Photos: Ashura of Imam Hussain in Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Photos by: Hussain Sultan
Archive for month: October, 2015
President Rouhani: Mina tragedy result of Saudi’s mismanagement; Ambassador: Mali tries to find out missing pilgrims
While receiving the credentials of the new ambassador of Mali to Tehran, President Rouhani said that with sanctions being lifted, good opportunities for developing ties between Iran and friend countries, including African countries will arise.
“Iran wants to establish full stability and security in all countries, including Mali and we will do whatever we can regarding this issue” said President Rouhani on Tuesday.
He added: “We are also ready to provide our friend countries, including Mali with our experiences in different areas”.
In this meeting, the new Malian ambassador to Tehran said: “I hope Mali can benefit from Iran’s capabilities and achievements in different areas”.
Thanking Malian nation, government and the new ambassador to Tehran for condoling the Mina catastrophe, President Rouhani also condoled the people and government of Mali on their losses in the same calamity.
“Unfortunately, this catastrophe was the result of mismanagement of the Saudis which was not followed by a proper reaction from their side, therefore it deserves attention from all Islamic countries in order to make sure these sad incidents do not happen in the future” added Rouhani.
In this meeting, the new Malian ambassador to Tehran presented his credentials to Dr Rouhani and said: “I hope Mali can benefit from Iran’s capabilities and achievements in different areas”.
He also said that his country suffered from the greatest number of casualties and missing people compared to other African countries and added: “The Malian government is trying to find out where the missing pilgrims are”.
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Suicide bomber of Saudi mosque identified + Pics
Security spokesman for the Saudi Interior Ministry has indentified the suicide bomber who targeted a mosque in Najran on Monday night as Saad Saeed al-Harthy.
al-Harthy is 35 years of age and hails from the city of Taif.
He had re-entered Saudi Arabia illegally from Syria, following nearly four years of absence after spending time with the ISIS extremist group.
His father notified authorities sometime in 2011 of his son’s disappearance from Saudi Arabia, who reportedly first left to Lebanon and then went to Syria.
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