Why do Shiites flagellate themselves? The battle behind Ashura
On Saturday night, hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world will mark Ashura, the tenth day of the first ...
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Iraqi cleric to pro-Iran militias: Disband if you want to join government
Muqatada al-Sadr also asks the factions to hand over their weapons to the government-sanctioned umbrella known as Popular Mobilization Forces. ...
'Haredi' bridegroom in New York unmasked as Lebanese Muslim
Man calling himself "Eliyahu Haliwa" met and married a girl from New York's Syrian Jewish community without anyone bothering to ...
Is Iran-backed militia behind attack on Iraqi PM?
At emergency meeting, Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi says "there are those who are trying to tamper with the security of ...
Amid tensions, Hezbollah-affiliated paper depicts Christian leader as Hitler
Christian "Lebanese Forces" party leader Samir Geagea denies his group was behind last Thursday's street violence in which seven people ...
Lebanon: Gunmen ambush Hezbollah funeral procession, killing 5
The violence is rooted in a personal vendetta but could be a sign of growing sectarian strife in the economically ...
Czech Republic designates Hezbollah a terrorist organization
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi hails the move and urges other countries in the European Union bloc to follow suit.
Sudanese politician: Arab-Israel alliance could stop Islamic extremism
Head of Sudan's Umma Party, Mubarak al-Fadil al-Mahdi, praises the United Arab Emirates for opening "new horizons" for peace, urges ...
'Houthis are forcing out Yemen's last remaining Jews'
According to report from The Media Line, the country's Iran-backed rebels are hoping to expel the miniscule Jewish community without ...
Turkish study maps out Iran's entrenchment in Syria
Iran has no fewer than 125 military outposts and bases throughout Syria, including dozens in the governorates closer to Israel, ...