Tag Archives: SHIITES
Who pays the price for Iran’s intransigence?
By : Ahmed Ayash Iran resorting to the “Death to America” slogan again – in what is considered by Fars news agency as rebuttal to the US threat of a “military attack” – demonstrates sign of things to come in
Kurds, Shiites agree to withdraw forces from north Iraq town after clashes
Senior Kurdish and Shiite Muslim leaders agreed on Wednesday to withdraw their forces from a northern Iraqi town in a bid to end violence that has killed more than 10 people in recent days. The clashes in Tuz Khurmato, 175
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric suspends weekly sermons
Members of the Abbas combat squad, a Shiite militia group, carry a picture of spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani during a parade in Basra.[ Iraq’s top Shiite cleric said on Friday he would no longer deliver regular weekly sermons
Arab Shiites must reclaim religious authority from Iran
By : Mohammad al-Sulami It’s well-known that Iraq is the origin and base of Shiite authority in the Middle East. It was first Baghdad then Najaf, and this lasted for centuries. Iran’s Qom however did not emerge as a religious
Egypt jails 23 men over killing of Shiite Muslims
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 23 men to 14 years in jail without parole over the killing of four Shi’ite Muslims in 2013, judicial sources said. Eight others were acquitted of the charges of killing, attempted murder and of
Unified prayer held in Baghdad after violence
Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obaidi attended a unified prayer session held between Sunnis and Shiites in the capital Baghdad after unknown assailants attacked the Sunni endowment building in the Sunni district area of Adhamiyah. The violence on Thursday killed four
Attacks in Iraqi capital kill at least 19 Shiite pilgrims
Attacks on Shiite pilgrims commemorating the death of revered 8th century Shiite Imam Moussa al-Kazim killed at least 19 people and wounded more than 50 across the Iraqi capital, police officials said. The largest of the attacks happened in central
Iraqi PM orders probe into killings of two Sunnis at security HQ
Iraq’s prime minister said on Saturday he had ordered an investigation into the killing of two Sunni Muslim civilians at a security headquarters in Anbar province, where the army and volunteers are battling ISIS insurgents. Haider al-Abadi, a moderate Shiite
Iraqi Cabinet OKs draft law to set up national guard
style=”text-align: center;”> The Iraqi cabinet approved on Tuesday two draft laws, one that would see the creation of a national guard, the other aimed at reforming government policies toward former members of the Baath party. The bills will now be
Houthis abduct senior Yemen intelligence official
A senior Yemeni intelligence official was abducted in Sanaa on Thursday by fighters from the Houthi militia who have been in control of the capital since a September offensive, security sources told Agence France-Presse. “General Yahia al-Marrani… was kidnapped this
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