Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem has said that his Iran-backed group is in a “defensive state” in Lebanon, calling on other Lebanese not to “help Israel and America in their schemes.”“Occupation is ...

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said in a Ashoura commemorations televised speech overnight that the "ongoing aggression" ...

Because the Hijri calendar is lunar, the dates of Islamic months and holidays — such as Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr — change ...

Muslims globally prepare for Muharram, marking the Islamic New Year 1447 AH. The lunar calendar sets the date around June 26, ...

The Hijri New Year, marking the start of the Islamic lunar calendar from the month of Muharram, offers a period for spiritual ...

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was Iraq's most notorious insurgent - a shadowy figure associated with bombings, assassinations and the beheading of foreign hostages. The Jordanian-born militant first appeared ...