Top 5 - Fri, July, 10, 2015 - 16:00 GMT

Millions of mourners and worshippers have poured into Iraq’s holy cities of Najaf and Karbala from across the world to mark the Nights of Decree, also known as Laylat al-Qadr.

Palestinians are also commemorating the International Quds Day by heading to the Al Aqsa Mosque.

Turkish citizens have taken to the streets of Istanbul to commemorate the International Quds Day.

In Syria, a large number of Palestinian, Syrian and Lebanese demonstrators have participated in a rally marking the International Quds Day.

Thousands of people have filled the streets in Indian-controlled Kashmir on the International Quds Day.

News in Brief - Fri, July, 10, 2015 - 21:30 GMT

In this edition of the Debate, we discuss the significance of the International Quds Day.

On the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan, millions of Iranian people have marched to mark the International Quds Day. The demonstrators took to the streets of the capital Tehran and major Iranian cities of Isfahan, Yazd, Shiraz, Kerman as well as other towns and cities in a show of solidarity with Palestinian people. They chanted slogans against Israel and its main ally the United States and called for the liberation of all occupied lands. International Quds day is observed annually across the globe and is acknowledged as a symbol for all oppressed people and nations. The day was announced by the late founder of Iran’s Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini to ensure that the Palestinian cause would never be forgotten.

The leader of Lebanon’s resistance movement, Hezbollah, has slammed Israel as a hypocrite entity, which is the source of terrorism and is now claiming to FIGHT terrorism. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah who was speaking on the occasion of International Quds Day said Israel was initially created by a terrorist organization and through committing acts of terror. He said Tel Aviv has formed an alliance with certain Arab regimes and they are now supporting Takfiri militants in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere in the region. The Hezbollah Secretary General also criticized some Arab leaders for what he called selling out the Palestinian cause, nation and the holy city of Jerusalem al-Quds. According to Nasrallah, Israel and its allies, are trying to topple the Syrian government, a member of the axis of resistance, because if Syria falls then Palestine will fall and al-Quds will be lost forever.