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Mojtaba Khamenei

July 15th, 2026 - 10:55 GMT

Sally Shakkour

Mojtaba is alive: Iranian official unveils how they contact supreme leader

ALBAWABA - U.S. President Donald Trump announced days ago that he believes Mojtaba Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, is "90 percent killed". Trump believed Khamenei was "90 percent killed," in remarks addressing developments in the confrontation with Iran as tension rises between the two countries. Mojtaba was injured in the February 28 attack by the U.S. and Israel on Tehran. His father, former supreme leader of Iran Ali Khamenei ...

Two stray mortary shells from Syria hit the Israel-occupied Golan Heights on Thursday. Druze women from Israel watch mortar shells exploding in the Golan Heights in June. (AFP/File)

September 12th, 2013 - 09:38 GMT

Syrian mortar shells hit Golan Heights

Israeli soldiers walk by an "Iron Dome" battery, a short-range missile defence system in Jerusalem. An Israeli official said Thursday that he supports the Russian plan that seeks to destroy Syria's chemical weapons. (AFP)

September 12th, 2013 - 08:40 GMT

Israel backs Russian chemical weapons plan for Syria

Fabius, French Foreign Minister. said Thursday that the UN will publish its findings on Syria's use of chemical weapons on Monday. (AFP)

September 12th, 2013 - 08:23 GMT

UN chemical report due to be published Monday - France

Demonstrators have clashed with police in Turkey, where protests have been reignited (Photo credit: AFP)

September 12th, 2013 - 03:13 GMT

Protests reignited in Turkey

More than 35 Shiite Muslim worshippers were killed Wednesday after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the gates of a mosque in Baghdad. Here, a woman walks past the wreckage of a car bomb attack in Baghdad in May (AFP/File)

September 11th, 2013 - 06:27 GMT

More than 35 dead after suicide bomber targets Baghdad Shiite mosque

Hamas has asked clerics to tone down their criticism of Egypt (AFP image for illustrative purposes)

September 11th, 2013 - 06:25 GMT

Hamas asks clerics to mute criticism of Egypt

The Afghan President is unhappy over a American diplomat's remarks that the country is experiencing a civil war.

September 11th, 2013 - 04:18 GMT

Afghan President summons US Ambassador over "civil war" remark

An UN Commission has found the Assad regime responsible for eight massacres over the last year and a half. (AFP/File)

September 11th, 2013 - 02:46 GMT

UN probe confirms Assad regime responsible for eight massacres

18 Saudi preachers have been detained for mentioning Egypt and Syria in their sermons. Egyptian men attend weekly Friday prayers at Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo. [AFP]

September 11th, 2013 - 12:58 GMT

Saudi cracks down on freedom of speech amid Syria fears

Newly arrived Syrian refugees coming from Alawite neighbourhood are pictured at the Pir Sultan Abdal Foundation which belongs to Turkish Alawite community. 107 Syrian refugees are set to be relocated to Germany from Lebanon. (AFP)

September 11th, 2013 - 10:01 GMT

More than 100 Syrian refugees to be relocated to Germany - UN

Four people died in a bomb that targeted an Egyptian intelligence facility in Sinai on Wednesday. Here, a man is seen riding his motorbike through a wall that was destroyed by an attack by Egyptian Army in the Sinai peninsula. (AFP)

September 11th, 2013 - 08:48 GMT

Sinai bomb targeting Egyptian intelligence site leaves four dead

Palestinian police with riot gear stand guard as they stop supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) from reaching the headquarters of president Mahmoud Abbas. (AFP).

September 11th, 2013 - 08:05 GMT

Arab League: 'Last chance' for Palestinian-Israeli peace