Shi'ite

Hezbollah faces major US-led confrontation, terror leader Naim Qassam claims to wounded terrorists

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem warned of a major US-led confrontation, citing Israel and what he called Zionist aggression, while addressing wounded fighters and praising Iran's Khamenei.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gives a televised speech from an unknown location in this still image obtained from a video released December 5, 2025; illustrative.
People stand inside a clothing market near the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, January 8, 2026.

Najaf market suffers as Iranian visitors dwindle amid Iran crisis

Demonstrators gather outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 11, 2026

Khamenei is falling: The end of a tyrant’s rule amid calls for Pahlavi’s rise - opinion

IRANIANS GATHER while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026.

'Mercenaries for foreigners': Khamenei accuses Iranian protesters of acting on behalf of Trump


Suicide bombers attack two Afghan mosques, at least 72 dead

The bombings are the latest in a string of violent attacks on the country's Shi'ite minority.

Damaged cars are seen after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2017

Tensions flare between Kurds and Baghdad

The Iraqi government has signaled to the Kurds that it wouldn't accept any kind of secession.

Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) are seen in the Southwest of Kirkuk, Iraq October 13, 2017.

Voices from the Arab press: Weekly selection and analyses from Arab media

The Lebanese people are busy complaining about the disintegration of their society, yet they refuse to take action against the source of this threat.

Kurds celebrate to show their support for the independence referendum in Duhok, Iraq, September 26, 2017.

Russian defense minister to make first official visit to Israel next month

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman are expected to discuss Jerusalem's concerns about Iran.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu salutes

Afghanistan's Shi'ites call for protection after latest mosque attack

"What should we expect from a government that has never tried to protect us?"

Damaged cars are seen after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2017

Let Kurds establish a democracy

Kurdistan’s independence referendum may be controversial and disputed but both sides of the political arena in the region promise a tolerant system with respect for democratic values.

Kurds pose behind Kurdish flag_300

Lebanese president says ties with Saudi Arabia on the mend after visit

Saudi Arabia cancelled military aid last February when Beirut failed to join other Arab states in condemning attacks by Iranian demonstrators on Saudi missions in Iran.

Saudi King Salman bin Abulaziz Al-Saud welcomes Lebanon's President Michel Aoun (R) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 10, 2017

Can Lebanon ever rid itself of Hezbollah?

The Jerusalem Post

Iranian oppositionist provokes regime: 'Would you allow us to protest like in Bahrain?'

Images of Bahraini Shi'ites taking to the streets undisturbed to protest their government's decision that were disseminated on social media networks were received with great wonder in Iran.

Protesters hold sit-in outside Isa Qassim's house

Iranian commander threatens to make Bahrain’s royal family ‘disappear’

Iran, Hezbollah lash out at Bahrain for stripping prominent Shi'ite cleric of citizenship.

Bahrain's leading Shi'ite cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim