Iran should see ... Read more...
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Inter-faith meet condemns Swiss mosque minarets ban
January 14th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) Religious scholars and intellectuals Thursday condemned the Swiss government's recent ban on minarets of mosques in their country and decided to approach the United Nations and Amnesty International ... Read more...
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Iran follows China, expresses concerns over US embassy expansion in Islamabad
September 16th, 2009 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.16 (ANI): After China, Iran has also expressed reservations over the massive expansion plans of the US embassy in Islamabad.Sources said, during his meeting with Jamaat-i-Islami chief Syed Munawar Hussain, Iran's ... Read more...
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India, US feared rise of Islamist militancy in post-Mujib Bangladesh
August 15th, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 15 (IANS) India and the US shared apprehensions of the rise of Islamist militancy in Bangladesh following the assassination of its founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman this day in ... Read more...
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Clerics denounce terrorism at Hyderabad meet
April 6th, 2008 - 4:25 pm ICT by admin
Hyderabad, April 6 (IANS) A massive public meeting organised by Islamic madrassas here has condemned terrorism in all its forms and urged Muslims to develop good relations with other communities. Prominent religious ... Read more...
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