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Will Iraq be the next Afghanistan?
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoViolent clashes between rival factions within Iraq's majority Shiite Muslim community left 23 people dead and hundreds more wounded this week. The mayhem...
Iraqis heed cleric's plea to leave streets after clashes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoArmed supporters of a powerful Iraqi cleric who clashed with security forces in the capital began to...
How the Iran-Saudi diplomatic breakthrough could impact the Mideast
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCould a China-brokered deal ease the decades-old rivalry between the Sunni and Shiite Muslim powers...
Bahrain charges religious reformers with questioning Islam
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Gulf nation of Bahrain plans to put three religious reformers on trial Tuesday for allegedly...
Calls for change in Iran reach even Shiite heartland of Qom
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIran’s city of Qom is one of the country’s most important centers for Shiite Muslim clerics, packed...
EXPLAINER: What spurred the bloody armed clashes in Baghdad?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor 24 hours, loyalists of powerful cleric Muqtada al-Sadr transformed the country’s government...
What We Know About The Protests In Iran
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWomen protest over the death of 22-year-old Iranian Mahsa Amini in front of the Iranian Consulate in Istanbul on Monday. (Photo: Ozan Guzelce/dia images...
Israeli business associate's email gives insight into anguish felt in Hamas conflict
Chambersburg Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe ferocious and barbaric attacks on Israel by the terrorist group called Hamas are unspeakable. Pictures and descriptions by survivors are gut wrenching. The reaction by Israel has been swift ...
Pope denounces Iran death penalty following protests
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPope Francis on Monday broke his silence on the nationwide protests convulsing Iran, denouncing the recourse to the death penalty there and seemingly...
Who are the Houthis and why are they attacking ships in the Red Sea?
CBS News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhat to know about the Houthi rebel movement, an Iran-backed group that controls much of Yemen, as...