IQNA – Hundreds of Bengali-speaking Muslims in India—including many who claim Indian citizenship—say they are being unlawfully detained and deported to Bangladesh as part of a widening police crackdown on suspected “illegal immigrants”.
IQNA – Karbala is a growing destination for pilgrims in the Muslim world particularly during Arbaeen, the Iraqi prime minister said, emphasizing the need for sustainable planning and improved infrastructure.
IQNA – Spain’s ombudsman has launched an inquiry into a local council’s decision to block Muslim religious celebrations from public venues in the southeastern town of Jumilla.
IQNA – More than 90 Muslim scholars, imams, community leaders, and institutions from the United States and other countries have issued a joint appeal demanding immediate, decisive steps by Muslim-majority governments to end Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
IQNA – More than 3 million foreign pilgrims have so far entered Iraq to participate in the annual Arbaeen procession, the country’s interior minister said.
IQNA – Leaders of one of Australia’s largest mosques say they have received death threats after plans to install new loudspeakers for the Muslim call to prayer.
IQNA – The prime minister of Malaysia said his government will allocate additional funding to the Yayasan Restu foundation to facilitate the translation of the Quran into 30 more languages, expanding its global reach.
IQNA – Firefighters in Spain have swiftly extinguished a blaze at Cordoba’s mosque-cathedral, preventing what officials said could have been a major disaster.
IQNA – The Kadhimiya Shrine in the north of Baghdad hosts thousands of pilgrims who embark on a trip to commemorate Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS). Photos were taken on August 8, 2025.
IQNA – Rising performance levels marked the close of Malaysia’s 65th International Quran Competition (MTHQA), where judges commended standout recitation and memorisation.
IQNA – Hojat-ol-Islam Seyed Abdol Fattah Navab, the representative of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs, visited the Khosravi border crossing on his war to Iraq with the aim of supervising the process of providing services to Arbaeen pilgrims.
IQNA – A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) about the dire situation facing children in Gaza should shock the world’s conscience, a US advocacy group said.
IQNA – The prime minister of UK voiced his country’s opposition to the Israeli regime’s decision to escalate its military aggression on the Gaza Strip.
