Iranian President, Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a meeting with the Foreign Minister of Belarus, Sergei Martinov said in Tehran on Wednesday that America’s domination is fading away, rather like a piece of melting snow.

President Ahmadinejad said America’s policies are failing and facing defeat, one after another, and assured of new political equations in the near future.

President Ahmadinejad termed Iran-Belarus relations as friendly and stable, saying expansion of bilateral cooperation will benefit both nations as well as the wider region, especially given the political and economic conditions in the world today.

The Foreign Minister of Belarus, Sergei Martinov, for his part, described Iran as an important and influential country in the region and called for due efforts to broaden and deepen relations between Tehran and Minsk.

Ayatollah Khamenei the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution issued a message praising the Iranian nation for their massive presence in the Bahman 22nd rallies. The following is an excerpt of the message:

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Dear honorable Iranian nation,

I wholeheartedly thank God who manifested His hand of power through your faith, determination, and insight and proved the power and dynamism of the Islamic Republic – which is rooted in the faith and confidence of this ancient nation – to its enemies more than ever before on the 31st anniversary of the Revolution.

Is thirty years of trial and error not enough to awaken the arrogant and bullying powers and prove to them the futility of their efforts to dominate Islamic Iran?

Is the presence of millions of enthusiastic and insightful people in the ceremonies marking the 31st anniversary of the Revolution not enough to awaken the ill-wishers and deceived people inside the country who sometimes hypocritically claim to support the people? Is this not enough to show them the wish and path of the nation which is the path of pure Islam and our magnanimous Imam?

The friends and enemies of the Iranian nation should know that this nation has found its path and will remove all obstacles on its way to reach the peaks of success and prosperity by relying on God and their God-given power. May God bestow His assistance and success on this nation, and I hope this nation will benefit from the prayers of the Imam of the Age (may our souls be sacrificed for him).

In commemoration of the anniversary of the martyrdom of Hezbollah leaders Sheikh Ragheb Harb, Syed Abbas Moussawi and Hajj Imad Moghniyyeh (Hezbollah top military commander), Hezbollah held a ceremony on Tuesday to mark the day of “loyalty to the Martyrs” and remember the sacrifices of the Resistance martyrs and heroes.
 
The ceremony, held at the Syed-Ul-Shouhadaa(AS)’ complex in Beirut’s southern suburb, was attended by State Minister Adnan Syed Hussein representing President Michel Suleman and MP Ali Hasan Khalil representing Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri as well as a representative of the Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji and various political and national forces.
 
Hezbollah Secretary General Syed Hasan Nasrallah delivered a speech and paid tribute to the martyrs and their families.
  “I condole the Muslim nation for the anniversary of Prophet Mohammed’s (pbuh) death. I would like to condole the families of the crashed plane (Ethiopian plane that crashed last month off Lebanon’s coast) who are still waiting for the bodies of their loved ones to be recovered. On the fifth anniversary of the martyrdom of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, I offer my condolences to his respected family and all our brothers in the Future Movement.”
 
Syed Nasrallah determined the main characteristics of the leaders of the resistance, particularly those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
“Modesty, love, sensibility are among other features, but I would like to emphasize the youth factor. Those leaders, when they were young, had sufficient awareness regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict, Palestine, and the Aqsa.”
 
The Hezbollah chief underlined the responsibility of preserving the will of the leaders, that is to preserve their achievements “which is the fruit of their lives, the fruit of their sacrifices. The accomplishment they left us with is the resistance.”
 
“This puts us in front of several questions and options. In Lebanon, we always go back to square one whenever there are threats and we do not make use of experiences…We always go back to the same questions; the same questions of 1982, before it, and after it. Questions like: Cane the US protect Lebanon? Can it really? Obama failed to stop settlement building. Can international resolutions and the international community protect Lebanon? Can this community that only respects the strong protect Lebanon by being neutral? Can we persuade Israel through the international community to return the Shebaa Farms and the Palestinian refugees? We’ve read in today’s newspapers that (Avigdor) Lieberman says: Those who think that any settlement can make us return a meter of soil is mistaken. His deputy says: The return of Palestinian refugees is a red line. I find it very weird, brothers and sisters, that in Lebanon we even discuss self-evident truths…Everything indicates that in facing invaders and occupiers, survival is for the fittest. There is no place for the weak in these equations and principles. Only the strong can fulfill their goals. Can Lebanon be strong? Yes. We have proven that Lebanon was strong and today Lebanon is much stronger than ever. Lebanon is strong by means of the wonderful formula with which we face the many challenges: The army, the people, and the resistance; a formula adopted by the Lebanese government.”
 
Syed Nasrallah said that the positions of the President, the House Speaker, the Prime Minister, and the Army leadership clearly express national unity in the face of Israeli threats to Lebanon. “We are ready to discuss the notion of giving Israel pretexts to attack Lebanon but what’s more serious is what we’ve been hearing lately in Lebanon insinuating that the mere existence of the resistance is enough reason for the enemy to wage war, and to prevent this, the resistance should be eliminated. This is very dangerous because it gives Israel every reason to attack Lebanon. Unfortunately, some Lebanese are saying what the Israelis themselves are not saying. They are holding the resistance responsible in advance for any Israeli attack. Is this really a call for war? This is a justification that some Lebanese are giving to Israel to wage war.”
 
The Secretary General stressed Israel has been living a dilemma since its failure in Lebanon during the 2006 war. “Israel has not been able to impose peace or wage war. What’s been taking place in Israel following the 2006 and Gaza wars is normal; the Israelis have acknowledged failure and admitted that the resistance has grown stronger. When Israel wants to go to war, it has to be conditional. They should be able to accomplish a clear, decisive, and guaranteed victory, not just victory as a possibility.
In Lebanon, Palestine and Syria, we are so strong that Israel cannot wage war on us whenever it wants to. It is not enough for Israel to have a strong possibility of victory because this entity cannot tolerate another defeat. In Israel, there is a problem of recruiting soldiers and many other problems related to self-confidence. I tell the people in Israel that the Iron Dome issue is more science fiction than reality. Some are still questioning its feasibility. Israel still needs time to address its tactics and at the same time, its policy is to stop the power of its enemies from growing. They are following three measures: 1-Threatening with war; if you bring this kind of weapons will do so and so…rest assure, we’ll bring them, that is if we haven’t brought them already. 2- The security measures: Assassinating Hajj Redwan (Imad Moghniyeh) and (Mohammed) Mabhouh among others. 3- Sedition: What hindering the inter-Palestinian reconciliation is Israel and any Arab who hinders this reconciliation is doing Israel a favor.”
                                                  
Syed Nasrallah said threat should be faced with courage. “When Israel threatened Syria with war, the foreign minister, who is the top diplomat, responded. This was intentional and not just a coincidence. I am sure that Israel and Arab regimes were stunned when they heard the Syrian response because it was clear and transparent. Two hours after the response, everyone in Israel was denying threatening Syria. This is an example. You remember (Ehud) Barak speaking about a swift and decisive victory…But what we are hearing today is that any Israeli war should have ‘modest objectives.’ Barak himself said the following two months ago: ‘If you look at the Lebanese border you will find everything is quiet, but if you raise your head a little more, you will find tens of thousands of Hezbollah fighters ready for us.’  When their tone began to fade out, they set the so called “Dahiyeh Theory.” This theory stipulates destroying Beirut’s southern suburb, although the Israeli Air Force was incapable to achieve more than it had achieved during the 2006 war. In August 2009, we told them that if you hit Dahiyeh, we’ll hit Tel Aviv and that we long for war but we do not want it. We have to know that the real concentration of Israelis stretches from south of Haifa to south of Tel Aviv, at a 15-kilometer deep line to the east. The bulk of residents are there, and so are oil refineries and factories and practically everything. They might think that they can destroy buildings in Dahiyeh and that we can barely puncture a few of their buildings. If you destroy buildings in Dahiyeh, we’ll demolish buildings in Tel Aviv.”
 
Syed Nasrallah added that “when Israel found that there war=s nothing that can demoralize the resistance, they went to threaten the Lebanese government and people of destroying the infrastructure. Just as we have infrastructure, there is infrastructure in occupied Palestine. We have one airport and they have airports, we have a few electricity stations and they have huge electricity stations, they have oil refineries and we have a few. The Israeli infrastructure is much bigger than ours and therefore I tell them the following: If you strike martyr Rafiq Hariri’s international airport in Beirut, we’ll strike your Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv. If you hit our ports, we will hit your ports. If you attack our refineries or factories, we’ll bomb your refineries and factories.
Today, on this occasion, I announce and accept this challenge. As people, army, and resistance, we are capable of protecting our country and we do not need anyone in this world to do this for us. This is how we face threats: with more threats, not with retreat, not with fear, but with steadfastness and threats. We have never sought war but we have the responsibility to defend our country and to stand firm on our land.”
 
On martyr Imad Moghniyeh’s assassination, the resistance leader said: “Today, on the anniversary in memory of Imad, I say that we seek revenge as big as Imad Mugniyah. That is what we want. Not revenge for the sake of revenge, but in order to defend all of our leaders. In the last couple of years, we had lots of small opportunities to avenge Hajj Redwan’s death, but we did not go for them, because the killing we want to avenge is Imad Moghniyeh’s. Our enemy is anxious, let him stay anxious. We will choose the time, the place and the target which we want to be worthy of the martyrdom of Imad Moghniyeh.”
 
“We are loyal to the path of our leaders and we tell our martyrs that they can rest assure that their path will always be open and the cause they sacrificed their lives for will be fulfilled. We are your sons and your brothers and we will fulfill your dreams God willing.”

Notorious Wahhabi terrorists forced a convoy of 300 Shia Muslims not to return their homes in Kurram Agency, Parachinar. The convoy was stopped at Kohat Bypass, Nusrat Khel in North Western Frontier Province (NWFP).

According to the Shiite News Correspondent, the hapless and helpless Shias of Parachinar had suffered immense mental torture because of Wahhabis’ nine-hour road blockade at Kohat By-Pass.

The convoy of Shia notables, professional, educationists, students, women and patients was on war to Parachinar Wahhabi terrorists of Kohat forced them to return to Peshawar, on Tuesday.

District Coordination Officer (DCO) Kohat and high officials of Pakistan Army also failed to provide them safe-passage when the convoy sought security from them through repeated contacts.

The relevant high officials had not taken any action against the terrorists but held negotiations to clear the route. Shia Muslims condemn the government’s officials for their abject failure to shoulder its primary responsibility that is protection of Pakistani citizens.

Some of the victims told Shiite News that on one hand, U.S.-led NATO and ISAF forces make tall claims of anti-terrorists operations but they too killed civilians largely. And on the other, there are tall claims that Taliban fights foreign occupation but they too target innocent civilians such as Shia Muslims of Parachinar.

“It still remains a fixed match between the foreign occupation and self-claimed anti-occupation militants because they don’t kill each other so heavily as compared to killings by them of hundreds of innocent and non-combatant Muslims,” said a Karachi-based analyst.

Parachinar, Kurram Agency had been under siege for more than last three years because pro-Taliban and pro-Al-Qaeda local Wahhabi terrorists were enjoying complete freedom to hold residents of whole of the area hostage through encirclement.

The convoy had started travelling towards their homes at Parachinar from Peshawar.

The brutal siege of hapless Shia Muslims in Kurram Agency, Parachinar had evoked a countrywide wave of protest rallies across the country. That compelled the Government to start two convoys monthly from Kurram Agency to Peshawar and Peshawar to Kurram agency. Frontier Corps and other Army personnel were assigned to guard the convoy but they failed because Wahhabi terrorists control a vast area of the route leading to Parachinar from Peshawar.

Kurram agency, a federally administered tribal area (FATA), has a population of more than 0.8 million Shia Muslims who suffered from brutalities of Taliban terrorists much more than any other religious or ethnic community.

Shia Muslims of Kurram Agency (Parachinar) had to travel to Pakistani territories via Afghanistan because the government and army of Pakistan lacked their writ in the areas leading to Parachinar.

The Shia Muslims of Parachinar, Jaffaria Alliance of Shia organisations and Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen of Shia groups have condemned the criminal silence of United Nations Human Rights Council, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, International Crisis Group and Human Rights Organisation of Pakistan (HRCP), civil society, NGOs and lawyers organisations towards the worst violation of human rights of Shia Muslims.

They also condemned the Western governments that are self-claimed champions of human rights.

They said that hapless Shia Muslims suffer from genocide, massacre and pogrom-like anti-Shiism since early 1980s but no serious practical step has been taken so far against the perpetrators of genocide of Shia Muslims in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Shia Muslims and anti-Taliban Sunni Muslims are under impression that Israeli Mossad, American CIA and British MI5 and MI6 and their allied agencies of other countries had invented Taliban and Al-Qaeda to tame anti-Imperialist and anti-Colonialist Muslims under the pretext that the U.S. and its allies would protect the victims of Taliban and Al-Qaeda.

Since 9/11 (2001), U.S. army and its allies remain present in this region but they too failed to contain the threat of terrorism. Shia Muslims were target of Wahhabi terrorism before 9/11 and they are still target of these notorious terrorists even after 9/11.

A female Saudi author has been reportedly murdered by her family members for expressing support for the non-Wahhabi Islamic faiths, including Shiism.

Belqeis Molhem was murdered by two of her “fanatical” brothers in the Shia-populated city of al-Ahsa, east of Saudi Arabia, some months ago, the Kuwaiti Arabic language daily Al-Watan reported.

Also a poetess and a teacher, the 1977-born Molhem had graduated in Islamic studies from the King Faisal University

Molhem’s death is blamed on her religious stance and her positive position on the Islamic faiths other than the Kingdom’s official religion of Wahhabism — an extremely intolerant interpretation of Islam.

The victim had recently written a number of articles, censuring the ignorance in Saudi Arabia about the family of the Prophet of Islam Muhammad (PBUH) — buried in Saudi Arabia and highly revered within the Shia faith.

Wahhabism is known for the strict limits it imposes on the females who, in line with the school’s restrictions, are not allowed to drive or visit the shrine of the Shia religious figures. She had also written an article, reflecting on her daughter’s respect for Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah. The works prompted far-reaching reactions from her family and the religious circles within the Kingdom who accused her of turning her back on the ancestral religion of Wahhabism and gravitating towards Shiism. The allegations later caused Molhem’s husband to divorce her.

The Saudi authorities arrested the perpetrators, both employed by the state-owned national oil company Saudi Aramco, following a complaint submitted to the Interior Ministry by one of the victim’s children. The survivor has blamed foul play on his two uncles.

The director of the Malek Fahd hospital in Al-Hofuf of the Al-Ahsa Oasis and a cousin of the victim is being questioned in the case. The suspect is said to have issued the permission for Molhem’s burial and alleged that the victim had died of natural causes.

The incident is reportedly the second of its kind to happen in the Kingdom due to religious bigotry after a Saudi female was killed last year by her sibling for converting from Wahhabism. Saudi officials have refused comments on the aspects of the crime and the motives behind it.

Molhem’s younger brother, Abdul-Rahim, is affiliated to the al-Qaeda terrorist network and is currently imprisoned in Iraq on terrorism charges. He recently appeared on the Iraqi television to confess.

Birth and Childhood

Sheikh Ragheb Harb was born in 1952 in the southern town of “Jibsheet” to two hard working parents who were distinguished their strong bonding to Islamic principles. During his childhood young Ragheb wasn’t quite interested in entertainment like most of his peers. At the age of seven he enrolled in an elementary public school in “Jibsheet”, and later went to the city of “Nabatiyeh” to continue his middle-school education, after which he left school to pursue his childhood dream, religious studies.

Moving to Beirut

In 1969, young Ragheb Harb, now 17, left his home town for Beirut, the capital. In the big city he pursued his religious studies; meeting numerous clerics and learning from them, and even joining their discussion groups. The close-knit circle he joined took part in many ceremonies and activities, increasing the young cleric’s enthusiasm and interest. A year after he joined Islamic activism, he started looking forward to completing his studies at the Islamic Hawza (religious school) in the holy city of “Al-Najaf” in Iraq.

At the holy City of “Al-Najaf”

Sheikh Ragheb Harb lived at the schools of the holy city of “Al-Najaf” where he studied under the supervision of it’s great masters, preparing himself to work at the service of the Islamic message .The cleric (Sheikh) Ragheb returned to Lebanon to visit his parents and friends ,then went back to “Al-Najaf “to complete his studies ,but this time he only stayed there for one and a half years due to the suppression of the Iraqi regime at the time against the clerics. So he came back in 1974 .

Back to “Jibsheet”

He went back to his home town realizing that his path was not a bed of roses. He knew that his road was going to be hard and long ,and it required much effort ,so he headed towards reforming what the state of affairs had ruined, and worked on portraying Islam in its crystal clear image through his preaching and the lectures he used to give. Sheikh Ragheb Harb was able to gather people around him through his magnetic approach.After he became confident of the awareness which he established among the people in his hometown, he wanted to go beyond the border of his tiny village, increasing the parameters of his work to include surrounding villages. So he started to communicate with their residents, sharing their concerns. This led to the successful establishment of the “Sayedah Zeinab” Islamic school under his patronage.

His social activities

Speaking of the experience of the cleric of the martyrs in the field of social work, we have to read clearly the method of thinking of the martyr, the cleric, which was distinguished in his character, and had a unique insight. He was working in pretty complicated circumstances, but he managed to achieve substantial success. And, probably, the most prominent social project that the martyr established was “the treasury of the Muslims” attributed to end poverty that prevailed in the villages of the south, which was directly influenced by the famine and deprivation policy applied by the political authority back then.
Sheikh Harb strived to establish “the treasury of the Muslims” that gave small loans to pious people, ranging between one hundred pounds to five hundred pounds per person as a minimum average.
These simple loans helped solve many financial problems in large sections of the pious community.

Establishing “Al Sharkieh” school

Given the fact that he moved to live in the town of “Al Sharkieh” which is 8 km from “Nabatiyeh”, and under the wishes of a number of believers in that village, the cleric saw that it was necessary to build an elementary school for the kids of the village. He helped dig the foundations of the new site using the shovel; within a short period of time he completed the construction of a two story school on a piece of land belonging to the treasury board.

The Martyr Foundation

As the war in Lebanon went on, the “Israeli” occupation amplified the social and political devastation, leaving behind hundreds of martyrs and thousands of homeless people.
In this grim climate, the Martyrs Foundation was launched in Lebanon. It became a foundation which Sheikh Harb played a prominent role in creating. By the year 1978, the influence of the Islamic revolution in Iran surpassed all borders, and the cleric “Sheikh” Ragheb stayed a supporter to the causes of the revolution and its noble objectives, defending it strongly wherever he was until the very last moment of his life.
The stages of the confrontations with the Zionist occupation
Early in the month of June in 1982, the enemy invaded Lebanon, engulfing it in fire, destroying all barriers that stood in its way amidst an international conspiracy and Arab silence. At the time, Sheikh Ragheb Harb was not living in south Lebanon; he was attending an Islamic conference in the Islamic republic; it was there that he heard the news about the invasion and the occupation’s violation of the South. This affected him deeply. He immediately decided to go back to take his place in the confrontation. After his arrival, he discovered there was a little done in the evening, so he called on people to
go to the mosque for prayers in defiance of the occupation. He resumed holding Friday prayers, even under the nozzles of the Zionists. Those prayers were filled with heroism, challenge and pride.

The first confrontation

The cleric (Sheikh) Ragheb Harb proclaimed his refusal to communicate with the “Israeli” enemy or cooperate in any form with it, calling upon the “Israeli” agents to drop their weapons and come back to their parents. One of his famous quotes was “A position is a Weapon and a Hand Shake is an Acknowledgement.” And so he never shook hands with the Zionists.

One day the cleric was sitting on the roof of his house with some friends when he saw them approaching him, so he yelled at them to back off, but they didn’t comply, and they proceeded until they walked up to him. One of the occupation officers put out his arm to shake hands with the sheikh. But the Sheikh Ragheb refused to comply. Sheikh Ragheb realized that from that time he was being followed and would be arrested at any time; therefore, he had to calculate every move.

Enemy breaks into Sheikh’s house

As it was expected, the heavily-armed Zionist troops broke into his house many times. The most significant break-in was in December of 1982, but they failed to find him. The enemy was aware of the movement of the cleric due to the spies and agents that were on the lookout for him to locate his place. On march 8th , 1983, after midnight , a large Ragheb Harb 4″Israeli” unit broke into the house he staying in, taking the cleric blindfolded to the intelligence headquarter near the village of ” zebdeen” “south of Lebanon”, and was later moved to the infamous “Anssar” concentration camp, and after that to the intelligence headquarter in Tyre city.After his arrest, the people of the town took to the streets, and then they headed to “Al-Husseniyah” hall and called for an open protest until his release. The occupation forces had to release him under the intensely mounting pressure the uprising of the people created. At that raging stage of the conflict, the resistance operations of Muslim fighters intensified, teaching the enemy hard lessons. The cleric was the leader of the resistance at the time, and the occupation wanted him dead.
And so it was. On February 16th, on a Friday night in 1984, he was assassinated by “Israeli” enemy agents.

The Lebanese Army has opened anti-aircraft fire on intruding Israeli military aircrafts flying low over its airspace, reports indicate.

The Lebanese forces launched the defensive fire on four intruding aircrafts “overflying southern Lebanon, Hasbaya, the Shouf and the Bekaa,” all in southeastern Lebanon, read an army statement quoted by the AFP.

One such incident last month prompted deputy spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Andrea Tenenti to warn about Israel’s violation of the Lebanese airspace. Tenenti said the incursions were in contravention of the UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended a 33-day Israeli war on Lebanon in the summer of 2006.

The incident follows last month’s threat of another war on Lebanon by an Israeli minister.

“During the past two months, every day we have Israeli planes entering Lebanese airspace,” Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said, though the resolution calls on Israel to end its invasion of Lebanon’s sovereignty by land, sea and air. Hariri has also called on the international community to take measures to prevent a possible Israeli attack on his country.

Israel, however, claims that it carries out the air sorties to monitor what it calls “massive arms smuggling by Hezbollah.”

The Hezbollah resistance movement, an active member of Lebanon’s coalition government, defended the country against the 2006 Israeli war as well as other offensives by the Tel Aviv regime. The cabinet adopted a policy statement, granting Hezbollah the right to keep its arms after the group’s inclusion in the unity government.

Hezbollah will hold a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the martyrdom of its leaders Shaheed Sheikh Ragheb Harb, Shaheed Syed Abbas Moussawi and Shaheed Hajj Imad Moghniyyeh on Tuesday (Today), February 16,.

According to the Shiite News Correspondent, The ceremony will hold at the Syed-Ul-Shuhadaa (AS)’ complex in Beirut’s Southern suburb on Tuesday, 06:30 Beirut Time.

Hezbollah Secretary General Syed Hasan Nasrallah is expected to deliver a speech during the ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the martyrdom of the top leaders of Leabnon shiite Movement Hezbollah.

The martyrdom anniversary of the Eight infallible Imam Reza (AS) is being observed in across the world including Pakistan, Iran, India, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudia Arabia, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Kastania, Africa, Nigera and other parts of the world.
According to the Shiite News Correpondent, the congregation and procession are being held across the world to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Reza (AS).
In Iran, Concurrent with the anniversary of martyrdom of 8th Infallible Imam of the Prophet of Islam Mohammad (PBUH) Household, Imam Reza (AS), all of the Islamic Iran’s cities are mourning this sad occasion.
Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine in the city of Mashhad, northeastern Iran, is currently host to millions of pilgrims, who are mourning the anniversary of martyrdom of Imam Reza (AS).
The holy city of Mashhad and the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) have been draped in black on the anniversary of martyrdom of Imam Reza (AS), while the Muslim nation of Iran mourns this sad occasion throughout mosques, Husseiniyehs, and other religious sites across the country.

Hezbollah’s deputy secretary general for political affairs says the Lebanese movement would consider any attack on Iran or Syria as aggression against themselves.

“Hezbollah considers any attack on any faction of the resistance movements, or on the two supporting nations of Iran or Syria, as an attack on all of them,” Hassan Khalil told Kuwait’s Al-Dar.

“We will respond to any Israeli aggression on Lebanon,” he added.

Earlier this month, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that Damascus would stand by Beirut, should Israel launch another war on Lebanon.

“Syria will stand alongside the government and people of Lebanon against any possible Israeli aggression launched on Lebanon,” Assad said in a meeting with visiting Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Damascus.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak had recently said that Syria should clinch a peace deal with Israel or find itself in a “full-fledged war” with Tel Aviv.

A few days later hawkish Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman threatened Assad with a war in which “his family will lose power” on top of a military defeat for the country.

Safiyeddine: Keeping “Israelis” Worried, Anxious, and Terrified is One of our Aims

Head of Hezbullah’s Executive council Syed Hashem Safiyeddine pointed out that the resistance is one of Lebanon’s most important points of strength and should not be squandered. Syed Safiyeddine stressed in a ceremony held in Jibshiit on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Hizbullah’s leaders that Lebanon’s political identity in its relationship with “Israel” has forever been determined.

He lauded all stances consolidating with the resistance against “Israel” and its threats, stressing that it is one of Hezbullah’s aims “to keep the “Israelis” terrified, anxious, and worried about their situation, because the moment they feel secure, they will not leave the resistance and its people alone; they will do everything possible to target our country.

“As a resistance and a people, today we hold Lebanon’s points of strength. The patriotic Lebanese who cares for his country, nation, and future should also care for all points of strength in this country. The resistance is one of these points of strength which Lebanon holds, and no one is allowed to squander it,” he concluded.

Thursday the 12th of July, 1962 was no ordinary day for the southern town of Tair Dibba of Lebanon. On that day the town’s Fayez Moghnieh family received a new born they named Imad Moghnieh, the first and eldest of his brothers. Relative to his peers, Imad’s childhood flew rapidly, and he died martyr before old age set in. He was assassinated at the age of 45, on the 12th of February, 2008. His martyrdom became a beacon to the resistance fighters, just as his life, biography and deeds were.
Imad was brought up by modest and spiritual parents; their religiosity and love of Ahl-Albait was passed onto him from a young age. He was worthy of the legacy which he bequeathed in turn to the thousands of Mujahideen he met, and the thousands of Mujahideen to come.

From his childhood through youth to his martyrdom, Imad was a special person, known for his religiosity and piety, jovialness and love for others. His great sense of tolerance and humility with the pious was contrasted with an intense and rugged arrogance and condescension to the enemies of God, the enemies of His Messenger and the enemies of the believers.

Due to difficult living conditions, Fayez Moghnieh’s family moved along with Imad and his brothers to the southern suburbs of Beirut to settle in the town of Shiah, a suburb which became a source for a great number of martyrs and cadres of resistance.
Imad went to Shiah school until the beginning of 1975 when the civil war began in Lebanon. He joined the ranks of Fatah movement at the time to defend the Palestinian resistance and protect his people in the wake of attacks and killings by forces loyal to “Israelis”. Imad enrolled in one of the elite units of the Fatah movement, soon to rise rapidly in its ranks, although he was the youngest among his peers at the time. He received a great deal of training and combat skills in the ranks of this unit. When he was later put in charge of one of Fatah’s centers, he drew a large number of young people to the unit, who rallied around him and acted under his orders though they were mostly older than him at the time.

Despite his responsibilities in the Fatah movement, and despite the war and its almost daily battles, Imad clung to his religious commitment and was a regular attendant at Shiah mosque and a committed listener to the sermons of its preachers and classes of its teachers, among them Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, who came to the area from al-Naba’a locality in East Beirut, in the wake Phalange Party attacks on its people.

Imad headed a cell of faithful people that provided protection and escort for Ayatollah Fadlallah, after the failed assassination attempt on his life in 1980, until the “Israeli” invasion of Lebanon in 1982, when he, along with a number of his brethren were among the first Mujahideen to confront the advancing “Israeli” Army in Khaldeh area.
He remained in Beirut during its siege and the period that followed, when the “Israeli” Army moved into a number of Beirut’s neighborhoods. He was among the Mujahideen who silently worked against the “Israelis”, inflicting them with heavy losses and casualties which they had to carry with them as they were forced to retreat out of Beirut.

Not settling for its withdrawal from Beirut, Imad pursued the “Israeli” forces into the south and was among the initial founders of resistance action against “Israel”. He moved with his friends to join the ranks of the resistance since its founding beginnings in 1982, when Hajj Radwan-known as a commander, planner, military and security engineer- was responsible for the planning and execution of many jihad operations against the occupying “Israelis.”

Martyr Hajj Radwan was a forerunner among brothers and martyrs who achieved many resistance victories in southern Lebanon throughout the years of “Israeli” occupation. He was the victor and the “Israelis” lost in the many confrontation rounds he engaged them in. He developed a resistance combat school that was to become a model, whether by planning, implementation, equipage, or knowledge of and work on enemy capabilities and weaknesses.

The Americans accused Hajj Radwan of masterminding their humiliating exit from Lebanon, along with the French forces, which invaded Lebanon in the framework of a multinational force to replace the “Israeli” occupation forces in Beirut. According to U.S. intelligence, Hajj Radwan was behind the bombings against the Americans in Lebanon, including the simultaneous bombing of the Marines in 1983, which killed 241 Americans, and the French paratroopers Camp that killed at least 63 French paratroopers.
This led to the collapse of the U.S. plan in Lebanon, as the Americans were forced to retreat from the Lebanese arena.

Thus, strength-building was conducive to the goal of victory.
This led eventually to victory in the year 2000; at the time, he was the field commander against a first time ever retreat by the “Israeli” Forces from Lebanon, the first unconditional “Israeli” retreat from Arab land since the establishment of Zionist entity.
He also commandeered the July 2006 war victory, a heroic epic that totally transformed modern warfare doctrine; a war victory studied in depth by friends and foes alike, who are still working on understanding it, in order to either emulate it or to find ways to confront it.

After his martyrdom, Hajj Radwan deserved the exceptional title of “Leader of the Two Victories” given to him by Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the May 2000 and the July 2006 victories.

Head of Iraq’s Accountability and Justice Commission says the US interferes in the war-torn country’s electoral process.

Ahmed Chalabi has accused Washington of putting pressure on the commission in charge of vetting the candidates.

He attended a news conference on Sunday and condemned the US intervention in Iraqi affairs, Press TV correspondent in Baghdad reported.

“The appeal committee was publicly submitted to the pressure of foreign groups, like (US) Vice President Biden who said when he was in Iraq that he hoped Iraqi justice will dissolve the committee of integrity and accountability,” said Chalabi.

“Or when the American ambassador in Baghdad expressed his wish that the Iraqi justice system will solve an inconvenient matter — the issue of the 500 candidates,” AFP quoted him as saying.

His remarks follow a decision by an appellate court to ban 145 candidates from participating in parliamentary elections, expected on March 7, over ties to Iraq’s former Dictator Saddam Hussein’s Baath party.

The appeals panel reinstated only 26 of the 171 candidates, who appealed their disqualification.

The committee had barred 500 candidates from participation in election over ‘ties with Saddam Hussein’s political and military apparatus.’ But an appellate court reduced the number of banned candidates to 145.

Amid the dispute last month, US Vice President Joe Biden paid a visit to Baghdad. His visit was aimed at persuading Iraqi officials to reverse the ban on candidates with links to the Baath party, according to Chalabi.

It may be noted here that the United States wants the participation of the Saddam Loyalists Baathists in the upcoming General election in Iraq. The Shiite community in Iraq was stage massive protest demonstration across the Iraq against the US pressure to allow the terrorists of Saddam’s Baath’s party in the upcoming election.

Acording to the Shiite News Correspondent,Hundreds of thousands shiite Muslims had killed by the Saddam’s and Baathists during the regime Government in Iraq.

anniversary of the martyrdom of Hezbullah Key Leader Hajj Imad Moghniyeh, the deputy Chairman of the Higher Islamic Shiia Council Sheikh Abdul Amir Kabalan visited the grave of Hajj Imad in Rawdat al-Shahidain, Beirut.

According to the Shiite News Correspondent, Ayatullah Kabalan headed a delegation of religious leaders and icons from Lebanon from various sects. The delegation was received by the parents of martyr leader Hajj Imad as well as MPs Ali Ammar and Bilal Farhat, in addition to numerous personalities from Hizbullah. Imam Mahdi Scouts saluted the visitors and played the national anthem.

Sheikh Qabalan placed a wreath on the martyr leader’s grave and read, with all attendees, the Fatiha on the soul of Hajj Imad and martyr Hadi Nasrallah (son of Hezbollah leader Syed Hassan Nasarallh) and all other martyrs.

Yemeni Shia fighters live up to the terms of a ceasefire deal with the government by withdrawing from an occupied airport and removing north-based roadblocks.

“Today, we carried out our withdrawal from the perimeter of the airport of (the city of) Sa’ada,” Mohammed Abdel Salam, spokesman for the fighters, also known as Houthis, was quoted by AFP as saying on Saturday.

The fighters also denied allegations that they had made attempts to assassinate Interior Minister Undersecretary Mohammed al-Qawsi, Reuters reported, citing a Saturday broadcast by the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television.

Army commanders said the ceasefire came into effect at midnight (2100 GMT Thursday) after Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to halt assaults on Houthi positions in a bid to end more than five years of intermittent fighting.

Sana’a intensified the raids in August and was in November joined by Saudi Arabia which claimed that the fighters had been involved in cross-border attacks on the Kingdom.

The truce came two weeks after the Shia fighters offered a unilateral ceasefire with the government to protect civilian lives.

The United Nations says 250,000 civilians had been displaced and hundreds have been killed since Sana’a started the war on the Houthis in 2004.

Salam, who said the fighters had begun removing the checkpoints in the north said, “Measures are underway to hand over the Saudi prisoners to a mediator.”

Muslims around the world on Saturday observed the martyrdom anniversary of the Prophet of Islam Mohammad al-Mustafa (SAWW), who left this day (Safar 28) for his heavenly abode in 11 A.H and the grandson of holy Prophet Imam Hassan (AS).Sent by the Almighty as the `mercy to the creation’, Prophet Mohammad’s 23-year mission saw the flowering on earth of the revealed word of God, the holy Qur’an.

The anniversary of the martyrdom of Holy Prophet Mohammad (SAWW) and Imam Hassan (AS) was observed in the entire Muslim world with religious zeal and fervor.
The congregation and procession held at mosques, Husseiniyehs, Imam Bargahs and the holy shrines of descendants of the Prophet of Islam across the world especially in Madina, Makkah, Najaf, Karbala, Kazmeen, Samarah, Qom, Mashad, and Syeda Zainab (SA) in Damuscus.

According to the Shiite News Correspondent, Biggest gatherings of mourners were in the holy city of Najaf were the Millions of mourners were gathered to commemorate the martyrdom of Holy Prophet Mohammad (SAWW) and Imam Hassan (AS) to the Ameer-ul-Momineen Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-AbuTalib (AS).
However the Millions of mourners were flocked in Mashhad and Qom, where the eighth infallible successor of the Prophet, Imam Reza (AS), and his sister Fatima al-Masouma (SA), lie in rest respectively.

Safar 28 is a double day of grief, for it also marks the martyrdom anniversary of the Prophet’s elder grandson Imam Hassan al-Mujtaba (AS) who was poisoned in Medina in 50 A.H.

Imam Hassan, who along with his younger brother Imam Hussain, was hailed as the “leaders of the youth of paradise” by the Prophet, succeeded to the Imamate in 40 A.H. following the martyrdom of his father Imam Ali (AS).

However, after six months as the spiritual head of the Islamic state, Imam Hassan (AS) was forced to abdicate the caliphate by the rebel governor of Syria Muaviyah Ibn Abu Sufyan and other dissenters who were opposed to the legacy of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA).

Meanwhile, martyrdom anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (SAWW) and Imam Hassan (AS) were also observed in Pakistan, India, United States, Kuwait, Saudia, Bahrain, Lebanon, Africa, and rest of the world with religious fervor and Zeal.

Imam Hassan (AS) was martyred through poisoning and was laid to rest in the Baqie cemetery of Medina.

About 3,000 people have marched through downtown Oslo in protest of the printing of a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) by a Norwegian newspaper. Protesters called on Friday that they wanted to show the Norwegian media how hurtful such images are to Muslims. Islamic tradition has always opposed any depiction of the prophet, even favorable ones.
The demonstrators chanted slogans such as “God is greater” in Arabic and waved placards calling for a boycott of the daily newspaper.
“We have done nothing to anybody. We want to live here in peace. Norway is our home. Our children live here. Why should they (Norwegian media) hurt us like this?” said Naradim Muhammad, a 43-year-old school teacher who helped organize the demonstration.
On February 3, the newspaper published a photograph showing a man in front of a computer screen with a depiction of the holy prophet as a untold picture of an animal.
The picture accompanied an article about the posting of offensive materials about Muslims and Jews on the Facebook page of Norway’s security police.
The Acting editor-in-chief of the daily Dagbladet, Lars Helle, was quoted by AP as saying that he doesn’t regret printing the image and that he welcomed Friday’s protest.
“It was a test for Norwegian society, whether this would be a peaceful protest or not,” Helle said.
He said Dagbladet has not received any direct threats since it published the caricature.
A hacker attack originating from Turkey brought down the newspaper’s website for two hours Wednesday evening, though Helle said it was ‘unclear’ whether it was connected to the caricature’s publication.

Thirty-first anniversary of the victory of Islamic revolution was celebrated across Pakistan on Thursday.
According to the Shiite News Correspondent, Many programmes were held to mark the anniversary in big cities in particular.
Hujjat ul Islam Maulana Jawad Naqvi spoke at a gathering late Wednesday night at a local hall here.
He paid tributes of Imam Khomeini, founder of Islamic revolution and first Constitutional head of the state after the victory of the revolution.
Mr. Naqvi said that Iranian nation set an example and precedent for the oppressed and disadvantaged people and victims of the brutal monarchic and dictatorial rule of hereditary king.
He said that Islamic revolution proved that practicing true Islam is sole peaceful, moderate and rational way to attain the legitimate and inalienable rights of the downtrodden people.
Apart from Pakistani supporters of Islamic revolution, Iranian embassy and consulates also arranged programs to celebrate the anniversary.
Karachi University’s Vice Chancellor, Pirzada Qasim Siddiqui, a Sunni Muslim scholar and educationist, eulogized Islamic revolution at a celebration at Khana-e-Farhang in Karachi.
It remains an interesting fact that Pakistani secular persons also support the foreign policy of Islamic Republic of Iran, let alone the religious Pakistani Muslims.
Even the critics and opponents admit Iranian revolution’s intellectual groundswell.
“Iran’s Islamic revolution stands at the opposite pole of the Taliban and al-Qaeda’s ideology unleashed on Pakistan today,” Suroosh Irfani, a Lahore based educationist and writer, wrote in a column in a pro-U.S. secular Daily Times on April 26, 2009.
In fact, he had quoted Yale Professor and former Carnegie scholar Abbas Amanat who noted several years ago that Iranian revolution gave rise to a new historical consciousness relatively free of historical biases and prejudice.
Mr. Irfani, however, admitted an incontrovertible fact that Iranian revolution is the spectacle of pacifist Islam it enacted at a cosmic scale never before witnessed in human history.
According to him unarmed supporters of the revolution in Iran, became a model for non-violent revolutions in Eastern Europe that unraveled autocratic states and the Soviet bloc a decade later.
However, ordinary Pakistanis support Islamic revolution because of its free and bold policies, self-reliance, defense of Islam and Muslims by just approaches and unwavering support for Palestine and uncompromising opposition to Zionist regime of Israel.

The Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised the high turnout of the Iranians in the rallies marking the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

“Friends and enemies of the Iranian nation should know that this nation has found its way and has taken its decision to reach the peak of development and welfare, and overcomes any obstacle which comes on its path,” the Leader said.

Ayatollah Khamenei went on to add that it’s time for the country’s foreign enemies to wake up and abandon efforts to subjugate the Islamic Iran.

“Trial and errors during the past thirty one years are not enough to awaken a few arrogant and bullying states to their futile efforts to dominate this Islamic nation?”

Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks after millions of Iranians across the country took to the streets across the country to celebrate the 1979 Revolution which led to overthrowing the US-backed Pahlavi regime.

The Leader also asked whether the presence of tens of millions of people in the rallies could push internal enemies and dissenters to realize the path they have embarked on.

In the message issued late on Thursday, Ayatollah Khamenei thanked people for participating in the rallies.

Millions of Iranians across the country have taken to the streets to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

On this day back in 1979, the Iranian nation toppled the US backed Pahlavi regime, ending Iranian monarchy.

The Islamic Revolution, under the guidance of its founder late Imam Khomeini, brought a new political system based on Islam and democracy.

Huge demonstrations were held all across the nation on Thursday in commemoration of the occasion.

In the capital Tehran, an extraordinarily high number of people from all walks of life marched across the city and gathered at Azadi (Freedom) Square to take part in the festivities. They were carrying banners denouncing the enemies of the country.

Press TV Correspondent Gisoo Misha Ahmadi, covering other nationwide rallies in Iran, described the turnout as higher than expected.

“It was extraordinary, I followed news reports and the reports estimated the turnout of about five millions only in Tehran,” she said.

These rallies were held in more than eight hundred other cities around the county and there were also massive turnouts, Ahmadi added.

Reports say Chairman of the Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and former President Mohammad Khatami attended the rallies in Tehran.

A few hundred of supporters of Iran’s defeated presidential candidates also rallied in Tehran.
Supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi gathered in a western Tehran district.

Police stepped up security in the area to prevent possible disturbances. Defeated presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi was seen among the protesters.

Iran’s Council for the Coordination of Islamic Propagation also issued a resolution on behalf of Iranian demonstrators, declaring the Iranian nation has renewed its allegiance to the ideals of Imam Khomeini and the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

It declared that protecting the Islamic establishment and supporting the rule of the Supreme Jurisprudent is an obligation and a source of national unity.

The resolution added that the Iranian nation believes that acquiring peaceful nuclear technology is its legitimate right.

It also condemned those who question the results of Iran’s presidential election and cause unrest in the country.

The statement called on those who have been deceived to recognize the will of the majority and return to the rule of the jurisprudent.

It further called on the judiciary to take firm action against rioters and eliminate the roots of corruption once and for all.

Eleven detained Shia Youths on Thursday night released from the Central Jail of Karachi as local magistrate was approved their bail request. It may be noted here that the Sindh Police had arrested these innocent Shia youths on the fabricated charges of arsons after the Ashura bomb blast in Karachi.
More than 45 mourners of Imam Hussain (AS) were embraced Shahadat in the road side bomb blast incident in Ashura-e-Imam Hussain (AS) procession in Karachi, the port city of Pakistan.
According to the Shiite News Correspondent, Muntazir Naqvi, Kumail Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Jaffar, Taha Akber, Sibtain Shah, Mohib Abbas, Syed Iftikhar Hussain, Mohammad Ibrahim, Mohammad Shafiq and Mohammad Ali were released from the Jail Custody.
However, the remaining Five detained Shia youths Raban Hussain, Afrad Hussain, Reyaz Hussain, Mohammad Ismail, Baqar Raza and Mohammad Ali will be released on Friday (tomorrow).
Arif Jaffari legal Advisor of Millat-e-Jaffari talking to the Shiite News Correspondent said that eleven Shia’s were released on tonight, however the remaining five mourners will release from the Jail on Friday.
It is pertaining to mention here After a four hour prolonged Sit-In demonstration near Chief Minister House leaders of ISO has been assured and convinced to end their protest as government decided to release detained persons.
Negotiations between Government and leaders of Imamia Students Organization’s (ISO) concluded successfully on Tuesday night when Government’officials assured them to accept all the demands presented by the marchers of “Tahafuz-e-Azadari” Rally and assured to release the innocent shia youths arrested by the Law Enforcement Agencies under arson charges after Ashura day bomb blast.

Allama Abbas Kumaili while addressing press conference held at Lahore said that Supreme Court must take notice of the three consecutive blasts attack on mourners of Imam Hussain (a.s) in Karachi. He demanded Supreme Court to immediately release order for the true and fair investigation of the incident of Ashura and Arbaeen. He also demanded the government to immediately take action against the terrorist involved in the three consecutive blasts on the Mourners of Imam Husssain (a.s) and reveal the actual enemies of Shiite. He said that proper investigation of genocide of Shiite should take place and terrorists who were involved in blasts should get arrested and revealed in front of Millat e Jaffria otherwise Government will be responsible for situation he added.

Police has released the sketches of two terrorists involved in the incident of Arbaeen. According to the Shiite news correspondent with the help of the eye witnesses police has designed two sketches of terrorist who were involved in the two consecutive bomb blasts held at Nursery, Shahra e Faisal and Jinnah Hospital. Police has commenced their investigation process with the help of eye witnesses.

The Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei has praised the high turnout of the Iranians in the rallies marking the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

“Friends and enemies of the Iranian nation should know that this nation has found its way and has taken its decision to reach the peak of development and welfare, and overcomes any obstacle which comes on its path,” the Leader said. According to Shiite News Correspondent,

Ayatollah Khamenei went on to add that it’s time for the country’s foreign enemies to wake up and abandon efforts to subjugate the Islamic Iran.

“Trial and errors during the past thirty one years are not enough to awaken a few arrogant and bullying states to their futile efforts to dominate this Islamic nation?”

Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks after millions of Iranians across the country took to the streets across the country to celebrate the 1979 Revolution which led to overthrowing the US-backed Pahlavi regime.

The Leader also asked whether the presence of tens of millions of people in the rallies could push internal enemies and dissenters to realize the path they have embarked on.

In the message issued late on Thursday, Ayatollah Khamenei thanked people for participating in the rallies

According to Ahlul Bayt (A) News Agency – Kuwaiti press wrote what Grand Ayatollah Sistani in meeting with a group of Kuwaiti pilgrims in Najaf wants Shia residents in Persian Gulf countries to maintain security and National Unity and avoid sectarian clashes.

Grand Ayatollah Sistani also in a reaction about insulting him by Sheikh Arifi said: “If what he or any other person has said about me is true, I want you to pray for forgiveness for me and if is not right, pray for forgiveness for anyone who insult and abuse me and other persons.”
He added: “The believers have to expand the love culture and repeat “I love you” to their believing brothers. It is also necessary to preserve Islamic unity. ”
It is worth noting that one of Wahhabi hard-line cleric called Sheikh Mohammad Arifi more than a month ago in response to requests by some parties of Ayatollah Sistani for mediation to resolve the crisis in Yemen, in a hubristic manner called Grand Ayatollah Sistani as a “debauchee” and “infidel”.

Central Investigation Department (CID) of Karachi Police has arrested a major culprit of the Nursery bomb blast occurred on Chehlum-e-Imam Hussain (AS) that caused deaths of more than 12 innocent Azadaran-e-Imam Hussain (AS). Sources told Shiite News that CID used the sketches of culprits, recently released by the police department with help of citizens who saw these criminals at the incident point at Nursery, while arresting them from Jet line, Karachi. It is learned that the culprit is a member of the banned terrorists’ organisation, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi; however the culprit has also been identified from the footages of CCTV cameras, fixed at Regent Plaza. Sources added that near Regent Plaza some citizens bravely tried to seize culprits, who were involved in the incident and trying to escape from the crime scene. But they managed to escape; the citizens helped the police department in making sketches of these criminals. It is pertinent to mention here that the activists of some banned out fits, including Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jundullah, have killed more than 80 innocent Azadar, while the law enforcement agencies seem fail to grab master mind of these fatal blasts.

A string of three explosions martyred Six shiite pilgrims including a woman and child on Friday in coordinated bomb attacks in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, emergency services said.
According to the Shiite News Correspondent, Luay al-Yasser, head of the provincial council’s security committee, said that two of the blasts were roadside bombs, but the cause of a third explosion was unclear.
The security official said that three bomb blasts targeting Shiite pilgrims near the outskirts of the holy city of Najaf have martyred at least six people and wounded 40.
He said that the bombs exploded Friday on the road to Kufa, one of the main routes to the southern holy city of Najaf.
Al-Kindi, the director of the Najaf medical center, said those who martyred in the bomb blasts were pilgrims.
The blasts are the latest in a string of attacks that have killed or wounded hundreds of Shiite pilgrims in Iraq in recent weeks.
It may be noted here that hundreds of thousands mourners have been assembling in the holy city of Najaf to present their profound condolence marking the sad occasion to Ameer-ul-Momineen Hazrat Imam Ali (AS) on the martyrdom of holy Prophet Mohammad (SAWW).
It has been a religious practice of every year that mourners gather in the holy city of Najaf to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of the Holy Prophet Mohammad (SAWW) and his progeny (AS) at the holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS).
It was Safar 28 when the chief of prophets, Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) and his grand son Hazrat Imam Hassan (AS) were martyred.