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Hizbullah chief in rare public address in Lebanon
World
December 6, 2011
Hizbullah chief in rare public address in Lebanon
BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon's Hizbullah made a rare public appearance at a Beirut rally on Tuesday to mark…
Bahrain: Suspects say had contact with Iran
World
November 14, 2011
Bahrain: Suspects say had contact with Iran
DUBAI – Members of a cell arrested before they could carry out attacks on Bahrain's Interior Ministry and the Saudi…
Bahraini king: Egypt’s revolutions an inspiration to all Arabs
Egypt
October 31, 2011
Bahraini king: Egypt’s revolutions an inspiration to all Arabs
Egyptian revolutions throughout history have been a source of inspiration to Arabs everywhere, and all have benefited from their positive…
Bahrain panel delays report on protest unrest
World
October 21, 2011
Bahrain panel delays report on protest unrest
MANAMA, Bahrain - An international commission investigating months of protests and crackdowns in Bahrain on Thursday delayed its final report…
Bahrain opposition unites to decry ‘police state’
World
October 13, 2011
Bahrain opposition unites to decry ‘police state’
DUBAI - In a defiant show of unity, Bahrain opposition parties have jointly denounced the Sunni-ruled Gulf Arab island as…
Iraqi Shias fear fallout of Syria turbulence
World
September 28, 2011
Iraqi Shias fear fallout of Syria turbulence
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Shias, like their allies in Iran, fret that unrest in Syria could oust President Bashar al-Assad and…
Iran begins to change stance toward Syrian regime
Egypt
September 24, 2011
Iran begins to change stance toward Syrian regime
Iran is reviewing its defense of the Syrian regime and Bashar al-Assad has threatened to inform the US of Hizbullah's…
Egyptian Shia prepare for first political party
Egypt
August 24, 2011
Egyptian Shia prepare for first political party
A new proposed political party will include some of Egypt's Shia community among its members, prominent Shia intellectual Rasem al-Nafis…
Al-Azhar’s grand sheikh meets with delegations from Hizbullah and Iran
Egypt
July 26, 2011
Al-Azhar’s grand sheikh meets with delegations from Hizbullah and Iran
Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb met on Tuesday with two Shia delegations from Hizbullah and Iran, the latter handing…
Kuwait arrests man over anti-Saudi Twitter posts
World
June 11, 2011
Kuwait arrests man over anti-Saudi Twitter posts
Kuwait--Kuwait has arrested a Kuwaiti Shia Muslim man for publishing criticism of the ruling families in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia…