Shi’ite

Iraq Kurds retake Mosul dam from ISIL

BAGHDAD: Iraqi and Kurdish forces recaptured Iraq's biggest dam from Islamist militants with the help… Read More

U.S. says conducts air strikes in Iraq near Arbil and Mosul dam

WASHINGTON: The United States on Saturday conducted air strikes in Iraq against Islamic State fighters… Read More

Maliki of Iraq steps down

BAGHDAD: Nuri al-Maliki finally bowed to pressure within Iraq and beyond on Thursday and stepped… Read More

Iraq’s Maliki finally leaves premiership paving way for Haider al-Abadi

BAGHDAD: Nuri al-Maliki finally bowed to pressure within Iraq and beyond on Thursday and stepped… Read More

Wave of bombings in Baghdad kills 27 people – police, medics

BAGHDAD: At least 27 people were killed in a wave of bombings in mostly Shi'ite… Read More

Saudi king, in Ramadan message, vows to crush terrorists

DUBAI: Saudi King Abdullah, in a Ramadan message on Saturday, vowed to crush Islamist militants… Read More

Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric calls for prime minister to be chosen by Tuesday

BAGHDAD: The most influential Shi'ite cleric in Iraq called on the country's leaders on Friday… Read More

Suicide blast injures 19 in Beirut

BEIRUT: A suicide bomber blew up his car in southern Beirut on Monday night near… Read More

Iran rejects U.S. action in Iraq, ISIL tightens Syria border grip

ANBAR, IRAQ: Iran's supreme leader accused the United States on Sunday of trying to retake… Read More

At least 16 dead as Syrian jets bomb rebel towns near Iraq

AMMAN: Syrian jets bombed on Saturday rebel-held eastern areas close to the border with Iraq… Read More

Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric issues call to fight jihadist rebels

BAGHDAD: Iraq's most senior Shi'ite Muslim cleric urged followers to take up arms against a… Read More