UN: 2 Killed, Helicopter Hit in Nigeria Attack

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The United Nations on Saturday said two civilians including a five-year-old child were killed and an aid helicopter damaged in a terrorist attack in restive northeast Nigeria.

17:46 , 2020 Jul 05

560,000 Copies of Quran Printed in Iran in 3 Months

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Some 560,000 copies of the Holy Quran were printed in Iran in the first 3 months of the current Iranian calendar year, an official said.

17:20 , 2020 Jul 05

Some Streets in Tehran to Be Named After Quran Masters

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Municipality of Tehran’s Cultural Commission has agreed to name some of the streets and squares in the city after prominent Quran masters, an official said.

16:28 , 2020 Jul 05

Iraqis Condemn Saudi Paper’s Offensive Cartoon of Ayatollah Sistani

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iraqi protesters have staged a demonstration in the capital Baghdad to condemn Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat newspaper over an offensive cartoon depicting Iraq's most prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.

15:39 , 2020 Jul 05

Algeria Awaits Apology from France for Colonialism

TEHRAN (IQNA) –Algeria is waiting for an apology for France's colonial occupation of the North African country, the president said, expressing hope that Emmanuel Macron would build on recent conciliatory overtures.

15:05 , 2020 Jul 05

Quranic Gathering of Omani Students to Be Held Online

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The third Quranic congress of school students in Oman will be organized online.

14:43 , 2020 Jul 05

Airstrikes Target Libya's Al-Watiya Airbase

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Warplanes struck overnight at an airbase that was recently recaptured by Libya's internationally recognized government from eastern forces with help from Turkey, a military source with the eastern forces and a resident nearby said.

13:59 , 2020 Jul 05

Egyptian Qari Teaches Quran via Facebook

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Egyptian Qari Sheikh Hassan Hissan uses Facebook to teach Quran recitation.

13:03 , 2020 Jul 05

Demonstrators in Copenhagen Slam Israeli Annexation Plan

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters marched Saturday through the streets of the Danish capital, Copenhagen, to express rejection of the Israeli annexation plan and the apartheid practices of the Israeli government in occupied Palestine.

12:18 , 2020 Jul 05