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10/14/2021 12:00:00 PM
The Lebanese Army warned on Thursday that it would open fire at anyone firing live rounds, calling on civilians to evacuate an area in a predominantly Shia suburb of Beirut as a rally to demand the dismissal of the Beirut port blast lead investigator left a number of dead and injured.
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10/12/2021 9:50:53 AM
An alliance of Iraqi candidates representing Shia militias supported by neighboring Iran has emerged as the biggest loser in the country's national elections, according to partial results released Monday.
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10/9/2021 9:43:28 AM
A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a Shia Mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz has killed at least 55 people in the bloodiest assault since US forces left the country in August.
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10/8/2021 5:30:19 PM
Discussions between Iran and Saudi Arabia are on the right track but it will take more time to restore bilateral ties, Iran's foreign minister said in Beirut Friday.
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9/29/2021 10:10:05 PM
Iraq's top Shia Muslim cleric on Wednesday urged Iraqis to vote in order to "carry out real change" in next month's parliamentary elections.
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9/27/2021 12:18:37 PM
In Iran s holy city of Qom, where Shia scholars study and pilgrims travel to a shrine of Imam Al-Rida, the Islamic Republic s coronavirus outbreak began and still rages to this day.
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9/14/2021 12:29:02 PM
With the Taliban back in control since last month, the majority Shia Muslim group is worried the Sunni hardliners may again turn on them
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8/19/2021 2:51:37 PM
'We're not bothering with masks, because our faith in Imam Hussein protects us from everything,' said the pilgrim, who gave his name only as Dholam
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8/19/2021 12:10:46 PM
The annual commemoration mourns the 7th century death of Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussein, one of Shia Islam's most beloved saints
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7/30/2021 1:02:00 PM
Tensions are increasing between Israel and the Lebanese Shia group Hizbullah, but for the moment not to the point of war
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7/29/2021 2:46:00 PM
The changes in Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr’s attitude have always been tactical, but could his grim and lonely game this time be a strategic mistake before Iraq holds critical elections in October
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7/27/2021 2:31:50 PM
On Tuesday, Mikati met with top political parties, including the powerful Shia Hezbollah movement and the Free Patriotic Movement founded by President Michel Aoun
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7/20/2021 2:45:00 PM
Islamic State militant group claimed on the Telegram messenger service that an IS suicide bomber had detonated an explosives belt in the bustling Woheilat market of Baghdad's Shia district of Sadr City
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7/15/2021 12:20:35 PM
Sadr, whose political manoeuvres have at times puzzled observers, declared he would stay clear of the vote for parliament, where his Saeroon bloc is now the largest with 54 out of 329 seats
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6/26/2021 6:06:05 PM
Russian-made tanks, boats, rocket launchers and ammunition were on display in the parade in Diyala province held to mark the seventh anniversary of the formation of the Popular Mobilization Forces
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6/20/2021 10:25:52 AM
Prospects for better relations between Muslim Shia Iran and Sunni Gulf Arab monarchies could ultimately hinge on progress to revive Tehran's 2015 nuclear accord with world powers
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6/8/2021 9:21:16 PM
Hezbollah, long designated a terrorist organisation by the US, is a major political player in Lebanon and is closely aligned with regional Shia powerhouse Iran
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6/2/2021 1:13:41 PM
Both attacks took place on Tuesday evening in western parts of the capital that are home to many from the country's Shia community, a religious minority in Afghanistan targeted in the past by groups such as Islamic State
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6/1/2021 10:32:56 PM
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5/19/2021 11:20:59 AM
The Gulf's relations with Lebanon have become frostier over the rising political influence of the Shia group Hezbollah but Beirut is seeking fresh financial support from its former allies
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