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Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoPowerful Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is laying the groundwork for a political...
In Albuquerque Murders, American Shi'ite Muslims See Old Divides They Hoped to Leave Behind
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“We never thought this hatred was going to follow us here to America because this is the place where...
Saudi-Iranian ties: A history of ups and downs
Reuters via Yahoo News· 12 months agoDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Tuesday, Saudi media reported, months after the two regional rivals...
Iraq's Sadr: from outlaw to top politician
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPopulist Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, once a mercurial outlaw wanted dead or alive during the U.S. occupation, rose to become a political...
Landslide hits Shi'ite shrine in Iraq, killing at least four
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAt least four people were killed after a landslide demolished a Shi'ite Muslim shrine in the central...
Islamic State claims Iran shrine attack, Iran vows response
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDUBAI (Reuters) -The militant group Islamic State said it carried out an attack on a Shi'ite Muslim...
Iran rations euros as fights break out at foreign-exchange offices amid rial's plunge to record lows
Business Insider via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoFILE PHOTO: Iranian rial currency notes are seen at a market in the holy Shi'ite city of...
Historic Iraq-Iran railway link ready in 18 months -Iraq transport adviser
Reuters via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIraq hopes to complete its first railway link with neighbouring Iran within 18 months, largely to...
Iran's Raisi buried in Mashhad as mourners pack Iranian holy city
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDUBAI (Reuters) -President Ebrahim Raisi was buried in the Iranian holy city of Mashhad on Thursday...
Iran's allies in Iraq are firing at Israel. What if they draw blood?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIran-backed Shi'ite armed groups in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel in...