Middle East/North Africa Uprising 2011

Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has urged Muslims to confront the "oppressive" Islamic State jihadists if they fight Muslims after seizing swaths of Iraq and Syria.

Tehran, YJC. Top Iranian army official says the Islamic awakening is not going to be quenched with interventional measures.

(Reuters) - Islamic State pamphlets and flags have appeared in parts of Pakistan and India, alongside signs that the ultra-radical group is inspiring militants even in the strongholds of the Taliban and al Qaeda.

Tehran, YJC. MP says Iran has received messages from Saudi Arabia that boost the hope of better relations.

ALONG with a billion Muslims across the globe, I turn to Mecca in Saudi Arabia every day to say my prayers. But when I visit the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, the resting place of the Prophet Muhammad, I am forced to leave overwhelmed with anguish at the power of extremism running amok in Islam's birthplace. Non-Muslims are forbidden to enter this part of the kingdom, so there is no international scrutiny of the ideas and practices that affect the 13 million Muslims who visit each year.

Terhan, YJC. Iran's Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said on Monday that Iran is full command of its borders.

MOGADISHU, Sept 02, 2014 (AFP) - US military forces launched air strikes against the leader of Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab, the government said Tuesday, claiming "casualties" but with no details if the main target was killed.

Tehran, YJC. Iranian military commander Jafari has reassured Palestinians that Iran will support their resistance.

The Commander of the Basij Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi who was speaking at a meeting held in the honor of bazaar and business guilds martyrs on Tuesday said that the West Bank will be armed.

WASHINGTON, August 26 (Itar-Tass) - U.S. President Barack Obama has authorized American intelligence services to conduct surveillance flights over Syria, U.S, administration officials told the Associated Press on Monday evening.

WASHINGTON, Aug 24, 2014 (AFP) - The United States on Sunday used aircraft and drones to strike targets in northern Iraq to try to rein in Islamic State militants, who have seized a large swath of territory in the region.

Tehran, YJC. Rahmani Fazli has said that terrorist groups are largely funded from illegal drugs.

BEIRUT, Aug 20, 2014 (AFP) - Syria and the United States find themselves on the same side of the battle against Islamic State jihadists, but a common enemy is unlikely to mean direct cooperation.

SYDNEY, Aug 18, 2014 (AFP) - Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday said migrants had to be on "Team Australia", and warned all citizens to be vigilant to the threat of home-grown terrorism.

Tehran, YJC. Larijani says while the West pursues its plans for the ME through tension, the Muslim nation must stand by each other.

WASHINGTON, Aug 06, 2014 (AFP) - The international community is moving toward issuing an ultimatum to the parties in South Sudan's civil war raging since 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry warned Tuesday.

Tehran, YJC. Tehran Friday preacher addressed the issue of Gaza under Israeli attacks.

Tehran, YJC. Larijani says a dark future is awaiting the ISIS.