Iran rejected as ‘groundless’ the accusations that four Arab League states have raised against Tehran in their recent statement on disputed islands with United Arab Emirates. In a statement on Friday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh regretted that “some Arab countries are seeking to divert people’s attention from their ...
Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Sistani received on Saturday Pope Francis in the holy city of Najaf, the office of the senior Iraqi cleric announced. Religious authorities have a role in protecting Iraq’s Christians and that the Shia leader “affirmed his concern that Christian citizens should live like all Iraqis in ...