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Pakistani sectarian leader added to US global terrorist list
World
February 7, 2014
Pakistani sectarian leader added to US global terrorist list
The United States has added the founder of a banned Pakistani militant group to its list of global terrorists, blaming…
Seven car bombs across Baghdad kill at least 13
World
February 6, 2014
Seven car bombs across Baghdad kill at least 13
Seven car bombs exploded across Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 13 people in apparently coordinated attacks that targeted mainly…
Shias overrun rival strongholds in north Yemen; 40 dead
World
February 2, 2014
Shias overrun rival strongholds in north Yemen; 40 dead
Shia rebels have overrun strongholds of a rival Sunni tribal group in fighting that has killed at least 40 people…
Gunmen kill six pro-government Sunni militiamen in Iraq
World
January 19, 2014
Gunmen kill six pro-government Sunni militiamen in Iraq
Gunmen wearing army uniforms killed at least six government-backed Sunni Muslim militiamen at a checkpoint near the Iraqi city of…
Three killed by car bomb in Lebanese town near Syria: media, residents
World
January 16, 2014
Three killed by car bomb in Lebanese town near Syria: media, residents
A car bomb exploded near a local government building in the Lebanese town of Hermel on Thursday, killing at least…
Bombings target Iraq police, pilgrims, killing 19
World
November 13, 2013
Bombings target Iraq police, pilgrims, killing 19
At least 19 people were killed in bomb attacks targeting Iraqi police and pilgrims on Wednesday, police and medical sources…
Saudi jails two Shias over protests
Egypt
July 13, 2013
Saudi jails two Shias over protests
A Saudi special court has sentenced two Shia men to eight and nine years in jail, respectively, for taking part…
Shia leader arrested in Giza for possessing arms
Egypt
June 26, 2013
Shia leader arrested in Giza for possessing arms
Prosecutors on Wednesday ordered the detention of Shia leader Mohamed al-Doreiny in Giza, after he was arrested Tuesday for alleged…
Saudi Shias fear new unrest after spy arrests
World
April 10, 2013
Saudi Shias fear new unrest after spy arrests
QATIF, Saudi Arabia — Al-Awamiyah is a small village of shabby houses, narrow streets and dilapidated palm groves that has…
Update: Iranian ambassador blames Syrians for anti-Shia protests
Egypt
April 5, 2013
Update: Iranian ambassador blames Syrians for anti-Shia protests
Mujtaba Amany, the acting Iranian ambassador to Egypt, blamed Syrian refugees in Cairo for inciting protests in front of his…