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Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 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's allies in Iraq are firing at Israel. What if they draw blood?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIran-backed Shi'ite armed groups in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel in...
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 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...
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...