Al-Ahram Weekly
-
World
2/6/2024 8:27:31 PM
Shia militias pose a unique conundrum for Iraq as their rise risks drawing the country further into the Iran-US conflict.
|
War on Gaza
-
War on Gaza
1/24/2024 11:24:12 AM
US strikes which targeted sites used by Iranian-backed groups in Iraq early Wednesday are "contributing to a reckless escalation", a spokesman for Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani said.
|
World
-
Region
1/18/2024 2:20:27 PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani on Thursday repeated his call for the US-led international anti-jihadist coalition to depart his country amid soaring regional tensions over the Israel-Hamas war.
|
Al-Ahram Weekly
-
World
1/9/2024 10:47:20 PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani announced the beginning of moves to evict US-led International Coalition forces from Iraq last week, but no progress has yet been made on the ground, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti in Baghdad
|
World
-
Region
1/5/2024 3:04:10 PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani said on Friday he was determined to "put an end" to the "international anti-jihadist coalition" in his country, after a US strike in Baghdad killed a pro-Iran commander.
|
World
-
Region
12/18/2023 12:21:53 PM
Iraqis voted Monday in the first provincial council elections in a decade, which are expected to strengthen powerful pro-Iran Shia Muslim groups.
|
War on Gaza
-
War on Gaza
11/21/2023 9:52:29 PM
Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia military group, vowed Tuesday to retaliate against Israel's "brutal aggression" after two journalists from Lebanese TV channel Al-Mayadeen were killed in Israeli attacks on the southern village of Tayr Harfa.
|
World
-
Region
11/14/2023 5:45:51 PM
Iraq's top court said on Tuesday it was dismissing Parliament Speaker Mohamed al-Halbussi, an influential Sunni Muslim politician, after a lawmaker's complaint over the alleged "falsification" of a document.
|
War on Gaza
-
War on Gaza
11/6/2023 12:48:19 PM
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi accused Monday the US of "encouraging" Israel to kill and carry out "cruel acts" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
|
World
-
Region
9/6/2023 5:22:08 PM
Millions of Shia Muslim pilgrims massed at the golden-domed mausoleums of the holy Iraqi city of Karbala on Wednesday, commemorating Arbaeen, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.
|
World
-
Region
9/6/2023 9:44:18 AM
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Iran arrived Tuesday in the Islamic Republic, and his counterpart landed in Riyadh, cementing a restoration of ties between the Gulf rivals after a seven-year rupture in ties.
|
World
-
Region
9/3/2023 10:05:12 AM
At least three Kurds were killed and 16 people wounded Saturday during protests in the multi-ethnic Iraqi city of Kirkuk, as authorities imposed a curfew after days of tensions.
|
World
-
Region
8/19/2023 12:19:42 PM
A man suspected of involvement in an attack last month on a Shia shrine in Syria died following a Hezbollah pursuit late Friday south of the Lebanese capital, the Iran-backed group said.
|
World
-
Region
8/14/2023 2:32:59 PM
Iranian security forces have arrested eight foreign suspects after detaining a gunman in the killing of one person at a Shia Muslim shrine, state media reported on Monday.
|
World
-
Region
8/13/2023 8:14:49 PM
A shooting Sunday at a Shia Muslim shrine in Iran's south killed at least four people, state media said, less than a year after a similar attack on the same site.
|
Egypt
-
Society
8/13/2023 12:01:15 AM
The Shia Dawoodi Bohra community has a profound and enduring presence in predominantly Sunni Egypt, marked not only by its role in the restoration of historic mosques which house the remains of Ahl-Al-Bayt (descendants of the Prophet Muhammed) but also by a multifaceted cultural engagement.
|
Egypt
-
Foreign Affairs
8/1/2023 8:57:50 PM
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayeb has called for “Islamic-Islamic” dialogue between Islamic scholars around the world, of all sects and schools, to establish unity following the frequent Quran-burning incidents in the past two months in Europe.
|
Al-Ahram Weekly
-
World
7/31/2023 10:13:00 PM
Multiple challenges have left Iraq dangerously exposed, with business as usual likely to remain out of reach.
|
World
-
Region
7/29/2023 3:40:18 PM
The leader of Lebanon’s Shia militant group Hezbollah said Saturday that if governments of Muslim-majority nations do not act against countries that allow the desecration of the Quran, Muslims should “punish” those who facilitate attacks on Islam's holy book.
|
World
-
Region
7/28/2023 6:01:51 PM
Millions of Shia Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world on Friday commemorated Ashoura, a remembrance of the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, that gave birth to their faith.
|