TEHRAN, Feb 23 - Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei extended condolences on the demise of senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Momen.
TEHRAN, Feb 19 - Senior Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi called for a constant development of Iran’s defense power to deter enemies from taking military action against the country.
TEHRAN, Jan 21 - South Sudanese should promote religious tolerance and embrace peace and reconciliation in order to achieve stability in the country, a top Islamic cleric has advised.
TEHRAN, Jan 17 - A senior Iranian cleric has censured Europe for dragging its feet on adopting practical measures to save the 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement following the US’s withdrawal, saying he thinks the Islamic Republic will ultimately have to “set fire” to the deal.
TEHRAN, November 26- Al Shabaab gunmen attacked a religious centre in central Somalia on Monday, killing a cleric and 10 of his followers, a spokesman for the militant group said.
TEHRAN, November 04 - A Bahraini court on Sunday ordered life sentences for three senior opposition members, overturning a previous acquittal on charges of “spying for Qatar”.
TEHRAN, September 29 - Tehran's Friday Prayers Leader praised the strong stance of Iranian officials at the 73rd meeting of United Nations General Assembly in New York.
TEHRAN, August 13 - Saudi authorities arrested another university professor in the conservative oil-rich kingdom as part of a widening crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against Muslim cleric s and intellectuals.
TEHRAN, January 9 - A Pakistani court has ordered the release of an anti-US cleric amid growing tensions between Islamabad and Washington over the so-called war on terror and a range of other issues.
TEHRAN, December 7 - Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has condemned a controversial decision by the United States to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the “capital” of Israel, saying the occupied city must return to its Palestinian owners.
TEHRAN, November 27 - A human rights group says the health condition of Bahrain’s top Shia cleric , Sheikh Isa Qassim, who has been under a virtual house arrest since last year, has dramatically deteriorated in recent days, warning that he is in urgent need of medical treatment.
TEHRAN, September 8 - Head of Iranian Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Hamid Mohammadi said the country would pursue attack on an Iranian cleric in Mecca conducted by Takfiri elements.
TEHRAN, July 14, YJC - Tehran's provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani blasted Washington for defying its undertakings under the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and the world powers, stressing that the Iranian nation doesn’t trust the US at all.
TEHRAN, June 1, YJC - Director of Iran’s Islamic Seminaries Ayatollah Alireza A’arafi denounced the Manama regime for repressing dissent in the Arab country and for its moves against Sheikh Isa Qassim, the spiritual leader of Bahrain’s Shiite majority.
TEHRAN, April 12, YJC -Senior Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi stressed the need for all the people of the country to participate in the upcoming presidential elections due to be held in May.
TEHRAN, March 17, YJC - A senior Iranian cleric derided the accusations of Iran sponsoring terrorism raised by Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, saying the kingdom should be held accountable for the massacre of civilians in Yemen.
Sheikh Munajjid a prominent Saudi Arabian cleric argued that to build a snowman was to create an image of a human being, an action considered sinful under the kingdom's strict interpretation of Sunni Islam.