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Shiite Muslims in Mideast mark the solemn holy day of Ashoura
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMourners participate in a procession commemorating Ashoura in Tehran on Monday. (Vahid Salemi /...
Officials: Landslide at Shiite shrine in Iraq kills 8
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA landslide collapsed the ceiling of a Shiite shrine in central Iraq over the weekend and killed at...
Unapologetic Shiite cleric blasts corruption in Iraq and Lebanon, and attempts to silence him
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA Lebanese Shiite cleric who has angered politicians and religious leaders in Lebanon and Iraq said...
Millions of Shiite Muslims across the world commemorate the mourning day of Ashoura
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMillions of Shiite Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world on Friday...
Gunman in southern Iran opens fire at prominent Shiite shrine, killing 1 and wounding 8 others
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA gunman opened fire Sunday night at a prominent shrine in southern Iran, killing one person and...
Gunmen attack major Shiite holy site in Iran, killing 15
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGunmen attacked a major Shiite holy site in Iran on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and...
Shiite Muslims in Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan mark Ashoura
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoShiites in Iraq, Lebanon and Pakistan chanted, paraded and beat their chests on Tuesday as they...
The Marine Corps' forgotten battle in Iraq
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA U.S. Marine Corps M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), in convoy along the streets...
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader urges Muslims to 'punish' Quran desecrators if governments fail to do so
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe leader of Lebanon’s Shiite militant group Hezbollah said Saturday that if governments of...
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...