Nasser Abu Sharif

Quds News Agency correspondent held an exclusive interview with Nasser Abu Sharif the representative of Islamic Jihad in Iran and questioned about the influence of International Quds day in Palestinian resistance movements and global support to them. Below the full text of the interview is presented.

Napier said European governments attach great importance to Israel, since the regime acts as their pawn in the Middle East in absence of the Europeans’ colonial presence in the region.

Medical authorities in the besieged Gaza Strip have reported the Palestinian enclave's first novel coronavirus death, amid a drastic increase in the number of infections in recent days plus critical shortages of drugs, protective equipment, testing materials and ventilators in hospitals.

Israeli forces have clashed with the Palestinians who were heading to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers. According to reports the confrontation erupted on Sunday after Israeli troops stepped up their presence at the courtyards of the al-Aqsa Mosque and prevented the entry of Palestinian worshipers to the holy site by installing large barriers. The regime forces also attacked Palestinians at Bab al-Asbat (Lions Gate) of the Old City of al-Quds. This year, only ...

The Yemeni army has warned the Saudi-led coalition of "dire consequences" if it continues its aerial attacks against the country. Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree said on Sunday there will be dire consequences for the Saudi aggressors if they intensify their airstrikes against various parts of Yemen. He said Saudi Arabia has conducted at least 48 airstrikes on the four Yemeni provinces of al-Jawf, Ma'rib, Hajjah, and ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated Ankara's support for Palestinians, vowing to help protect their lands amid Israel’s plans to annex parts of the West Bank.

Israeli military forces have shot and injured two Palestinian men in the northern part of the West Bank as tensions simmer in the occupied Palestinian territories ahead of the Israeli regime’s controversial plan to annex parts of the West Bank in defiance of international opposition.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for the immediate release of two adult children of a former Saudi intelligence officer, who has been lying low abroad since the rise of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to power.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned its activities in Yemen are near a “potential breaking point” as the new coronavirus is spreading throughout the impoverished country, where the healthcare system has effectively collapsed amid a bloody Saudi-led war.

On the occasion of arrival of the 40th International Quds Day, the Society for the Defense of the Palestinian Nation issued a statement, as follows:

On the occasion of arrival of the 40th International Quds Day, the International Union of Adolescents and Youth against Occupation issued a statement, as follows:

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the struggle to liberate Palestine is an obligation and an Islamic goal, adding “everyone must assist the Palestinian nation in this holy struggle”.

Muslims, non-Muslims and all freedom-seeking people across the world are bracing to celebrate the glorious Quds Day, a day that epitomizes the Palestinians’ entrenched valor and heroic resistance over the years against an illegal entity that spares no effort to commit a litany of bloodcurdling crimes against Palestinian innocents under the aegis of Western hegemony.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has declared an end to all agreements with Israel and the United States in response to an Israeli regime’s plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.

A senior Hezbollah official says the liberation of al-Quds from Israeli occupation tops the agenda of the regional resistance front, and that the Lebanese movement is fully prepared for any type of confrontation with the regime in Tel Aviv in line with that objective.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s state-owned Etihad Airways has made a first known flight to the Israeli-Occupied Territories with the alleged goal of delivering aid to Palestinians as Arab regimes and Tel Aviv scale up their attempts to normalize relations.

Secretary-General of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah said the liberation of al-Quds from the Israeli occupation is “closer than ever”.

The United Nations' special envoy for West Asia has called on Israel to abandon plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, joining a growing international chorus of opposition.

Senior religious and political figures in the Arab world slam Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands and support the struggle of the people of Palestine to liberate their lands.

The International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) urged the Islamic world and all countries to stand against Israel’s plans to annex more Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Israeli troops have shot and injured a Syrian shepherd working near the Lebanese border, claiming that he had crossed into the Occupied Territories.

An Israeli settler has wounded a Palestinian teenager in a sudden knife attack in al-Quds.

The Hamas resistance movement says the Israeli captives held in Gaza since Tel Aviv’s 2014 war on the blockaded Palestinian enclave will not be released until a “real” agreement is reached on exchanging prisoners.

Syria’s Ambassador to Russia Riad Haddad has condemned as “medical terrorism” the US sanctions against Damascus that hamper medical supplies amid the country’s battle against the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Iran’s Defense Minister says the Islamic Republic will give a crushing answer to any aggressor when it comes to defending its national security.

In the run-up to the International Quds Day events, Iran’s Foreign Ministry reminds the world community that Palestine’s fate is only to be decided by Palestinians, no matter what religion they practice.

The creation of the Zionist regime inside the geography of the Islamic world was based on the basis of a colonial plan which Jewish society as an instrument to scatter domination throughout the Islamic world and this concept itself is a prelude to overshadow hegemonic rule over the entire globe. The following is a brief overview of the occupation of Palestine; including: goals; Method; Occupying criminal behavior as well as the history of the resistance and struggles of the Palestinian people ...

Former US President Barack Obama has criticized the Trump administration for mishandling the coronavirus crisis, saying the pandemic has shown many officials "aren't even pretending to be in charge."

Iraqi army troops and police forces of Diyala Province have launched a joint counterterrorism operation in the eastern parts of the country.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has threatened that Washington will "exact consequences" if the International Criminal Court (ICC) moves ahead with a potential war crimes investigation into Israel.

At least 14 UAE-backed southern separatists and Saudi-led militants have been killed as clashes between the two sides entered a sixth day in the Southern Yemeni Province of Abyan.

Iraq's Armed Forces have launched a new military operation against the Daesh terrorist group covering the provinces of Anbar, Nineveh and Salahuddin to the Syrian border.

An American aircraft has reportedly dropped thermal balloons over agricultural lands in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, setting fire to wheat crops in the area.

China’s ambassador to the illegal Zionist entity has been found dead at his residence in a coastal suburb north of Tel Aviv.

Prominent Palestinian figures based in the besieged Gaza Strip have reiterated the importance of the International Quds Day ceremonies in promoting the cause of Palestine and paving the way for the restoration of the Palestinians’ rights.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says due to its support for terrorists, the US is hated in most parts of the world and will be soon expelled from Syria and Iraq, where it is illegally present in the region.

When Imam Khomeini (may God bless him and grant him peace) announced International Quds Day as the last Friday of Holy month of Ramadan, he did not mean that the nations around the world only participate in this rally, to protest their anger against Zionist regime and stand for Palestinian, but what he was looking for it was to maintain a new Islamic and human belief to support oppressed societies as well as oppose the aggressive regimes, the concept aims to establish a better and more humane ...

H. Ruyvaran

Amir al-Momineen Imam Ali ibn Abi Taleb (BPUH) was martyred on 21st Ramadan 40 A.H. by an assassin who mortally wounded the Holy Imam (PBUH) with a poisoned sword in the Mosque at Kufah during morning prayers on 19th Ramadan 40 A.H.

The old and new generation of Palestinians will always remember May 14, 1948, which they refer to as Nakba Day (Day of Misery).

The Chinese Mission to the United Nations said on Thursday that Washington has no right to extend a UN arms embargo on Tehran after the United States threatened to trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the UN Security Council.

A ranking military official said that the passing of homegrown satellite ‘Noor-1’ over occupied Palestinian lands creates insecurity for the Zionist regime.

On the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the Nakba Day (the Day of Catastrophe), we reached out to some experts to share their viewpoints with our readers on this important issue.

On the eve of the arrival of Internationa Quds Day, marked as the last friday of holy month of Ramadhan by the late Imam Khomeini, Dr. Zahra Mostafawi addressed the nations and international societies supporting Palestine in a letter, to stand up with Palestinians even stronger this year and prevent Israel from taking advantage of the crisis caused by the Corona Virus, the letter reads as following:

Imam Khomeini exposed the hidden relations between the Shah's regime and Israel, and introduced Israel's threat to the Islamic world very seriously and consistently. Imam Khomeini was the first source of imitation and a great religious leader who issued a permit to support Palestinian fighters from the place of religious funds, Zakat and Khoms. During the occupation of Jerusalem by the occupying regime from the very beginning, he introduced the Islamic aspect and the doctrinal dimension of the ...

Khalil Abu Leila

After occupying Syrian Golan Heights, the relocation of US Embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem and the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the West backed occupation regime is now seeking to annex even more territories f Palestinian lands, such as West Bank and Jordan Valley.