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11:06am, 10th May, 2019

Iran Guards reject U.S. talks, cleric threatens carrier

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday Tehran would not negotiate with the United States and a senior cleric warned that a U.S. navy fleet could be "destroyed with one missile", as a U.S aircraft carrier headed toward the Gulf.

Hardline cleric named to lead Iran judiciary

1:02pm, 7th March, 2019

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Hardline cleric named to lead Iran judiciary

Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi, a protégé of Iran’s supreme leader who helped oversee the execution of political prisoners in 1988, was named chief of the judiciary on Thursday, a job that positions him to undermine the influence of moderates.

Israel releases Muslim cleric arrested after Jerusalem holy site unrest

11:06am, 24th February, 2019

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Israel releases Muslim cleric arrested after Jerusalem holy site unrest

Israeli police on Sunday arrested and later released a senior Muslim cleric who helps administrate a sacred compound in the Old City, two days after he re-opened a mosque sealed by Israel during a Palestinian uprising in 2003.

Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric demands end to violence as deadly protests rage

10:42am, 7th September, 2018

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Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric demands end to violence as deadly protests rage

Iraq's most revered Shi'ite cleric called for a political shakeup in Baghdad and a halt to violence against demonstrators on Friday, after days of deadly protests tore through the main city in the south and shut the country's main sea...

Indonesian president picks cleric as running mate for election

12:08pm, 9th August, 2018

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Indonesian president picks cleric as running mate for election

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has chosen 75-year-old Islamic cleric Ma'ruf Amin as his running mate in next year's presidential election in a bid to bolster his religious credentials, he said on Thursday.

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