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2026-06-01 20:37
By Garsha Vazirian
Why Bahrain’s monarchy treats its people as an enemy
TEHRAN — There is an unspoken rule driving the security apparatus inside Manama: a population you deeply distrust can never be governed, only contained. The Al Khalifa monarchy, an absolute Sunni ruling elite dominating a native Shia majority, acts less like a sovereign government and more like an anxious security regime.
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2026-05-09 20:40
Over 40 Shia clerics arrested in Bahrain as Manama escalates crackdown on solidarity with Iran
TEHRAN — In a dramatic overnight escalation, Bahraini security forces have arrested dozens of the country’s most senior Shia clerics, storming homes hours after midnight and continuing a weeks-long campaign of repression against citizens expressing solidarity with Iran.
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2026-01-25 20:03
Sunni clerics join Shiite religious leaders in backing Islamic Republic
TEHRAN – Hundreds of Sunni religious scholars in Iran’s southern Hormozgan Province have issued a declaration of firm and informed support for the Islamic Republic and the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, revealing a broad national consensus in the face of recent U.S.-backed unrest.
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2026-01-21 17:21
Mashhad combines pilgrimage with tourism and urban infrastructure
TEHRAN - Mashhad, the capital of Khorasan Razavi province, is one of Iran’s main domestic travel destinations, drawing millions of visitors each year for religious, cultural and leisure purposes.
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2025-12-07 19:41
Alawite spiritual leader calls for strike against al-Jolani regime
The spiritual leader of the Alawite religious minority in Syria, Ghazal Ghazal, has called for a strike against the administration of Ahmad al-Sharaa (Abu Muhammad al-Jolani), one day ahead of the first anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government, The Cradle reported Sunday.
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2025-10-17 16:53
‘Book on Travel’ plan to be implemented in Khorasan Razavi eco-lodges
TEHRAN--The ‘Book on Travel’ initiative is being implemented in traditional accommodations and eco-tourism sites of Khorasan Razavi province so that book as a kind friend can become a traveling companion for tourists, the deputy head of Khorasan Razavi Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Department has said.
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2025-10-05 16:42
Abductions and murders of minorities escalate despite al-Sharaa’s UN pledges
The murder and abduction of religious minorities in Syria has accelerated in the wake of self-appointed President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s speech at the UN General Assembly in New York late last month, The Cradle reported.
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2025-09-12 19:12
Shia and Sunni scholars unite to condemn Israeli aggression against Iran
TEHRAN – Shia and Sunni scholars across Iran and the wider Muslim world have issued strong condemnations of Israel’s war on Iran, framing resistance as a sacred duty that transcends sectarian divides.
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2025-08-24 16:43
Isfahan, birthplace of Alam making, one of Iran's ritual crafts
TEHRAN—Isfahan is the origin of one of Iran’s ritual crafts: Alam making. Processional Standards (Alams) are used in many parts of the Muslim world by the Shia community in processions marking the martyrdom of Imam Husain (A.S.), grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), who died at the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE.
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2025-08-16 17:42
Mashhad is to host over 6.5 million pilgrims, governor-general says
TEHRAN – Mashhad, Iran’s holiest city, is expected to host between 6.5 million and 7 million pilgrims during the last ten days of the Islamic lunar month of Safar, the governor-general of Khorasan Razavi province said.
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2025-07-07 15:56
Muharram rituals: thousands of pilgrims walk to Imam Reza shrine
TEHRAN – Around 7,000 pilgrims traveled on foot to the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad to commemorate Tasu’a and Ashura, two of the most significant days in the Islamic calendar, at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Shia Imam.