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Religion in Iran has been shaped by multiple religions and sects over the course of the country's history. Zoroastrianism was the main followed religion during the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC), Parthian Empire (247 BC-224 AD), and Sasanian Empire (224-651 AD). Another Iranian religion known as Manichaeanism was present in Iran during this period.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Hamas, the entity who as of 2023 had been the governing authority of the Gaza Strip, has foreign relations that spans various countries around the world. As of 2023, Mousa Abu Marzook is the group's head of international relations office. Africa Egypt Egypt under Mohamed Morsi who was in power from ...
In 2009, Hamas banned girls from riding behind men on motor scooters and forbade women from dancing. [18] The Hamas-led government briefly implemented, then revoked, a ban on women smoking in public. [19] In 2010, Hamas banned the smoking of hookah by women in public, stating that it was to reduce the increasing number of divorces. [20]
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in 2012. Since the early 1990s, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been sponsoring Hamas with military aid and training and financial aid. [1] Iran has remained a key patron of Hamas, providing them with funds, weapons, and training. [2] [3] [4]
Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007, launched an attack inside Israel over the weekend, killing hundreds and taking others hostage. Its unprecedented breach of the border sent ...
Hamas officials say they are prepared for any scenario, including a drawn-out war, and that allies like Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah will join the battle if Israel goes too far.
Palestinian factions and bitter foes Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in China vowing to form a unity government to govern the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip following the end of the Israel ...
The Islamic Republic of Iran officially recognises Palestine as a state. Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, rejects a two-state solution and implies that Palestine is inseparable, while Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for a free referendum for the entire Palestinian population, including Arab citizens of Israel, to determine the type of government in the future ...