The day Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, the Iranian government called for 40 days of public mourning in line with Shiite ...

Asharq Al Awsat The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque announced that 10,789,467 worshippers visited the Prophet’s Mosque during the first 10 ...

The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque announced that the total ...

Prayer and perseverance shaped a lasting Houston legacy for decades.

As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi ...

He named a wartime commander, Ali Larijani, to run affairs in his absence. And he readied his followers for what was to come. In his final address on February 16th he invoked the defining tragedy of ...

A landmark civil lawsuit filed by 9/11 victims accuses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of funding a jihadist cell in Southern ...

Few places on earth so revere martyrdom as Iran. I came to that conclusion during a visit to the country in 2002, not long after the Sept. 11 attack on the United States. In my book, “Martyrs: ...

His trademark look was a black turban signifying his descent from the Prophet Muhammad, a white beard and glasses with ...

Explore Ramadan’s culture and traditions through the lived reality of Gaza, a besieged region facing an ongoing Israeli ...

Radical Iranian cleric Ayatollah Alireza Arafi is seen as a possible successor to Khamenei after his appointment to the interim council.