Khuzestan mosques among Iran’s nominees for UNESCO collective listing: provincial tourism chief

TEHRAN – Several historic mosques in Khuzestan province have been included among Iran’s nominees for a collective UNESCO listing, said Mohammad Jourvand, head of the Khuzestan Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department.

The role of Muslim leaders in strengthening the BRICS coalition

TEHRAN – The convening of the “Second Meeting of Muslim Leaders of BRICS Countries” hosted by Brazil is a turning point in the life of this forum and, beyond that, a pillar in strengthening the BRICS coalition. The consultation and synergy of Muslim leaders within the BRICS framework regarding international crises is not merely desirable, but an absolute necessity.

63 coins bearing Prophet Muhammad’s name to be unveiled in Unity Week

TEHRAN – Iran will unveil 63 historical coins inscribed with the name of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) for the first time during Islamic Unity Week, officials said on Thursday.

After two years of regional inaction, Qalibaf calls on Muslim states stop Israel's Gaza genocide 

TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on Wednesday called on Muslim countries to unite in condemning Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza and to take concrete action to halt the Zionist regime’s “killing machine.”

Leader: Nothing more beneficial for Islamic world than unity

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met with Iranian officials overseeing the Hajj pilgrimage on Sunday at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah.

Iranian Sunni scholars urge fatwas for Palestine

In letter to religious leaders across West Asia, Iranian Sunni scholars say it’s time for action

TEHRAN – Following over a year of Israeli violence in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank, hundreds of Iranian Sunni scholars are urging fellow religious leaders across the Arab world and beyond to issue fatwas supporting Palestine.

'Israel is a cancerous tumor that disrupts stability and security'

Palestine has turned into symbol of unity and justice seeking, Iran says ahead of Quds Day

TEHRN – On Thursday, one day ahead of International Quds Day, the Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that Palestine has now turned into a symbol of unity in the Islamic world and a symbol for seeking justice by all the oppressed and freedom seekers around the world with different races and religions.