Najaf Friday Prayer Leader:

Al Saud and Al Khalifah acting on behalf of Israel

Rasa – Hujjat al-Islam al-Qubanchi said that the crimes of the Al Saud and Al Khalifah regimes are carried out in accordance with the aims of the Zionist regime.

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Date: 13 August 2016 - 17:45

RNA – During his Friday prayer sermon delivered to a large and fervent crowd of believers in the Iraqi city of Najaf, Hujjat al-Islam Sayyid Sadruddin al-Qubanchi said that the ratification of a law banning the political influence of members of the former Iraqi dictatorship was essential and noted that several members of the former Ba’athist dictatorship committed crimes against the Iraqi people and based on this, we must prevent their influence in the new administration.

The Iraqi cleric also called on members of Iraq’s Council of Representatives to present proposals on the integration of parliamentary and provincial council elections and also suggested that they examine reducing the number of members of parliament and provincial councils given the financial crisis from which Iraq is current suffering.

Hujjat al-Islam al-Qubanchi called for a careful and transparent investigation into the incident over Tuesday’s electrical fire at Baghdad’s Yarmouk Hospital which resulted in the deaths of twelve infants.

“There are many questions surrounding this tragic incident such as the inability to extinguish the fire for three hours and the authorities must respond to these,” he said, urging the Iraqi government to compensate the families of the victims.

Despite the deterioration of the health services in the war-torn Arab country, His Eminence also appreciated the good performance of doctors and medical teams and called for more assistance to be given the wounded members of the Popular Mobilization Forces and Iraqi security forces in Najaf’s al-Sadr Hospital.

Iraqi warriors have humiliated and dealt a blow to ISIL

Hujjat al-Islam al-Qubanchi congratulated the Popular Mobilization Forces and security forces on their recent victories against ISIL and said that Iraq’s youth are our heroes because they have stood against ISIL with all their might and have humiliated and dealt a blow to ISIL in front of the eyes of the entire world.

The renowned professor in the Seminary of Najaf referred to the armed tribal dispute in Maysan governorate, saying, “Shedding the blood of innocent people has no legal authority” and added that tribal leaders must consider the interests of the youth and their country and prevent such conflicts.”

In conclusion, His Eminence condemned Saudi Arabia’s attacks on Yemen and the Al Khalifah regime’s deprivation of the liberty of the people of Bahrain, saying, “The actions of the Al Saud and Al Khalifah are carried out to establish the goals and policies of the Zionist regime and create disputes and tensions among the Arab and Islamic countries.”

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