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Canadian opposition urges government to continue air striking ISIS

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Some Canadian political leaders called on Saturday for vigorous action against terrorism including continued involvement in military action against the ISIS terrorist group in the wake of Friday’s attacks in Paris.

Opposition leader Rona Ambrose has called on the government to immediately reverse its decision to pull fighter jets from the US-led bombing mission against ISIS, saying that the attacks on France should prompt Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to rethink his government’s withdrawal plans.

“The signal that it sends to abandon that role at this time is not prudent”, the interim Conservative leader said at a news conference in Ottawa. “The fight against ISIS requires a strong humanitarian response, but also a military response. It is important that we remain resolute and support our allies”.

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Glasgow Cinema Cancels Screening of Iranian Film “Muhammad (PBUH)”

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A movie theater in Glasgow, Scotland, which planned to screen the Iranian film “Muhammad (PBUH), the Messenger of God”, cancelled its decision under pressures by certain Arab countries.

RT Arabic reported that the screening was called off due to unknown letters of threat by those opposing the movie.

The letters were reportedly sent from such countries as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Nigeria.

Sources said that the letters did not threaten the cinema staff, but the manager decided to cancel the screening in order to preclude possible problems and conflicts.

The decision, however, has been criticized by the British Muslim community who liked to watch the movie.

“We won’t allow them to portray Islam as an extremist religion. We have tried for years to live in freedom and peace beside all other religions in the British community,” British Muslims say.

Glasgow authorities have reportedly endorsed the Muslim community’s opinion and urged the movie theater owner to explain the reasons behind the decision.

It is not yet clear whether the film will be screened in Britain or not.

The movie, which is the first part of Iran’s big-budget trilogy on the life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), premiered in cinemas across Iran on August 26, and attracted a large number of audiences.

A number of internationally-acclaimed professionals, including Academy Award winning visual effects supervisor and filmmaker Scott E. Anderson, three-time Oscar-winning Italian director of photography Vittorio Storaro and renowned Croat production designer Milijen Kreka Kljakovic collaborated in making the film.

Academy Award-winning Indian music composer Allah-Rakha Rahman has written music for the movie.

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Malaysian PM calls on Muslim leaders to spread true teachings of Islam

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak called on world Islamic leaders and top figures to spread the true teachings of Islam so that the concept of an Islamic nation could be understood to protect many from accepting the ideology of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS).

This was because the ideology of the ISIS group did not reflect the true Islam, the prime minster told a press conference after attending a dinner in conjunction with the 10th edition of the G20 Summit Meeting.

“The true concept of the Islamic nation and Islamic state must be understood and explained because if we don’t understand the true concept, we can fall victim and accept the ISIS ideology,” he said while stressing the importance of the role that should be played by Islamic leaders on the matter.

During the session which discussed the global challenges relating to terrorism and the refugee crisis, Najib told the G20 leaders that Islam was a religion of peace, moderation and did not allow innocent people to be killed, nor did it allow anyone to commit suicide such as becoming suicide bombers and so on.

He said there was a need to study in depth to see why there are people who believe in ISIS ideology and are prepared to do such things that are forbidden by Islam.

“It’s either that they feel there is injustice, there is no hope for the future or a sense of hopelessness or that they have been marginalized or they feel a sense of social injustice, or they believe that the Caliphate concept championed by the IS is the true path,” he added.

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Commander of Jeish al-Fatah Captured Alive by Syrian Soldiers

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The Saudi field commander of Jeish al-Fatah terrorist group was captured alive by the Syrian army troops in Aleppo province.

The Syrian army units captured the Jeish al-Fatah field commander Abdullah Mehesni during a special operation near the city of Aleppo.

An informed source revealed that Abdullah Mehesni, a Saudi citizen way up the chain of command of the Takfiri terorist group, was captured alive after the Syrian forces fired a missile at his car and as he was driving.

The Syrian army along with Hezbollah fighters and the National Defense Forces (NDF), and backed up by Syrian-Russian Air Forces, have been marching on militant group’s positions in Aleppo province in recent weeks.

According to the latest reports, government forces and their allies have gained back almost 410 square kilometers of Aleppo’s territories since the start of their massive operations early in October, killed hundreds of Takfiri terrorists and destroyed tens of militants’ strongholds and depots, a large number of military vehicles, weapons and military equipment.

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Iran’s Judiciary Chief Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Paris, Beirut,Yemen

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Head of Iranian Judiciary Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli-Larijani on Monday strongly condemned the crimes of terrorists in Yemen, Beirut and Paris.

He said the Western countries and the US in particular which upport Daesh Takfiri terrorists should be accountable.

Speaking to a group of judicial officials, he said Daesh Takfiri terrorists have launched new phases of crimes and atrocities in Lebanon, Yemen and Paris claiming lives of many innocent people.

The US and European states as main supporters of Daesh should be accountable for its crimes, Larijani said.

The US officials should not be reprimanded but brought to justice for supporting the crimes of terrorist groups and creation of Daesh , he said.

The European and the US should prevent entry of terrorists to the region, he said, adding that they should keep in mind that terrorism is a double-edged blade which finally harms the Western states.

Daesh is now spreading terrorism around the globe and latest findings indicate that a remarkable number of French youths have voiced readiness to join which should be regarded as a catastrophe, said the judiciary chief.

To seriously deal with Daesh Takfiri terrorists, the Western states should halt their support for them, he said.

On Syrian crisis and the role of Vienna meeting in resolving the crisis, he said the Syrian people should make decision on their fate.

‘If Vienna conference succeeds in halting support for terrorist groups, it will be regarded as a significant stride to this end,’ he said.

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ISIS terrorists execute 30 civilians in Nineveh

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A local source in Nineveh province said on Monday, that the so-called ISIS has executed 30 civilians, including media figure, in the province of Nineveh on charges of cooperation with the government.

The source said that “ISIS elements have executed today 30 civilians in central Nineveh, including media figures and activists, on charges of spying for the government.”

The source, who asked anonymity, added: “The execution operation was carried out by firing squad in Ghazlani Camp in the center of the province,” pointing out that, “The bodies were handed over to the forensic medicine department.”

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Ansarullah dissatisfied with UN draft proposal to solve Yemen crisis

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The spokesman of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says a draft proposal put forth by the United Nations (UN) to end the crisis in the country is flawed.

Mohammed Abdulsalam said Monday that the UN proposal for a fresh round of negotiations between Yemeni groups only includes the mechanism of the talks and does not address the main crisis in the Arab country and the chief reasons behind it.

Earlier this month, the United Nations special envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said that the talks between members of the Yemeni Ansarullah Houthi movement and the government of Yemen’s fugitive former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi would begin by mid-November. However, the negotiations have yet not been held.

The UN special envoy added that he was working with a team to “reach an agreement on the date… and the subjects that will be discussed within the context of the UN Security Council Resolution 2216.”

Abdulsalam said that the draft proposal does not include political solutions to end the conflict in Yemen. It also does not include the issue of elections or the fight against Daesh Takfiri terrorists.

Furthermore, he said the UN draft proposal does not cover a seven-point plan put forth by Ansarullah and Yemen’s General People’s Congress in the Omani capital, Muscat, in July.

Yemen has been witnessing airstrikes by Saudi Arabia since March 26, in line with Riyadh’s alleged goal of undermining the Houthi movement and bringing Hadi back to power.

The Saudi aggression has claimed the lives of more than 7,100 people so far, while a total of nearly 14,000 people have also been injured.

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Irish Shia cleric blames Saudi government for spreading ISIS’s ideology

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The leader of the Shia Muslim community in Ireland said it is shocked, saddened and horrified by last night’s terrorist attacks in Paris.

Dr Ali Al Saleh extended his sympathy to the people of France and blamed the government of Saudi Arabia for funding ISIS and spreading the ideology underpinning it.

Imam Al Saleh, who is the founder of the Hussaini Mosque at Milltown in Dublin, also extended condolences to the relatives of 43 people killed by ISIS in a Shia area of Beirut on Thursday.

He said the double suicide-bomb attack in the busy residential and commercial district of Borj al-Barajneh exposed the second face of the terrorist movement, namely sectarianism.

He said such sectarian attacks were a daily occurrence in the Baghdad and that 20 people had died yesterday alone in two separate explosions in a Shia district of the Iraqi capital.

Dr Al Saleh said the sectarian attacks inside predominantly Muslim societies and the international terrorist attacks on the west would continue unless pressure is put on the Saudi government to end its support for Daesh, as ISIS is known in Arabic.

“Saudi Arabia has been sponsoring this Wahhabi ideology since 1979 when resistance to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan began,” the Imam said.

Wahhabi refers to the variation of Islam practiced by the Saudi royal family and their followers.

“Some people who fought against the Soviets in Afghanistan are now fighting in Syria as well as waging war on the internet. You can read their praise for the Paris attacks and for the killing of Shia Muslims on social media,” he said.

Dr Al Saleh says that the Shias are a 4,500-stong minority in the Republic of Ireland’s Muslim community.

The 2011 census registered 49,204 Muslims, constituting 1.1% of the total population. In 1991, just 0.1 % of the state’s population was belonged to the Muslim faith.

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Iraq: 3 mass graves containing remains of 148 Yazidis found in Sinjar district

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Ahlul Bayt News Agency – Patriotic Union of Kurdistan announced on Sunday finding three mass graves in the district of Sinjar northwest of Mosul (405 km north of Baghdad), stressing that half of the victims were women and young girls.

Member in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Kabir Curran, said in an interview, “The Peshmerga forces found three mass graves containing the remains of 148 Yazidis,” adding that, “One of the graves contains the remains of 20 Yazidi men and the other one is containing the remains of 78 Yazidi girls and women, while the third cemetery included the remains of 50 Yazidis”, Iraq News reported.

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Iran’s humanoid robot ‘Surena III’ to be unveiled tomorrow

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The ceremony will be attended by Iran’s Vice President for Science and Technology and the President of Iran’s National Elites Foundation Sorena Sattari.

The humanoid robots Surena I and Surena II have been designed and developed by researchers and engineers at University of Tehran.

Surena I is Iran’s first humanoid robot, introduced in 13 December 2008. It is 165cm tall and weighs 60km. It is able to speak according to predefined text, and has remote control and tracking ability.

Surena II was introduced two years later on July 3. It is 145 centimeters tall and weighs 45 kilograms. Surena II is able to walk, but slowly with a combination movements of hands, head and legs. It is also able to stand on one leg and keep its balance, and to dance. Surena II has 22 degrees of freedom, including 12 at its legs, 8 at its hands and 2 at its head.

Surena III is said to be able to walk faster – 10 times faster than its prevous model – and also recognize faces, objects, words and sentences with appropriate reactions. It can also pass over obstacles, walk on stairs and sloping surfaces, move backwards and interact with humans.

According to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Iran’s manufacture of Surena makes it one of five countries in the world with the technology to make humanoid robots.

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