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Iraqi Shiite Cleric Urges More to Join Parliament Takeover
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- The influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr called on his supporters,...
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 /...
Millions of Shiite Muslims across the world commemorate the mourning day of Ashoura
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMillions of Shiite Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world on Friday...
Iraqi cleric shows power as thousands attend mass prayer
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTens of thousands of Iraqis attended a mass prayer in a Baghdad suburb on Friday called for by an...
Rival Iraq protests underscore inter-Shiite power struggle
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSupporters of Iran-backed Shiite groups rallied in Baghdad on Friday to denounce their rivals,...
Iraqi MPs elect new president amid threat of rocket fire
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIraqi lawmakers on Thursday elected former minister Abdul Latif Rashid as the country's next...
Who is Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraqi cleric whose resignation sparked protests?
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIraqi protesters clashed with police and security forces in Baghdad for two days this week following...
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Fast Facts
CNN via AOL· 10 months agoHere’s a look at the life of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1930 Birth place:...
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...