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Afghan Shias fear further attacks on Ashura celebrations
Middle East
September 30, 2017
Afghan Shias fear further attacks on Ashura celebrations
The Afghan capital Kabul braced on Saturday for further possible attacks ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shia…
As Syrian war winds down, Israel sets sights on Hezbollah
Middle East
September 20, 2017
As Syrian war winds down, Israel sets sights on Hezbollah
With President Bashar Assad seemingly poised to survive the Syrian civil war, Israeli leaders are growing nervous about the intentions…
Gunmen kill four in sectarian attack in Pakistan
Middle East
September 11, 2017
Gunmen kill four in sectarian attack in Pakistan
Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed four members of a Shia Muslim Hazara family, including a 12-year-old boy, on Sunday, in…
Iran sentences New Age-style Shia Islam founder to death
Middle East
August 28, 2017
Iran sentences New Age-style Shia Islam founder to death
An attorney for the founder of a mystical, New Age version of Shia Islam says an Iranian court has sentenced…
Explosions reported at Shia mosque in Kabul
Middle East
August 25, 2017
Explosions reported at Shia mosque in Kabul
2:30 p.m. An Afghan official says a Shia mosque in the capital, Kabul, has come under attack as gunmen stormed…
Iran extends reach with fight for land link to Mediterranean
Middle East
August 23, 2017
Iran extends reach with fight for land link to Mediterranean
Thousands of Iranian-backed fighters in Syria’s central desert region are advancing east, bringing Tehran closer to its goal of securing…
Iraq’s Kurds might put off independence vote in return for concessions from Baghdad: official
Middle East
August 20, 2017
Iraq’s Kurds might put off independence vote in return for concessions from Baghdad: official
Iraq’s Kurds may consider the possibility of postponing a planned Sept. 25 referendum on independence in return for financial and…
PM: Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Tal Afar from IS
Middle East
August 20, 2017
PM: Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Tal Afar from IS
The operation to retake the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, from the Islamic State group began Sunday morning,…
Iraqi Shia cleric’s Saudi, UAE trips show Gulf realpolitik
Middle East
August 16, 2017
Iraqi Shia cleric’s Saudi, UAE trips show Gulf realpolitik
An influential Iraqi Shia cleric, notorious for his followers’ deadly attacks on US troops in Iraq over a decade ago…
Thousands flee as Iraq steps up airstrikes on IS-held town
Middle East
August 16, 2017
Thousands flee as Iraq steps up airstrikes on IS-held town
Thousands of Iraqis have fled an Islamic State-held town west of Mosul as Iraqi and coalition warplanes step up strikes…