Tehran, Jan 17 - The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a visit with the members of Social Health Commission affiliated to World Health Organization (WTO) referred to health as the principles needs of human being.
Ayatollah Khamenei said social elements have the most influential effect on the human health and noted that "despite scientific developments, world community's health situation is concerning and the elements threatening the human being has multiplied".
The following is the text of the statements made by the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, at the funeral of Major General Ahmad Kazemi and a number of his colleagues on January 11, 2006. Major General Kazemi, Commander of the Ground Force of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and some other senior IRGC officers attained martyrdom in a tragic plane crash near the city of Orumiyeh on January 9, 2006.
Tehran, Jan 9 - Also today, the Iranian peopel are determined to build on their untapped potential to stick to the path of the Islamic Revolution and to that end unity and faith are the most important tools, Ayatollah Khamenei told multitudes of Qom resi dents Monday.
"So when you have performed your devotions, then laud Allah as you lauded your fathers, rather a greater lauding" (2: 200)
Dear Muslim brothers and sisters:
The Hajj season is an occasion for hope and good tidings. On the one hand, the magnificence of solidarity among the travelers of the House of Unity raises hope in the hearts, and on the other, the refreshing of the souls through the blessing of the divine lauding gives the good tiding of the unbolting of gates of mercy.
Tehran, Dec 3 - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with members of the Supreme Council for Cultural Revolution stressed on the importance of public culture and said building the culture of the country is the main task of the council.
In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful Hojjatoleslam Ali Saeedi, Considering that Hojjatoleslam-val-Muslemin Hajji Sheikh Mohammad-Ali Movahhedi-Kermani has resigned from his position, I hereby designate you as the Leader's representative in the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
A ceremony was held in Imam Ali army cadets university with the IRI's Supreme Leader in attendance to mark the wrapping of the third round of joint military training program. In the beginning of the ceremony, the Supreme Leader reviewed a parade in honor of the lofty position of nation's martyrs.
Ayatollah Khamenei called IRI's armed forces the symbol of national might and sovereignty and said that, today, it is a source of honor to be among army personnel. He noted that the country's armed forces are the soldiers of lofty human aspirations, because besides taking the task of national defense, they are going to defend human dignity.
Tehran, Dec 13 - 'Resistance along with unity and adherence to Islam's statutes is the sole way to ensure the Palestinian liberation and the future of the country's people', Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei told Khalid Mashal who leads the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas.
In an address to the audience, the Leader stated that the issue of Palestine has become more prominent over the past decades to the benefit of the Palestinian nation and the Islamic world and to the detriment of global Zionism. He added that the reality on the ground points to the fact that the Muslim Ummah is able to seal the fate of Palestine in the interest of the Palestinian people.
Speaking to the audience, the Leader referred to the hajj pilgrimage as a vast ocean of spirituality and servitude, supplication and humility to Almighty Allah. He emphasized that the political aspect of the hajj pilgrimage is embedded in its spirituality and call of monotheism.
The meeting took place on the eve of President Ahmadinejad's visit to Saudi Arabia, where he is going to attend the third extraordinary session of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). The OIC summit will be attended by the heads of government of 57 Islamic countries, which are the OIC member states.
Thousands of Basijis, or members of the Basij Volunteer Force (BVF), from different cities and provinces across the country met the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei on Monday, November 28.
Visiting Iraqi President Jalal Talebani and his entourage met with the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei on Tuesday, November 22.
A group of female mountain-climbers who had climbed to the summit of Mount Everest and other members of the Iranian mountain-climbing team had a cordial meeting with the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei on Monday, November 21.
A large group of Friday prayer leaders from across the country met with the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei on Monday, November 14.
The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei on November 12, 2005 issued a condolatory message on the demise of Hajji Ali Mohammadi-Doost. In his message, the Leader condoled with the esteemed family and colleagues of the deceased. The text of the Leader's message is as follows:...
On the auspicious occasion of the Eid-al-Fitr, or the Fast-Breaking Feast, the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei granted a request for the pardoning or commuting the sentences of 2,185 convicts on Saturday, November 5.
The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei received a large group of Iranian citizens and officials of the Islamic Republic on the auspicious occasion of the Eid-al-Fitr (the fast-breaking feast) on Friday, November 4.
The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei led the Eid-al-Fitr (the fast-breaking feast) prayers in Tehran held at the Imam Khomeini Prayer Grounds on Friday, November 4.
The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, in a decree issued on October 30, 2005 appointed Brigadier General Ali Shamshiri new director of the Defense Ministry's Information Security Organization. The text of the Leader's decree is as follows:...