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Thursday, 14 August 2025 5:42 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 14 August 2025 5:42 PM ]

Arba'een pilgrimage

Millions of Muslims from across the globe have converged on Iraq's holy City of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een. The occasion marks 40 days since the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam. The solemn occasion is observed in Iran on Thursday and in Iraq the following day. For at least two weeks, pilgrims from different countries walked 80 kilometers from Najafi to Karbala to attend the event. Among them are over three million Iranian nationals. The Arba’een march is one of the largest annual religious congregations in the world. Imam Hossein and a small group of his companions were martyred nearly fourteen centuries ago in the battle of Karbala after they rose up against Yazid, the tyrant caliph of the time.

Gaza ethnic cleansing

Israel’s indiscriminate air and artillery strikes kill more Palestinian civilians in Gaza, with starving aid seekers being the main target of the regime’s attacks. Nearly two dozen Palestinians were killed in attacks in various areas across Gaza since dawn. In one of the latest strikes, eight people lost their lives in Israeli bombing of a residential building in Gaza city. Five aid seekers also lost their lives in the IOF attacks near the aid distribution centers in Rafah. Gaza’s Government Media Office says the number of victims of famine and malnutrition has risen to two-hundred-39, including one-hundred-six children. The death toll from the Israeli genocide now exceeds 61,700, with more than 154,900 others injured.

'US plan to make to Lebanon defenseless'

The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has condemned the US Israeli plan for Hezbollah’s disarmament. He believes it is aimed at depriving Lebanon of its only weapon of defense. Sayyid Abdul Malik al-Houthi slammed the Lebanese government for its decision to comply with US, Israeli dictates. The Yemeni leader also censured the Israeli regime’s genocide and deliberate starvation of the Palestinians in the Gaza strip. He criticized the deadly aid airdrops while criticizing the Israeli regime for blocking aid trucks at crossings and starving Palestinian children. He said Israel deliberately kills journalists to hide its horrific crimes in Gaza. The Ansarullah leader also condemned the Israeli raids and settler violence against Palestinians in the west bank as well as plans for occupation of Gaza city. Al-Houthi also slammed Egypt for finalizing a major gas deal with Israel while some western countries are boycotting the regime.

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