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Blast kills 3 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq: police
Middle East
October 30, 2018
Blast kills 3 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq: police
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – Three Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims were killed by a roadside bomb as they walked to a…
‘Walk to heaven’: Shiite pilgrims trek to Iraq’s Karbala
Middle East
October 29, 2018
‘Walk to heaven’: Shiite pilgrims trek to Iraq’s Karbala
KARBALA, Iraq (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims from around the world are making their way this week to…
Millions of Shi’ites express suffering in Ashura ritual in Iraq
Middle East
September 20, 2018
Millions of Shi’ites express suffering in Ashura ritual in Iraq
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – Millions of Shi’ites Muslims gathered at shrines and mosques in Kerbala and other parts of…
Populist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s coalition wins Iraq’s election
Middle East
May 24, 2018
Populist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s coalition wins Iraq’s election
Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s political coalition has won Iraq’s parliamentary election, the election commission announced late Friday. The Saeroon…
Six killed in suicide attack near Afghan spy agency
Middle East
December 25, 2017
Six killed in suicide attack near Afghan spy agency
A suicide attacker on foot blew himself up near a compound belonging to the Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul on…
Bahrain’s Shia spiritual leader undergoes surgery, activists say
Middle East
December 8, 2017
Bahrain’s Shia spiritual leader undergoes surgery, activists say
Bahrain’s top Shia Muslim cleric underwent surgery on Friday, activists said, after he was hospitalised following months under virtual house…
Bahrain’s top Shi’ite cleric’s health deteriorates: activists
Middle East
November 27, 2017
Bahrain’s top Shi’ite cleric’s health deteriorates: activists
The health of Bahrain’s top Shi‘ite Muslim cleric has deteriorated, activists said on Monday, after months under virtual house arrest…
IS claims responsibility for Afghan mosque attack
Middle East
October 21, 2017
IS claims responsibility for Afghan mosque attack
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in the capital as Afghan officials…
Death toll rises to 24 in Pakistan shrine suicide bombing
Middle East
October 7, 2017
Death toll rises to 24 in Pakistan shrine suicide bombing
The death toll from a suicide bombing at a Shia shrine in the country’s southwest increased to 24 after four…
Afghan official: 2 people killed by roadside bombs
Middle East
September 30, 2017
Afghan official: 2 people killed by roadside bombs
At least two people including a police officer were killed by roadside bombs in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, a provincial…