Shiite

Blast Hits Building the Party of the Iraqi Parliament Speaker, 2 Injured: Police

Baghdad: An explosion from hand grenades crashed into the Iraqi parliamentary headquarters Speaker Mohammed party Taqaddum Halbous in Baghdad early…

3 years ago

Hazara Afghanistan, a long-term minority that lives in fear of the Taliban

Najaf: Many Afghans from Ethnic Hazara who studied in the city of Najaf Iraq watched terror when their homeland returned…

3 years ago

One of the most influential Shiite scholars in Iraq died at 85

Baghdad: Grand Ayatollah Sayy Mohammed Saeed al-Hakim, one of the most senior and influential Iraqi Muslim Shiite scholars, has died…

3 years ago

Iran: Powerful Shiite Muslim nation with regional reach

PARIS: Iran is the world's largest Shiite country whose main Muslim rival is Sunni kingpin Saudi Arabia.Here is some background…

3 years ago

Iran cleric who founded Hezbollah dies at 74

DUBAI: Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, a Shiite cleric who as Iran's ambassador found the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and lost his…

3 years ago