Ayatollah Sistani, the supreme authority of Shias in Iraq, in a statement about the recent crimes of the Zionist regime in the Gaza Strip, called on all the people of the world to stand against this terrible brutality and prevent the implementation of the plan of the occupying forces to further harm the oppressed people of Palestine.
Ayatollah Sistani described the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden as "insulting" and said: Freedom of speech cannot justify the desecration of holy things.
The office of Grand Ayatollah Sistani issued a statement following the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, while expressing sympathy with the people of these two countries, and demanded immediate provision of the necessary necessities for the earthquake victims.
Ayatollah Sistani (May God bless him and grant him peace) has declared jihad against the oppressive Daesh in Iraq and thousands of Iraqis have passed out under the name of Hashd al-Shabi.
Iraqi protesters have staged a demonstration in the capital Baghdad to condemn Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat newspaper over an offensive cartoon depicting Iraq's most prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
Iraqi officials have condemned the publication of an offensive cartoon of prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in a Saudi-owned newspaper, saying the depiction stems from the failure of Riyadh's Takfiri plots.
Iraq's top cleric has warned that enemies of Iraq and affiliated groups in the country are plotting to create internal strife and bring the country back to the "era of dictatorship", an apparent reference to the former rule of Saddam Hussein.
Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani on Friday urged the politicians in Iraq have a chance to implement reforms, but warned against exploiting the protests by foreign and local powers.
In a historic meeting, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has held talks with Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the holy city of Najaf on the final day of his landmark visit to the neighboring Arab state.