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Iraq's election: How it works, main...

Iraq's election: How it works, main...

Middle East

Sun, Oct 3 2021

Iraq’s Shiite Muslim are still the dominant voice while Sunni and Kurdish minority groups have...

Iran state TV fires managers over 'insult'...

Iran state TV fires managers over 'insult'...

Showtime

Tue, May 28 2019

The sackings at Channel 5 came after a broadcast on May 20 celebrating the birthday of the second imam...

Qawmi students attack event of Sunnis...

Qawmi students attack event of Sunnis...

Nation

Mon, Mar 11 2019

Police, however, manage to take control of the situation quickly

50 Ahmadiyyas injured in co-ordinated...

50 Ahmadiyyas injured in co-ordinated...

Nation

Wed, Feb 13 2019

Islamists vandalized and torched the houses owned by Ahmadiyyas to protest the minority group holding...

Suicide bomber kills at least nine in...

Suicide bomber kills at least nine in...

South Asia

Fri, Mar 9 2018

This is the third suicide attack in the city in a fortnight

Entity or state of mind?

Entity or state of mind?

Opinion

Wed, Nov 29 2017

To fight terrorism, focus on a liberal education

The fight is far from over

The fight is far from over

Peter Van Buren , Peter Van Buren

Wed, Oct 25 2017

What can be anticipated from the power struggle in the Middle East, post-IS?

Afghanistan arms civilians to protect...

Afghanistan arms civilians to protect...

South Asia

Wed, Sep 20 2017

Shias, who number around three million in overwhelmingly Sunni Afghanistan, have regularly been targeted...

Saudi renews Iraq ties in bid to distance...

Saudi renews Iraq ties in bid to distance...

World Tribune

Sun, Aug 27 2017

In the wake of former dictator Saddam Hussein's August 1990 invasion of Kuwait, Riyadh severed relations...

Iran-Pakistan at the crossroads?

Iran-Pakistan at the crossroads?

World Tribune

Sun, Jul 16 2017

From Waziristan to Gwadar, Salafism is being promoted; for example, there are Saudi-funded madrassahs....

Iraq announces victory over Islamic...

Iraq announces victory over Islamic...

Middle East

Sun, Jul 9 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron, whose country is a key part of the coalition, was among the first world...

Major IS counterattack in Mosul pushes...

Major IS counterattack in Mosul pushes...

Middle East

Fri, Jul 7 2017

The counterattacks underscore the extremist group’s resilience in Iraq, despite significant territorial...

Bahrain bans newspaper for sowing Shia-Sunni...

Bahrain bans newspaper for sowing Shia-Sunni...

Middle East

Mon, Jun 5 2017

Authorities in Bahrain had suspended the electronic edition of Al-Wasat for few days in January over...

31 killed in twin Baghdad car bomb...

31 killed in twin Baghdad car bomb...

Middle East

Tue, May 30 2017

In separate online statements, IS claimed responsibility for the two attacks, saying its suicide bombers...

IS used 17 suicide car bombs to help...

IS used 17 suicide car bombs to help...

World Tribune

Sun, Apr 9 2017

The escape took place after the fall of east Mosul and before the Iraqi security forces began their final...

IS leader Baghdadi flees Mosul as Iraqi...

IS leader Baghdadi flees Mosul as Iraqi...

Middle East

Thu, Mar 9 2017

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an audio message in November urged supporters to make a stand in the city rather...

Iraqi forces seize Mosul bridge as thousands...

Iraqi forces seize Mosul bridge as thousands...

Middle East

Mon, Feb 27 2017

If the govt force defeat IS in Mosul, that would crush the Iraq wing of the caliphate that the group's...

Islamic State shifts to Libya's desert...

Islamic State shifts to Libya's desert...

Middle East

Fri, Feb 10 2017

Some fighters were based outside Sirte before last year's campaign, some fled during the battle and some...

IS file reveals foreign militants refused...

IS file reveals foreign militants refused...

Middle East

Wed, Feb 8 2017

From ‘sick notes’ to claims of martyr missions in Europe, the documents show jihadis are losing faith...

'Western weapons used to commit war...

'Western weapons used to commit war...

Middle East

Thu, Jan 5 2017

Shia Muslim militias, known collective as the Hashid Shaabi, deny having sectarian aims or committing...

'70% of east Mosul retaken from Islamic...

'70% of east Mosul retaken from Islamic...

Middle East

Thu, Jan 5 2017

The western half of the city remains under the full control of Islamic State, which is fighting to hold...