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    Putin focuses on foreign policy in the Middle East

    Perhaps it was the difficult economic conditions at home, or because of the unpopular decisions that risks making President Putin the man of the elite rather than the man of the people, but what was clear to see in his annual press conference on 17 December was the Putin...

    Friday Prayer Sermon in Imam Hussain’s Holy Shrine

    Sheikh Abdul Mehdi Al-Karbalaei    My brothers, my sisters...  I bring to your attention the following two matters:- First Matter: The blood (sacrifice) of the martyrs has been and remains the prime role in the defense of Iraq and its people and their sanctities, and the preservation of its unity and the protection of...

    The United Kingdom’s policy towards Iraq

    The coalition government in the United Kingdom during the years 2010-2015 had a cautious approach to Iraq and later Syria. The legacy of the invasion in 2003 and the Bush/Blair alliance led to the UK public being averse to foreign intervention, and the financial crisis of 2008 meant that...

    Friday Prayer Sermon in Imam Hussain’s Holy Shrine

    Sayyid Ahmad Al-Safi My brothers, my sisters...  I bring to your attention the following two matters:- First Matter: There are laws and international conventions governing the relationship between states, with respect for the sovereignty of all countries without intruding upon territories. Such regulations are clearly stipulated in international laws and conventions. Thus, unless...

    Fighting media with media how to counter is propaganda

    Back in 2002, Osama Bin Laden wrote in a letter addressed to Taliban leader Mullah Omar ‘the media war in this century is obviously one of the strongest methods; in fact, its ratio may reach 90% of the total preparation for the battles’. Three years later, his successor Al...

    Tehran’s historic summit from partnership to alliance

    Yassin Majeed, Researcher and writer in regional affairs Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Iran on the 23rd of November 2015 is considered an exceptional political event in light of international and regional transformations. What increased the importance of the visit, which is the second visit of President Putin to...

    Friday Prayer Sermon in Imam Hussain’s Holy Shrine

    Sheikh Abdul Mehdi Al-Karbalaei My brothers, my sisters... I bring to your attention the following two matters:- After Ziyarat Al-Arbaeen Al-Imam Al-Hussein (peace be upon him) has been ended, the good organization and management in its various ceremonies by the remarkable efforts made by different parties culminated with great success, where...

    Friday Prayer Sermon in Imam Hussain’s Holy Shrine

    Sayyid Ahmad Al-Safi My brothers, my sisters...  I bring to your attention the following two matters:- First Matter: Amidst the difficult circumstances experienced by our country Iraq and the region as a whole, as it faces the terrorism of ISIS, it is crucial more than ever, for us to be in positions of...

    Friday Prayer Sermon in Imam Hussain’s Holy Shrine

    Sheikh Abdul Mehdi Al-Karbalaei My brothers, my sisters... I bring to your attention the following two matters:- First Matter: With the approach of Arbaeen Ziyara, as millions of lovers of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) seek to participate in its remembrance by crawling on foot towards his holy shrine, intending thereby to...