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Iran’s hardliners win in general election marred by lowest turnout since the 1979 Islamic Revolution

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Iran’s hardliners took victory today in a general election marred by the lowest turnout since the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid anger at the government. Tehran, which reported its first case of coronavirus two days before Friday’s ballot, accused ‘enemies’ of fuelling fears of the deadly contagion to stifle voting.  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said: ‘Their media … Read more

Pictured: Islamic holy man, 69, who was stabbed in the shoulder in Regent’s Park Mosque knife horror

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A 69-year-old Islamic holy man was ‘stabbed in the shoulder’ in the Regents Park Mosque this afternoon by an attacker who ‘regularly worshipped there’. The victim has been named by mosque-goers as Rafat Maqlad, aged 69. He is the muezzin at the London Central Mosque, near Regent’s Park and calls Muslims to prayer. Police have … Read more