Shi'ite

Trial of prominent Bahraini activist starts in Manama

Prominent Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab went on trial on Sunday over remarks published on hi...

Oct 19, 2014 11:10 PM EDT

Lebanon blocks Syrian refugees from entering: United Nations

The Lebanese government has cut back sharply on the number of Syrian refugees it is allowing into th...

Oct 18, 2014 08:28 AM EDT

Yemen's Houthis advance near al Qaeda stronghold

Yemen's new Shi'ite Muslim powerbrokers sent fighters towards an al Qaeda stronghold on Wednesday, r...

Oct 15, 2014 07:09 PM EDT

Yemen president names new PM, Shi'ite Houthis welcome choice

Yemen's president named the country's U.N. envoy as prime minister on Monday in a move welcomed by t...

Oct 13, 2014 10:47 AM EDT

Bahrain opposition confirms it will boycott election

Four opposition groups including the largest, Al Wefaq, will boycott a parliamentary election schedu...

Oct 12, 2014 03:37 AM EDT

Who runs the militant group Islamic State?

Islamic State, a Sunni Muslim militant group, has seized a third of Syria and large areas of Iraq an...

Oct 04, 2014 08:32 AM EDT

Iran to give military grant to Lebanese army: official

Iran is to give a military grant to the Lebanese Army, the head of Iran's national security council ...

Sep 30, 2014 09:04 AM EDT

Yemenis demonstrate to press Houthi rebels to quit Sanaa

Hundreds of Yemenis demonstrated in Sanaa on Sunday demanding that Houthi rebels who had seized cont...

Sep 28, 2014 11:37 AM EDT

Houthi rebels sign deal with Yemen parties to form new government

Yemen's Shi'ite Muslim rebels signed an agreement with other political parties on Sunday to form a m...

Sep 21, 2014 09:52 PM EDT

Washington wins diplomatic support for campaign in Iraq; Syria trickier

World powers backed military measures on Monday to help defeat Islamic State fighters in Iraq, boost...

Sep 16, 2014 06:33 AM EDT

Iraqi parliament approves new government headed by Haider al-Abadi

Iraq's parliament approved a new government headed by Haider al-Abadi as prime minister on Monday ni...

Sep 09, 2014 03:01 AM EDT

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