Shi’ite

Pakistan delegation heads to Saudi Arabia after Yemen request

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's government said Thursday it will dispatch a top civil-military delegation to Saudi Arabia… Read More

Wave of bombings in Baghdad kills 37 people

BAGHDAD: A wave of bomb attacks around Baghdad killed 37 people and wounded dozens more… Read More

Gunmen abduct 30 Shiite Muslims in Afghanistan: officials

KANDAHAR: Masked gunmen have abducted 30 Shiite Muslim men who were travelling by bus through… Read More

Al Qaeda supporters in Yemen pledge allegiance to Islamic State – group

DUBAI: A group of Islamist fighters in Yemen renounced their loyalty to al Qaeda's leader… Read More

Protest rallies against Imambargah bombing held

SHIKARPUR, Sindh: Thousands of Shiite protesters rallied Saturday to protest against the killing of 61… Read More

Yemen faces power vacuum after president quits

SANAA: Yemen faced a dangerous power vacuum Friday after its president announced his resignation over a… Read More

Attackers behind Shiite killings linked to IS, says Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said Monday the assailants behind Shiite killings earlier this month are linked… Read More

Baghdad blasts in Shiite areas kill at least 33

BAGHDAD: A wave of car bombs struck Shiite-majority areas of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at… Read More

Saudi blames Qaeda for deadly anti-Shiite attack

RIYADH: Saudi authorities have blamed militants linked to Al-Qaeda for an unprecedented attack that killed… Read More

Al Qaeda militants push back Shi’ite rebels’ advance on central Yemen stronghold

SANAA: Sunni al Qaeda militants killed dozens of Yemeni Shi'ite rebels on Saturday in the… Read More

Al-Qaeda kills 30 Shi’ite rebels in central Yemen: tribal sources

SANAA: Sunni Al Qaeda militants and Shi'ite Muslim rebels have fought a bloody battle in… Read More

Car bombs kill at least 12 in Baghdad Shiite area

BAGHDAD:Two car bombs exploded in a Shiite area of northeast Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at… Read More

20 Yemen Shiite rebels killed in Qaeda clashes, attack

SANAA: At least 20 Shiite rebels were killed in clashes with Al-Qaeda militants and a… Read More

Houthis, Sunni supporters clash in central Yemen

SANAA: Yemeni Shi'ite Houthi fighters and supporters of the Sunni Muslim party Islah clashed in central… Read More

Saudi Shiite cleric sentenced to death for ‘sedition’: family

RIYADH: A Saudi court on Wednesday sentenced prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr to death after… Read More

Al Qaeda-linked militants in Yemen say fire rocket towards U.S. embassy

SANAA: An al Qaeda splinter group said it launched a rocket towards the U.S. embassy in… Read More

Islamic State tightens siege of Syria town, more Europeans join alliance

KARACA, TURKEY/BAGHDAD: Islamic State fighters tightened their siege of a town on Syria's border with… Read More

Kerry opposes Iran role in anti-Islamic State coalition

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday it was "not appropriate" for… Read More

Iraqi parliament approves new government headed by Haider al-Abadi

BAGHDAD: Iraq's parliament approved a new government headed by Haider al-Abadi as prime minister on… Read More

Islamic State accused of mass killings by U.N.

GENEVA/BAGHDAD: The United Nations on Monday condemned "appalling, widespread" crimes by Islamic State forces in Iraq,… Read More