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War on Gaza
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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.
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World
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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.
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War on Gaza
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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.
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World
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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.
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World
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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.
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World
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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.
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World
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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.
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World
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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.
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World
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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.
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Egypt
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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.
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Egypt
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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.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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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.
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World
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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.
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World
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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.
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World
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Region
7/27/2023 10:36:47 PM
Explosives planted in a taxi detonated in a Damascus suburb near a Shia Muslim shrine Thursday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens a day before the solemn holy day of Ashura, state media reported, citing the interior ministry.
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World
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Region
7/27/2023 11:37:10 AM
Dozens of people protested in front of the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad and bank owners called for official action to stem a sharp increase in the dollar exchange rate Wednesday, after the United States blacklisted 14 Iraqi banks.
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World
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Region
7/16/2023 4:34:15 PM
Iraq’s prime minister held talks Sunday with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus during the first trip of its kind to the war-torn country since the 12-year conflict began.
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World
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Region
6/21/2023 3:22:30 PM
Iraqi authorities announced on Wednesday plans to prosecute police and civil servants accused of torturing detainees under the administration of former prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/13/2023 4:37:46 PM
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation with a focus on trade exchange, investment, security and infrastructure, Egyptian Presidential Spokesman Ahmed Fahmy said in a statement on Tuesday.
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World
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Region
6/12/2023 9:49:31 AM
Iraq’s parliament belatedly approved a record $152 billion budget for 2023 on Monday, after months of wrangling over the sharing of oil revenue between the central government in Baghdad and the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdish region in the north.
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