Shiites
Iranian lawmakers convene with chants of ‘Death to America’
Middle East
April 9, 2019
Iranian lawmakers convene with chants of ‘Death to America’
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian lawmakers dressed in paramilitary uniforms chanted “Death to America” as they convened Tuesday for an…
Buses evacuate thousands of exhausted Aleppo residents in ceasefire deal
Middle East
December 16, 2016
Buses evacuate thousands of exhausted Aleppo residents in ceasefire deal
Thousands of people were evacuated on Thursday from the last rebel bastion in Aleppo, the first to leave under a…
Iraq hangs 36 people sentenced to death for killing of troops in 2014
Middle East
August 21, 2016
Iraq hangs 36 people sentenced to death for killing of troops in 2014
Iraq said on Sunday it had hanged 36 militants sentenced to death over the mass killing of hundreds of mainly…
The ‘bad boy’ cleric poised to be Iraq’s next kingmaker
Middle East
May 4, 2016
The ‘bad boy’ cleric poised to be Iraq’s next kingmaker
For years after the 2003 American invasion of Iraq, the Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had an outsized influence on the…
Naguib Sawiris: Airstrikes against Houthis to liberate Arabs from Iranian occupation
Egypt
March 26, 2015
Naguib Sawiris: Airstrikes against Houthis to liberate Arabs from Iranian occupation
Business tycoon Naguib Sawiris described the strikes led by Saudi Arabia and its allies against the Houthi rebels in Yemen…
Egyptian naval, air forces participate in military operation in Yemen
Egypt
March 26, 2015
Egyptian naval, air forces participate in military operation in Yemen
Egypt has participated in the Saudi-led air strikes against Shia Houthi militias in Yemen with its naval and air forces,…
Diplomat: Resumption of Cairo-Tehran relations depends on Iran
Egypt
February 15, 2015
Diplomat: Resumption of Cairo-Tehran relations depends on Iran
The resumption of relations between Cairo and Tehran depends on Iran's response to a number of Egyptian conditions, most notably…
Iraq security forces on alert as Shiites gather for Ashoura
World
November 4, 2014
Iraq security forces on alert as Shiites gather for Ashoura
More than one million Shiite Muslims gathered at shrines and mosques across Iraq on Tuesday for the Ashoura religious ritual…
Egypt’s Shia minority to commemorate Ashoura in al-Hussein mosque Thursday
Egypt
November 13, 2013
Egypt’s Shia minority to commemorate Ashoura in al-Hussein mosque Thursday
Shia leader Salem al-Sabbagh said Egypt’s Shia minority community would freely commemorate Ashoura in al-Hussein mosque on Thursday, and would not…
Egypt Shias to commemorate Ashoura in al-Hussein mosque
Egypt
November 6, 2013
Egypt Shias to commemorate Ashoura in al-Hussein mosque
Shia movements and coalitions in Egypt have announced plans to rally inside al-Hussein mosque in Cairo next Thursday to receive…