Saudi Arabia executed nearly 40 people: Here is who they were

A Shia academic, a disabled protester and a number of detained minors were among 37 people that Saudi Arabia executed in its recent mass execution on "terrorism" charges, a new report has revealed. Human rights groups state that at least 33 out of the 37 individuals executed on Tuesday were from Saudi Arabia's persecuted Shia minority, the Middle East Eye reported Thursday.

Anniversary of late Ahmad Khomeini to be held at holy shrine

21st anniversary of passing away of the Ayatallah Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini is set to be held at the holy shrine Imam Khomeini.

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A Selection of the Positions of Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Haj Sayyid Ahmad Khomeini (r)

Iranians celebrate 40 years since revolution with Khomeini return

Thousands of Iranians gathered at the mausoleum of the Islamic republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on Friday to launch celebrations for the 40th anniversary of its revolution.

Iran revolution survived 40 years of global pressure

A senior Iranian official says four decades of all-out efforts by the US and its allies to overthrow the Islamic system of Iran have failed so far and will bear no fruit in the future, either.

Imam Khomeini’s offspring on the path of knowledge

Seyyed Ahmad, the son of Ayatollah Seyyed Hassan Khomeini has been paving ways of knowledge and wisdom in recent year.

Ahmad Khomeini, son of Hassan Khomeini

16 Azar (7 December) became official Student Day in Iran after the 1979 Revolution

16 Azar (7 December) has become the official Student Day in Iran after the 1979 Revolution. On that day, December 7, 1953 (16 Azar 1332 in the Iranian calendar) three students of the University of Tehran were murdered by Iranian police in the Pahlavi era. Every year there are local demonstrations at many universities organized by students.