| 单词 | Shi'ite Muslim |
| 例句 | Shi'ite Muslims are a minority sect of Islam, arising from a dispute over the successor to the Prophet Mohammad 1,400 years ago. Gunmen open fire on bus in Pakistan, 18 killed 2012-02-28T06:58:00Z The refugees fled Islamic State fighters who have persecuted Shi'ite Muslims, Christians and others in Syria and Iraq who do not share the group's ideologies. Pope, on Christmas Eve, urges world to be open to God 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Bahrain's government put down an uprising by Shi'ite Muslims demanding a bigger say in government just a few months ago. Bahrain opens Arabian Nights-themed national theatre 2012-11-13T17:04:11Z Hezbollah, a Shi'ite Muslim armed group classed by the United States and others as a terrorist organisation, wields enormous power in Lebanon, whose economy is in ruins and whose state is barely functioning. France to give armoured vehicles to Lebanese army - defence minister 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Tehran's Shi'ite Muslim clerical leadership has described the veil as "one of the civilizational foundations of the Iranian nation". UN rights committee calls on Iran to disband morality police 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z It includes Shi'ite Muslim Iraqi militias, which have been firing at U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq, and Yemen's Houthis, who have joined in the conflict by firing drones at Israel. Hezbollah leader: wider Middle East conflict 'realistic possibility' 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Rmeich is one of around a dozen or more Christian villages near the border with Israel in predominantly Shi'ite Muslim south Lebanon. In Lebanon, a Christian village hopes for the best and plans for the worst 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, which toppled Sunni Muslim autocrat Saddam Hussein, allowed Shi'ite Muslim Iran to expand its influence there. Jordan fears the crossfire if Gaza war pulls Iran into wider conflict 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The Houthis see themselves as part of the so-called "Axis of Resistance" which encompasses Iranian-backed Shi'ite Muslim factions in Iraq and Lebanon's Hezbollah group. Yemen's Houthis say they launched missiles, drones at Israel 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z While other groups disarmed after Lebanon's civil war, Hezbollah kept its weapons to fight Israeli forces that were occupying the predominantly Shi'ite Muslim south of the country. Explainer: What is Hezbollah, the group backing Hamas against Israel? 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z South Lebanon, where many of Lebanon's Shi'ite Muslims live, is Hezbollah's heartland. In south Lebanon town, border conflict brings fear and resignation 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Protesters in black outfits carried portraits of top Shi'ite Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while waving the Palestinian and Iraq flags. Iraqis stage sit-in at Iraq-Jordan border calling for end to Gaza blockade 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Its top Shi'ite Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, last week condemned Israel and called on the world to stand up to the "terrible brutality" in besieged Gaza. U.S. says it thwarted drone attacks on troops in Iraq 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z His attacker, a Shi'ite Muslim American from New Jersey, has pleaded 'not guilty' to charges of second-degree attempted murder and assault. Novelist Salman Rushdie's memoir on 2022 stabbing to be published next year 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z But since the U.S. toppled former leader Saddam Hussein in 2003, Shi'ite Muslim parties close to Tehran have become key political players in Baghdad and economic and religious ties between both nations have expanded. Historic Iraq-Iran railway link ready in 18 months -Iraq transport adviser 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Since then, Hezbollah, a Shi'ite Muslim group that is the most powerful of Iran's regional allies in Tehran's "Axis of Resistance", has been involved in increasingly heavy exchanges of fire with Israel's military. In south Lebanon town, border conflict brings fear and resignation 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Egypt's Sunni Muslim Arab ally Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Muslim Iran restored diplomatic relations earlier this year while Cairo has mended a rift with Qatar and re-established ties with Turkey. Iran's Raisi sees no obstacle to restoring ties with Egypt 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The Sunni Muslim nation hosts a big U.S. military base but has also forged close ties with Shi'ite Muslim Iran. U.S. detainees to fly out of Iran in swap deal after $6 billion unfrozen 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Earlier this week, two people were wounded in a separate blast outside the shrine, where pilgrims have been flocking to mark a mourning period for Shi'ite Muslims. People wounded in bomb blast at shrine near Syrian capital - state media 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The governor must be a Maronite Catholic, while the four deputies - a Shi'ite Muslim, a Sunni Muslim, a Druze and an Armenian Catholic - must have the approval of the political chiefs representing their respective sects. Deputy Lebanon central bank governors' threat to collectively resign 'dangerous' -deputy PM 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Gaddafi has been charged in Lebanon with concealing information about the fate of Imam Musa al-Sadr, a Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim cleric who disappeared while on a trip to Libya in 1978. Hannibal Gaddafi moved to hospital in 'critical condition' in Lebanon - TV 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Brought to power by Shi'ite Muslim groups backed by neighbouring Iran, Sudani passed his first major test this week by getting the state budget through parliament. Analysis: Iraq's enjoys respite from turmoil but risks remain 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The Shi'ite Muslim bloc got seven seats, two less than last year, and the Islamic Constitutional Movement, the Kuwaiti branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, kept their three seats. Kuwait elects new parliament, tensions with cabinet may ease 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Sunni Saudi Arabia severed relations with Shi'ite Iran following the storming of its embassy in Tehran in 2016 after a dispute over the execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric. Iran's embassy reopens in Saudi Arabia for first time in 7 years 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z In March, regional rivals Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Muslim Iran ended years of hostility and agreed to restore diplomatic relations under a China-mediated deal. Iran's Khamenei welcomes better ties with Egypt - state media 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z U.N. experts have called on majority Shi'ite Muslim Iran to stop persecution and harassment of religious minorities pointing out an Iranian policy of targeting dissenting beliefs or religious practices, including Christian converts and atheists. Iran hangs two men for blasphemy 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z It said the motive behind the killings remained unclear, and that the teachers killed in both incidents belong to the country's Shi'ite Muslim minority. Teachers killed in shootings in northwest Pakistan school - Geo TV 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia cut off diplomatic relations in 2016 after Iranian protesters stormed the kingdom's Tehran embassy following Riyadh's execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric. Saudi-Iran rapprochement visible in Sudan evacuation effort 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Egypt's Sunni Muslim Arab ally Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Muslim Iran announced this month that they would restore diplomatic relations. Egypt to allow Iranians visas on arrival in Sinai as regional tensions ease 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z In Iraq's last general election, populist Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's party was the biggest winner with 73 seats, but Sadr ordered his bloc to resign after months of stalemate over forming a new government. Iraqi parliament approves unpopular election law amendments 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Iran and Saudi Arabia, the region's Shi'ite Muslim and Sunni powers, agreed on March 10 to re-establish relations and re-open embassies within two months after years of hostility. Iran proposes locations to Saudi Arabia for foreign minister meeting 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran in 2016 after its embassy in Tehran was stormed during a dispute between the two countries over Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shi'ite Muslim cleric. Analysis: Frustrated Khamenei pushed for Saudi-Iran deal clinched in China 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z A bomb, one of many that ripped apart the capital in the years of violence after the invasion, exploded as the two Shi'ite Muslims stopped for a sandwich, killing Kareem and changing Nasser's life forever. Iraqis recount their struggles after Saddam Hussein's fall 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z As exhumations dragged on, more atrocities were committed in sectarian conflict and amid the rise and fall of armed groups, such as Al Qaeda and Islamic State militants, as well as Shi'ite Muslim militias. Two decades after Saddam's fall, Iraqis still haunted by disappearances 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Bitar, the probe's second investigating judge after the first was removed, sought to interrogate top figures in the Shi'ite Muslim Amal Movement, an ally of the Iran-backed and heavily armed Hezbollah movement. Beirut blast protesters say judiciary targets them not officials 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran in 2016 after its embassy in Tehran was stormed during a dispute between the two countries over Riyadh's execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric. Iran proposes locations to Saudi Arabia for foreign minister meeting 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Husseini was succeeded as parliament speaker by Berri, who remains in the post reserved for a Shi'ite Muslim under Lebanon's sectarian political system. Lebanon's Husseini, architect of peace accord, dies at 86 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z United Nations experts have also called on majority Shi'ite Muslim Iran to stop persecution and harassment of religious minorities and end the use of religion to curtail the exercise of fundamental rights. U.S. designates Iran, China as countries of concern over religious freedom 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Arab leaders have largely been silent about the victory of Netanyahu, whose record of hardline opposition to Shi'ite Muslim power Iran has helped forge ties with Sunni Muslim Gulf leaders. Bahrain will build on partnership with Israel, says king's adviser 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Some of the worst bloodshed has been in Iran's restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, where many of the predominantly Shi'ite Muslim country's Sunni minority live. President Raisi says Iran thwarted U.S. destabilisation 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Hinder said he believed that while the pope may discuss human rights broadly in public, any Vatican mention of the appeals by the Shi'ite Muslims or their advocates would be made in private. In Bahrain, pope's message may get caught in Shi'ite-Sunni Muslim divide 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The Sunni Muslim monarchy used force to suppress protests, led mostly by the Shi'ite Muslim community, and cracked down on sporadic unrest and dissent later. Pope urged to talk of human rights, political prisoners, in Bahrain visit 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z "Takfiri" is a term used by predominantly Shi'ite Muslim Iran to refer to hardline, armed, Sunni Islamist groups. Iran says attack on shrine will not go unanswered -Tasnim 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z But rights groups and activists say Kurds face discrimination along with other religious and ethnic minorities under the country's Shi'ite Muslim clerical establishment. Putting Kurds in spotlight, Iran's leaders try to deflect national protest 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Iranian authorities have reported many members of the security forces killed during the unrest, which has spiralled into the biggest show of opposition to Iran's Shi'ite Muslim clerical establishment in four years. Iran's Khamenei backs security forces, says protests 'planned' -state media 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Mahdi quit under pressure from the protests with powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr the biggest winner in an election last October. Iraqis gather in Baghdad to mark anniversary of 2019 anti-government protest 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Bahraini authorities deny opposition accusations of decades of discrimination against Shi'ite Muslims in the island state. Pope urged to talk of human rights, political prisoners, in Bahrain visit 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Mohammad and his family are Hazaras, an ethnic minority that is overwhelmingly Shi'ite Muslim. Exclusive: Canada agrees to resettle Afghans held in UAE facility, sources say 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The White House said on Monday that unrest in Iraq after powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr quit politics was "disturbing" and called for "dialogue" to ease the country's political problems. Iraq's Sadr tells supporters to withdraw after violent clashes 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Last year Sunni Muslim powerhouse Saudi Arabia moved to improve ties with foe Shi'ite Muslim Iran with five rounds of direct talks so far. UAE, upgrading ties with Iran, says envoy to return to Tehran within days 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Shi'ite Muslim Iran and Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia, which are locked in proxy conflicts around the region, have so far held five rounds of talks in Iraq to pursue normalisation. Iran calls for release of haj pilgrim detained in Saudi Arabia 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Matar, who is of Lebanese descent, is a Shi'ite Muslim American who was born in California. Salman Rushdie attack suspect indicted, to appear in court this afternoon 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Sadr counts millions of Iraqis among his followers and has shown he can still stir up gatherings by hundreds of thousands of supporters, mostly working-class Shi'ite Muslims, if he needs to exert political pressure. Sadr followers hold mass prayer outside Iraqi parliament in show of force 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z "Any attack on any human being will not go unpunished or unanswered," Nasrallah said in a televised address marking Ashura, a melancholic commemoration for Shi'ite Muslims of the killing the Prophet Mohammad's grandson Hussein. Hezbollah warns Israel against targeting Palestinian militants in Lebanon 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z The blast hit a busy shopping street in the western part of the city where members of the Shi'ite Muslim community regularly meet. Blast in Afghan capital Kabul, many feared injured 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z The moves were a response to attempts by his Shi'ite Muslim rivals, many of whom are close to Iran, to form a government with prime ministerial candidates that Sadr disapproves of. Iraq's Sadr says parliament sit-in will continue until demands met 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Baghdad braced for demonstrations on Monday by rival Shi'ite Muslim groups which are affiliated with heavily armed militias, raising fears of clashes as tension soars over the formation of a government. Five killed, 50 injured after diesel truck catches fire in southern Libya 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Baghdad braced for demonstrations on Monday by rival Shi'ite Muslim groups which are affiliated with heavily armed militias, raising fears of clashes as tension soars over the formation of a government. Factbox: Iraq’s competing Shi’ite groups 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Baghdad braced for demonstrations on Monday by rival Shi'ite Muslim groups which are affiliated with heavily armed militias, raising fears of clashes as tension soars over the formation of a government. Baghdad braces for clashes as rival camps to stage protests 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z No militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which came ahead of Ashura, a commemoration of the martyrdom of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, which is marked mainly by Shi'ite Muslims. Blast in Afghan capital Kabul, many feared injured 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z The remarks, delivered by the Shi'ite Muslim leader in a televised address, are likely to prolong a political deadlock that has kept Iraq without an elected government for nearly 10 months. Iraq's Sadr says parliament sit-in will continue until demands met 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z As protesters and police clashed over the coming weeks, sectarian tensions rose in a country where many majority Shi'ite Muslims had long chafed against the Sunni ruling dynasty. Factbox: What became of the 'Arab Spring'? 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Sadr, a Shi'ite Muslim whose party came first in a general election in October, has vowed to disband powerful Iraqi militia groups loyal to Shi'ite Iran and to hold corrupt Iraqi politicians to account. Iraqi cleric Sadr's supporters throng Baghdad streets in show of strength 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Lebanon's new legislature narrowly elected veteran Shi'ite Muslim politician Nabih Berri for a seventh term as speaker of parliament in its first session on Tuesday. Israel says Iran used stolen U.N. watchdog documents to evade nuclear probes 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z The Shi'ite Muslim movement and factions that support its possession of arms won around 62 of parliament's 128 seats in Sunday's election, a reversal of the 2018 result when they secured a majority of 71. Hezbollah and allies lose majority in Lebanese parliament, final results show 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Heavily armed, Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah is Lebanon's most powerful faction. Factbox: Who is running in Lebanon's election? 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Tehran condemned the executions that activists said included 41 Shi'ite Muslims. Iran confirms fifth round of talks held with Saudi Arabia 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Seven people, all of them followers of the Iran-backed, heavily armed Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah and its Shi'ite ally the Amal Movement, were killed in the Oct. Lebanese Christian politician says judicial decisions against party unlawful 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Seven people, all of them followers of the Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah and its Shi'ite ally the Amal Movement, were killed in the Oct. Lebanese military court charges Christian politician Geagea over Beirut violence, judicial source says 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Israel last week published the names of three Lebanese companies that it accused of supplying materials for Hezbollah's precision-guidance missile project, a move designed to generate international economic pressure on the Shi'ite Muslim group. Hezbollah can turn rockets into precision missiles, make drones -Nasrallah 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The decision was a blow to populist Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who was the biggest winner in an October election. Iraq parliament fails to elect new president - lawmakers 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z For Ibrahim, that means crossing checkpoints manned variously by Iraqi soldiers and Shi'ite Muslim paramilitaries to get to work in a town controlled until a few years ago by Kurds. Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Together with its allies, the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah, which is designated a terrorist group by the United States, won a parliamentary majority in 2018. Lebanon's president sees no reason to delay polls after Hariri exit 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Iraq's parliament, newly elected after an October 10 general election in which the powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was the biggest winner, voted to reinstate Halbousi for his second term as speaker on Sunday. Explosion hits building of Iraq parliament speaker's party, 2 wounded -police 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Bitar has not charged any known members of Hezbollah, the Shi'ite Muslim group that has powerful political influence and a heavily armed militia. Explainer: Why are Lebanon's politicians fighting the Beirut port blast probe? 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Politicians from all sides, including Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah, have repeatedly said it should happen otherwise the country's standing would be dealt a further blow. Geagea says delaying vote would condemn Lebanon to 'slow death' 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Alevis draw on Shi'ite Muslim, Sufi and Anatolian folk traditions, practising rituals which can put them at odds with Turkey's Sunni Muslim majority. Erdogan faces uphill bid to woo Turkey's large Alevi minority 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z The emir also pardoned members of the so-called "Abdali Cell", which was dismantled in 2015, who were sentenced for spying for Iran and Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah. Kuwait's emir grants pardons and reduced sentences to dissidents 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z Lebanon's Shi'ite Amal movement said on Monday last week's street violence in Beirut in which seven Shi'ite Muslims were shot dead aimed to reignite internal strife and threaten peace. Lebanon's Amal movement says violence aimed to reignite internal strife 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z The army initially said rounds were fired at protesters as they passed through the Teyouneh traffic circle dividing Christian and Shi'ite Muslim neighbourhoods. Beirut bloodshed deepens doubts over port blast probe 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Groups drawn from the Shi'ite Muslim majority are expected to remain in the driving seat, as has been the case since Saddam's Sunni-led regime was removed from power. Factbox: Who's competing in Iraq's elections? 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z The island state, which quashed an uprising led mostly by Shi'ite Muslim members of its population in 2011, saw some sporadic acts of protest after the pact was signed. Israel foreign minister visits Bahrain to sign deals, open embassy 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Hezbollah began bringing Iranian fuel into Lebanon via Syria on Thursday, a move the Shi'ite Muslim group says should ease a crippling energy crisis but which opponents say risks provoking U.S. sanctions. EU lawmakers to call for Lebanon sanctions if new government fails 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z U.S. officials blame previous attacks on Iran-aligned Shi'ite Muslim militias which have vowed to fight until the remaining 2,500 U.S. military personnel leave the country. Drone attack hits near U.S. forces in Erbil, northern Iraq - officials 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z One dispute over gasoline in southern Lebanon spiralled into a sectarian standoff between neighbouring Shi'ite Muslim and Christian villages. Explainer: How bad is the crisis in Lebanon? 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Shi'ite Muslim Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia, longtime rivals for regional dominance, did not send their heads of state or government. Mideast leaders plus France meet in Baghdad to talk security, diplomacy 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z He said any new civil war in Afghanistan would draw in foreign players including neighhouring Shi'ite Muslim Iran, long at odds with the Sunni Taliban. Gulf Arabs jittery about Taliban takeover but may seek pragmatic ties 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Yemen's Shi'ite Muslim Houthi group, which is opposed to the United States and other Western countries, said events in Afghanistan proved that foreign "occupation" was bound to fail. Analysis: Despite Taliban assurances, world frets again about Afghan militant havens 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z Authorities will only allow open-air gatherings for ongoing Shi'ite Muslim mourning ceremonies, Raisi said. Iran orders travel ban and shutdown amid COVID surge 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z He said his talks highlighted deep divisions among Lebanon's sectarian communities, whether Christian, Sunni or Shi'ite Muslim, or Druze, and the way power was shared. Lebanon's crisis caused by feud over power, says EU envoy 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z The bombing on Saturday evening shook the city's Shi'ite Muslim neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi. Afghan school blast toll rises to 58, families bury victims 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z Kataib Hezbollah is a Shi'ite Muslim militia group that is backed by Iran. US strikes militia bases in Iraq and Syria 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z In February this year Iran, which is predominantly Shi'ite Muslim, sent a delegation to Saudi Arabia, which is mostly Sunni, that initiated the process of Iranian pilgrims returning for the haj. Iranian pilgrims return to haj in Saudi Arabia after boycott last year 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z He called the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group a "menace" to the Lebanese people and to the entire region. Trump pledges U.S. aid to help Lebanon against Islamic State 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Rejectionist is a derogatory term used to refer to Shi'ite Muslims. Islamic State calls for attacks in West, Russia, Middle East, Asia during Ramadan 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z More reinforcements from the army and its allies, the Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah and Shi'ite Muslim Iraqi militias, are also being rushed to the city from several locations near the capital, Damascus. Syrian army and allies step up bombing of rebels in Deraa city 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain severed relations with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting both Sunni Muslim Islamist militants and Shi'ite Muslim Iran - charges Qatar rejects. Arab powers draw up Qatari blacklist; Turkey to send troops as Gulf crisis deepens 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z In February this year Iran, which is predominantly Shi'ite Muslim, sent a delegation to Saudi Arabia, which is mostly Sunni, that initiated the process of Iranian pilgrims returning for the haj. Iranian pilgrims return to haj in Saudi Arabia after boycott last year 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z He called the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group a "menace" to the Lebanese people and to the entire region. Trump pledges U.S. aid to help Lebanon against Islamic State 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Raisi is a mid-ranking figure in the hierarchy of Iran's Shi'ite Muslim clergy but has been a senior official for decades in the judiciary which enforces clerical control of the country. Hardline prosecutor mounts strong challenge to Iran's Rouhani 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, elections are fiercely contested and can bring about change within the system of rule overseen by Shi'ite Muslim clerics. Iran's re-engagement with the world at stake in Friday presidential vote 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z In an upmarket suburb of Senegal's seaside capital, a branch of Iran's Al-Mustafa University teaches Senegalese students Shi'ite Muslim theology, among other subjects. In Senegal, Iran and Saudi Arabia vie for religious influence 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z The post of parliament speaker is reserved for a Shi'ite Muslim. Lebanon pushed to brink in election law stand-off 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z The Sunni Muslim-ruled kingdom accuses Iran, a Shi'ite Muslim theocracy across the Gulf, of radicalizing and arming some members of its Shi'ite majority population. Bahrain rights groups call for F1 race to be canceled 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Shi'ite Muslim power Iran and Saudi Arabia, bastion of Sunni Islam and a close U.S. ally, are longstanding religious and political arch rivals and often accused each other of backing terrorism. Iran rejects U.S. terror claim by Mattis, blames Saudi 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z The militants are using suicide car bombers, snipers and booby traps to counter the offensive waged by the 100,000-strong force of Iraqi troops, Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Iranian-trained Shi'ite Muslim paramilitary groups. Mosul victims treated for chemical agents as displacement accelerates 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z They are facing a 100,000-strong force made up of Iraqi armed forces, regional Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Iranian-trained Shi'ite Muslim paramilitary groups. Iraqi forces aim to secure Mosul bridge, link up to east bank 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z The children, aged from three to 16 and mostly Shi'ite Muslims or minority Yazidis, began referring to their own families as apostates after they were schooled in Sunni Islam by the militant fighters, he said. In Mosul orphanage, Islamic State groomed child soldiers 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z More than 100,000 Iraqi troops, members of regional Kurdish security forces and Shi'ite Muslim paramilitaries known as Popular Mobilisation are participating in the offensive. U.N. 'racing' to prepare emergency aid ahead of battle for western Mosul 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z In Baghdad, a suicide attacker killed 13 people when he drove an explosives-rigged car into vegetable market in the mainly Shi'ite Muslim eastern Jamila district, and detonated it, police said. Iraqi forces reach Tigris in Mosul as suicide bombs hit Baghdad 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z The group considers all Shi'ite Muslims to be heretics who must repent or die. Iraqi forces grind on in east Mosul as political rift opens over Shi'ite militias 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Previous Israeli attacks deeper in Syria have mainly targeted supply routes and arms depots of Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah, whose fighters support Syrian President Bashar al Assad's army. Israeli air strike kills four Islamic State-linked gunmen on Golan 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim group, is fighting in support of Damascus. Syrian government battles rebels for key Aleppo district 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest in the middle of a Shi'ite Muslim gathering in Baghdad, killing at least 31 people and wounding about 30 on Saturday, police and medics said. Suicide bomber kills at least 31 at Baghdad Shi'ite gathering: police 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Separately on Wednesday, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-filled vest after policemen tried to stop him from entering a crowded market in the predominately Shi'ite Muslim district of Shulaa, police said. Mortar, bombing in Baghdad kill six, including four children 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z A third attack took place in the eastern city of Qatif, home to many members of the country's Shi'ite Muslim minority. U.S. warns of potential imminent threat to citizens in Jeddah 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Intercepted Islamic State messages suggest targets to attack, including gathering places for non-Muslims and Shi'ite Muslims in predominantly Sunni areas, and government installations, another U.S. official said. Different targets, different countries: The challenge of stopping Islamic State 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Iran's President Hassan Rouhani accused Western powers of trying to exploit differences between the world's Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims to divert attention from the Israel-Palestinian conflict, state television reported on Friday. Iran's Rouhani accuses West of exploiting Sunni-Shi'ite rift, raps Israel 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z At least eight people were killed and scores wounded in twin suicide and car bomb blasts on Saturday in a Damascus suburb that contains Syria's holiest Shi'ite Muslim shrine, state television said. Suicide, car bomb blasts hit Damascus suburb, at least eight dead: state media 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z Iraq's top Shi'ite Muslim cleric urged government forces battling to retake Falluja from Islamic State militants to spare civilians trapped in the city on Baghdad's western approaches. Top Shi'ite cleric urges restraint in assault on Iraq's Falluja 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Protesters included supporters of powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and people from other groups upset with the government's failure to approve anti-corruption reforms and improve security against bombings by Islamic State militants. Four killed, 90 injured in Baghdad Green Zone riots: hospitals 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z Islamic State claimed one suicide bombing which killed 38 people and wounded over 70 in a marketplace in the northern, mainly Shi'ite Muslim district of al-Shaab. Three bombings in Baghdad kill 70 in worst violence so far this year 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Shi'ite Muslim Iran backs Palestinian and Lebanese militant groups who oppose peace with Israel. Iran's Rouhani accuses West of exploiting Sunni-Shi'ite rift, raps Israel 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Three bombs went off in and around Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people, including Shi'ite Muslim worshippers conducting an annual pilgrimage inside the capital, police and medical sources said. Bombs in Baghdad kill 14, including some Shi'ite pilgrims 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Biden's trip also served to counter a "misperception in the region" that Iran, which backs powerful Shi'ite Muslim militias fighting Islamic State in Iraq, has undue influence in the nation, the U.S. official added. Biden visits Iraq in show of support amid multiple crises 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Multiple explosions in February killed scores of people in the Sayeda Zeinab area, home to Syria's holiest Shi'ite Muslim shrine, in one of the bloodiest attacks there in Syria's five-year conflict. Car bomb near Damascus kills six people: monitor 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z A blast claimed by Islamic State hit a Shi'ite Muslim mosque on Friday. At least 12 dead in two Baghdad car bomb attacks: sources 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z "His feat? Healing a 1,385-year-old schism between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims, which has fueled bloody conflicts across the globe for centuries." Boston Globe denounces Trump candidacy in 'front page' satire 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z The Islamic State militant group has committed genocide against minority Christians and Yazidis as well as Shi'ite Muslims, U.S. Islamic State committed genocide against Christians, Shi'ites: U.S. 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z All of Pakistan's minorities - Hindus, Christians, Ahmadis and even Shi'ite Muslims - say they feel the state fails to protect them and sometimes even tolerates violence against them. Province in Muslim Pakistan passes landmark Hindu marriage bill 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z The demonstration was meant to mark the fifth anniversary of massive Arab Spring protests in 2011 mainly by Shi'ite Muslims demanding reforms and bigger share in government. Four Americans held in Bahrain as island marks uprising anniversary 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Tuesday's advance boosted government efforts to close in on Falluja, the Islamic State stronghold located between Ramadi and Baghdad now being besieged by the Iraqi army and allied, Iranian-backed Shi'ite Muslim militias. Iraqi forces make gains against Islamic State east of Ramadi 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Without naming any country, he took a veiled swipe at Riyadh by condemning those, he said, who fanned and exploited sectarian differences between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims across the region. Exclusive: Saudi-Iranian proxy war over Syria spreads to Davos 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z In September, 18 Turks taken in Baghdad by an armed group that used a Shi'ite Muslim slogan were released following several weeks in detention. Iraq searching for three U.S. citizens reportedly abducted 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z After the 1979 revolution that brought Shi'ite Muslim clerics to power, Iran would typically use hostages to extract concessions from its western adversaries. Iran moves from pariah state to regional power 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Riyadh's mass execution on Saturday included four Shi'ite Muslims, among them prominent cleric Nimr al-Nimr, a move that heightened sectarian tensions with Shi'ite power Iran. Islamic State threatens to destroy Saudi prisons after executions 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shi'ite Muslim cleric on Saturday. Asia markets in guarded start to 2016, oil jumps on Middle East tension 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z It said it targeted "trainers from the rejectionist army", a term used by the Sunni insurgents to describe Shi'ite Muslims. Attack on Iraqi military base kills at least 15: sources 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran early on Sunday morning as Shi'ite Muslim Iran reacted with fury to Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shi'ite cleric. Iran reacts with fury after Saudis execute Shi'ite cleric 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on Saturday for terrorism, mostly suspected al Qaeda members but also a prominent Shi'ite Muslim cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, Interior Ministry said in a statement broadcast on state television. Saudi Arabia says 47 executed on terror charges, including Shi'ite cleric 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on Saturday for terrorism, including the prominent Shi'ite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimrits, Interior Ministry said in a statement. Saudi Arabia says 47 executed on terror charges, including Shi'ite cleric 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z Iran, a Shi'ite Muslim theocracy staunchly opposed to Sunni radicalism espoused by groups like Islamic State, says its inclusion on the list is intended to undermine the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. Iran calls the new U.S. visa law breach of the nuclear deal 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z The list did not include Shi'ite Muslim Iran, the arch rival of Sunni Saudi Arabia for influence in the Arab world. Saudi Arabia announces 34-state Islamic military alliance against terrorism 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z The list did not include Shi'ite Muslim Iran, the arch rival of Sunni Saudi Arabia for influence across the Arab world. Saudi Arabia announces 34-state Islamic military alliance against terrorism 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Hundreds of Shi'ite Muslims were performing Friday noon prayers when the bomb went off. Kuwait court upholds one death sentence in mosque bombing 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z Although the vast majority of Pakistanis are Sunni Muslims, the country is home to millions of Shi'ite Muslims, making it among the biggest Shi'ite communities in the world. Iran recruits Pakistani Shi'ites for combat in Syria 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z A Lebanese court charged 26 people last week with belonging to Islamic State, 23 of whom were directly linked to the Beirut bombings on Nov. 12 which targeted a Shi'ite Muslim suburb. Three killed in Lebanon as Islamist militant blows himself up: security sources 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim armed groups pledged to fight any such deployment of U.S. forces to the country. U.S. deploying new force to Iraq to boost fight against Islamic State 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Two explosions in suicide attacks in a Shi'ite Muslim district of southern Beirut in Lebanon killed 43, and 224 died when a Russian aircraft crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. After Paris attacks, pressure builds for big military response to Islamic State 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z Ismailis are a minority Shi'ite Muslim sect, as are the Zaydi Shi'ites, a community whose interests the Houthi group says it defends. Islamic State claims car bomb in Yemen capital, three dead 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z It also believes the advance of the Shi'ite Muslim Houthis will aggravate sectarian violence in Yemen, further undermining the country's stability and allowing jihadist groups like al Qaeda to consolidate there before targeting Saudi Arabia. Houthi bombardment in Yemen's Aden kills 43: exiled government 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z Iran is the predominant Shi'ite Muslim power, hostile both to Israel and to Washington's Sunni Muslim-ruled Arab friends, particularly Saudi Arabia. Iran deal reached, Obama hails step towards 'more hopeful world' 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Iraqi troops and Shi'ite Muslim militia forces attacked Islamic State fighters on several fronts on Monday in Anbar province at the start of what is likely to be a long and fiercely contested offensive. U.S. steps up air strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq: statement 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Iraqi troops backed by mainly Shi'ite Muslim militias launched military operations on Monday to recapture the country's largest province, Anbar, from Islamic State militants, a military said. Iraq says operation to retake Anbar province underway 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Two car bombs and a suicide bomber killed 28 people in mainly Shi'ite Muslim neighborhoods in north Baghdad late on Sunday, medics and security sources said. Car bombs and suicide bomber kill 28 in Baghdad: sources 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Two of the victims belonged to the Hazara community, a predominantly Shi'ite Muslim ethnic group. Pakistani gunmen kill three in attack blamed on Islamist groups 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Kuwait has arrested several people on suspicion of involvement in the bombing of a Shi'ite Muslim mosque on Friday that killed 27 people, a security source said on Saturday. Kuwait detains suspects in mosque bombing: source 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z It was the first suicide bombing attack on a Shi'ite mosque in the small Gulf Arab oil exporting state, where Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims live side by side with little apparent friction. Islamic State suicide bomber kills more than 10 in Kuwait mosque 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z "Lashkar-e-Jhangvi activists revealed in interrogations they target Shi'ite doctors," Khurram Waris, an officer of Karachi's Counter Terrorism Department, referring to a Sunni militant group that targets Pakistan's Shi'ite Muslims. Pakistan doctors live in fear after spike in deadly attacks 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Nusra follows al Qaeda's hardline interpretation of Islam and sees Shi'ite Muslim power Iran as a major foe. Al Qaeda's Syria wing sees no peace with Islamic State soon: TV 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Shi'ite Muslim militiamen and Iraqi army forces launched a counter-offensive against Islamic State insurgents near Ramadi on Saturday, a militia spokesman said, aiming to reverse potentially devastating gains by the jihadi militants. Shi'ite militias advance on Islamic State insurgents near Iraq's Ramadi 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z To appease those conservatives in the House, the chamber's leaders arranged a vote on a measure that would tighten U.S. sanctions against the Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah. U.S. House passes Iran nuclear review legislation 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Police Superintendent Najib Khan told Reuters there were six gunmen and that all the passengers were Ismailis, a minority Shi'ite Muslim sect. Gunmen kill 43 in bus attack in Pakistan's Karachi 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Backed by Washington, top oil exporter Saudi Arabia worries that the Shi'ite Muslim Houthis are a proxy for arch-rival Iran to expand its sway in the Saudis' backyard. Yemen truce starts after shelling, Iran sends cargo ship 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z The Shi'ite Muslim Houthis sidelined the central government after seizing the capital, Sana'a, in September and occupying a broad swath of Yemen, which borders oil giant Saudi Arabia. UPDATE 1-Obama says U.S. has warned Iran not to send weapons to Yemen 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z An uprising led by the strategic Gulf kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim majority to demand reforms in early 2011 led to a crackdown and forced the cancellation of that year's race. Formula One publishes human rights commitment 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Bahrain's majority Shi'ite Muslim community has used the annual Formula One occasion since then to highlight grievances over what they see as failed promises of democratic reform in the Sunni Muslim-ruled island country. Pending Formula One race spurs renewed Shi'ite protests in Bahrain 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z The leading Sunni and Shi'ite Muslim powers in the Gulf, Saudi Arabia and Iran, are already backing opposing sides in proxy conflicts in Syria and Iraq. New Yemen VP says he hopes to avert Saudi invasion 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z But the alliance between the Saleh loyalists and the Houthis, who are Shi'ite Muslims from the north, is plagued by historical mistrust which may benefit Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies. Mideast's arch-survivor stands in way of Saudi success in Yemen 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z The country is divided between its Shi'ite Muslim majority, which now dominates the government, and its Sunni Muslim minority, which held sway under the late dictator Saddam Hussein. Reuters Iraq bureau chief threatened, denounced over story 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z Hadi, a former general seen by the Shi'ite Muslim Houthis as a pawn of Sunni Gulf Arab monarchies and the West, fled Yemen for Saudi Arabia. Air strikes hit military targets in Yemen capital 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z He said the explosion on the camp was not from Arab coalition forces but by "artillery strikes" by the Shi'ite Muslim Houthis. Strike on Refugee Camp in Yemen Kills 45 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Warplanes hit Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital and the Shi'ite Muslim group's northern heartland on Friday, the second day of a Saudi-led campaign to stop the militia establishing its rule across the country. Planes of Saudi-Led Alliance Hit Yemen Capital, Houthi Heartland 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Most ethnic Hazaras in Afghanistan are Shi'ite Muslims, while the Taliban and Islamic State follow the Sunni branch of Islam. Masked gunmen kill 13 Afghans in third bus attack in a month 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Iran is an ally of the Houthis, who belong to a Shi'ite Muslim sect. Yemeni president demands Houthis quit Sanaa; U.S. evacuates remaining forces 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z The mosques in Sanaa are known to be used mainly by supporters of the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi group, which controls most of northern Yemen, including Sanaa. Suicide bombers hit two mosques in Yemen, killing 50 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Shi'ite Muslim Houthis invaded Yemen's capital, Sanaa, in September and dissolved parliament last month. Yemeni opposition announces united front against Houthis 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z Yemen's dominant Shi'ite Muslim Houthi militia seized the offices of a political conciliation body late on Wednesday, hours after the president refused U.N.-brokered talks with their powerful movement unless they withdrew from Sanaa. Yemen's Houthis seize national dialogue HQ, president insists group must leave Sanaa 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The move follows the takeover of power by the Houthi movement, a Shi'ite Muslim militia, which led to the resignation of the president last month and the paralysis of many of Yemen's state institutions. Yemen parties agree on transitional council: U.N. 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The United States, Britain and France closed their embassies in Yemen over security fears as the takeover of the country by a Shi'ite Muslim militia group threatened all-out civil war. Embassies in Yemen close as thousands protests against militia rule 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The Houthis began as a revivalist group for Yemen's Zaydi Shi'ite Muslim sect in the north, before morphing over the past decade into a revolutionary movement with national ambitions, and an ally of Iran. How the Houthis drove Yemen into a political vacuum 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z A bomb exploded outside the republican palace in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday and wounded three Shi'ite Muslim militiamen guarding it, eyewitnesses said. Blast in Yemeni capital as thousands protest militia takeover 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z On Sunday in Damascus, a bomb claimed by the Nusra Front tore apart a bus carrying Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims. Rocket attacks on Damascus kill 10 after Islam Army warning 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Houthi prizes the accord as it grants his Shi'ite Muslim group participation in all military and civil state bodies. Houthi display of force challenges embattled Yemen leader 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z A large blast damaged a building belonging to Yemen's Shi'ite Muslim Houthi militia in a western district of the capital Sanaa early on Monday, but there were no fatalities, a police source and witnesses said. Blast targets Houthi base in Yemen capital 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z The governor of Ibb province, controlled by the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi group that dominates Yemen, was reported to be among a number of people wounded in the attack, local residents said. At Least 33 Killed in Suicide Bombing in Central Yemen: Medics 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z But he reserved his toughest words to defend the victims of Islamic State fighters who have killed or displaced Shi'ite Muslims, Christians and others in Syria and Iraq who do not share the group's ideologies. Pope's Christmas address condemns Islamic State 'brutal persecution' 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z Suicide attackers set off two car bombs in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeida on Thursday, killing themselves and causing a number of other casualties, sources in the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi movement told Reuters. Suicide attackers set off car bombs in Yemen city: Houthi sources 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The group was responsible for twin blasts in the city of Quetta last year that killed around 180 people, mostly civilians from a Shi'ite Muslim ethnic group. Some Pakistan militants denounce school attack, amid national outrage 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z But the assertions are still likely to reinforce Saudi, and Western, fears that Iran is exploiting turmoil between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Bahrain and now Yemen. Iranian support seen crucial for Yemen's Houthis 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z The elections were boycotted by the Shi'ite Muslim opposition over accusations that constituency changes would still favor the Sunni Muslim majority represented by the ruling family. Bahrain holds elections, Shi'ite opposition boycotts vote 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z The announcement of Kassig's death formed part of a 15-minute video in which the group issued warnings to the United States, Britain and others including Shi'ite Muslims. Indiana hostage Peter Kassig beheaded, Islamic State video claims 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z U.S. drone strikes killed at least 10 suspected al Qaeda militants on Tuesday in central Yemen, where fighting between members of Ansar al-Sharia and rebel Shi'ite Muslim Houthi fighters also killed 10 people, tribesmen said. Senior al Qaeda operative killed in U.S. strike in Yemen: sources 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z A gathering of millions of Shi'ite Muslims at shrines and mosques across Iraq for the Ashoura religious commemoration passed without any major attacks on Tuesday, under tight security imposed for fear of Islamic State bombers. Iraq Shi'ite Ashoura ritual escapes major attacks 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z A suicide bomber killed at least 23 people in a procession of Shi'ite Muslims marking the ritual of Ashoura in northeast Nigeria's Yobe state on Monday, witnesses said. Suicide blast kills 23 during Nigerian Shi'ite ceremony: witnesses 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Yemen's new Shi'ite Muslim powerbrokers sent fighters towards an al Qaeda stronghold on Wednesday, raising the possibility of a showdown between the politically ascendant Houthi movement and the hardline Sunnis of the transnational militant network. Yemen's Houthis advance near al Qaeda stronghold 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Al Qaeda in Yemen posted a video online purporting to show the abduction and execution of 14 soldiers the Sunni Muslim militants alleged were Shi'ite Muslim "apostates". Al Qaeda in Yemen says it executes 14 soldiers 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z At least 25 people were killed in car bomb and mortar attacks in mainly Shi'ite Muslim districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, Iraqi police and medical sources said. At least 25 killed in attacks in Shi'ite parts of Baghdad: police, medics 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z The man said the new Iraqi government, an ally of Shi'ite Muslim power Iran, was waiting eagerly for U.S. intervention to strengthen Iranian influence in the Middle East. Islamic State posts video apparently of UK hostage criticizing war buildup 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z A car bomb killed 12 people and wounded 30 in Baghdad's mainly Shi'ite Muslim Kadhamiya neighbourhood on Thursday evening, police said. Car bomb in Shi'ite area of Baghdad kills 12, wounds 30: police 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Shi'ite Muslim Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia are enmeshed in a struggle for influence in the Middle East and back opposing sides in conflicts and political disputes in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Bahrain and Yemen. U.N. accuses Islamic State of mass killings 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z At least 30 people were killed when a Shi'ite Muslim militia opened fired inside an Iraqi Sunni mosque in the country's eastern Diyala province on Friday, an Iraqi security source said. At least 30 killed in Shi'ite militia attack on Sunni mosque in Iraq: security source 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia, its hostility flowing from Assad's alliance with Shi'ite Muslim Iran, appears increasingly worried by Islamic State's strength. Syria sees Islamist threat bringing detente with West, but not soon 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Nasrallah, whose group is backed by Shi'ite Muslim power Iran, said Islamic State was encountering resistance in some parts of Iraq and Syria. Hezbollah sees Islamic State as threat to Gulf, Jordan 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z In the capital Baghdad on Wednesday, car bombs exploded in crowded markets in Shi'ite Muslim districts, killing at least 10 people, police said. 50 killed in clashes between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Five car bombs killed 26 people in mostly Shi'ite Muslim neighborhoods in Baghdad on Saturday, police and medics said. Five car bombs in Baghdad kill 26: police, medics 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z The Sunni Muslim militant group is an al Qaeda offshoot which wants to re-create a medieval-style caliphate from the Mediterranean to the Gulf and deems Shi'ite Muslims to be heretics deserving death. Colorado woman accused of supporting Islamist insurgents in Iraq and Syria 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z The Sunni group follows al Qaeda's hard-line ideology but place more emphasis on anti-Shi'ite sectarianism, saying Shi'ite Muslims and other rivals are heretics deserving death. Syria fighters hail declaration of Islamic 'caliphate' 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z It deems Shi'ite Muslims to be heretics deserving death. After Iraq gains, Qaeda offshoot claims Islamic caliphate 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z While Iraq's ally, Shi'ite Muslim power Iran, had so far not intervened to help the Baghdad government, "everything is possible", he told reporters after a meeting of Arab foreign ministers. Iraq asks United States for air support to counter rebels 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z His remarks coincided with an Iranian warning that Tehran would not hesitate to defend Shi'ite Muslim holy sites in Iraq against "killers and terrorists", following advances by Sunni militants there. Saudis give apparent warning to Iran: don't meddle in Iraq 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Two are also implicated in the murder of thousands of minority Shi'ite Muslims in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. military. Afghans say Taliban prisoners freed by U.S. will rejoin battle 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Apart from the fight against al Qaeda, the government faces by southern separatists for independence and battles with rebels from the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi movement, which is trying to extend its control over the north. Al Qaeda gunmen storm Yemeni city, at least 27 people killed 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia is a leading backer of rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is a close ally of the kingdom's main rival, Shi'ite Muslim power Iran. Saudi foreign minister says has invited Iranian counterpart to visit 2014-05-13T11:23:43Z The news website said another Saudi was sentenced to five years in jail for publishing a column by a prominent Shi'ite Muslim cleric on his website. 'Saudi Liberals' website founder sentenced to 10 years in jail, 1,000 lashes 2014-05-07T17:25:00Z All of Pakistan's minorities - Hindus, Christians, Ahmadis and even Shi'ite Muslims - feel that the state fails to protect them, and even tolerates violence against them. Pakistan's Hindus, other minorities face surge of violence 2014-05-05T21:12:23Z Westerners have frequently been attacked in Yemen, an impoverished U.S.-allied country fighting Islamist militancy, southern secessionists, tribal conflicts and a Shi'ite Muslim rebellion in the north. Frenchman shot dead in Yemeni capital, two wounded 2014-05-05T18:53:16Z Voters will choose from among 9,012 candidates and the parliamentary election will effectively serve as a referendum on Maliki, a Shi'ite Muslim who has governed for eight years. Iraqis begin voting as violence grips a divided country 2014-04-30T06:32:45Z On Wednesday voters choose among 9,012 candidates and the parliamentary election effectively serves as a referendum on Maliki, a Shi'ite Muslim who has governed eight years. Iraqis vote on Wednesday as violence grips country 2014-04-30T00:19:56Z Tehran denies the accusation but defends the cause of Bahrain's Shi'ite Muslim opposition. Bahrain says expels representative of Shi'ite Ayatollah Sistani 2014-04-23T17:25:46Z Saudi Arabia, the center of Sunni Islam, sees Pakistan as a bulwark against Shi'ite Muslim Iran and it has long supported hardliners in Pakistan. Pakistan's Hindus, other minorities face surge of violence 2014-05-05T21:12:23Z As that of his predecessor, Hadi's government is also grappling with violence from al Qaeda militants, hostility from southern secessionists and an offensive by a Shi'ite Muslim Houthi movement to control swathes of the north. Yemen's foreign minister says will push donors for promised billions in aid 2014-04-17T14:23:57Z Assad has not said whether he will stand in the election due by July, but allies in Russia and Lebanon's Shi'ite Muslim movement Hezbollah have predicted he will stand and win. France says Assad survival would be 'total impasse' for Syria 2014-04-08T16:14:52Z Qatif is mostly inhabited by members of the Shi'ite Muslim minority, who complain they face systematic discrimination from the authorities, which the government denies. Saudi Arabia says it catches suspect in German diplomat shooting 2014-03-23T14:29:14Z The other is a feared group of Islamists bent on killing Shi'ite Muslims whom they see as infidels. Rebels, Islamists form dangerous alliance in Pakistan's unruly southwest 2014-03-13T21:12:38Z Opposition forces are besieging two Shi'ite Muslim villages with a total of 45,000 people in Aleppo province. Northeast Syria faces food crisis, but access eases elsewhere: WFP 2014-03-10T19:14:48Z The attacker approached a main checkpoint at a northern entrance to the largely Shi'ite Muslim city and detonated the minibus, a police officer said. Suicide bomber kills 32 in Iraqi city of Hilla 2014-03-09T09:13:05Z Government fighters backed by the Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim militant movement Hezbollah and local paramilitaries bombarded the areas around Yabroud, the last major town held by mostly Sunni Muslim rebels near the Lebanese border. Syrian forces press assault on strategic town near Lebanon 2014-03-04T13:13:14Z But insurgents are also surrounding two Shi'ite Muslim towns in the northern province of Aleppo. Fighting in Damascus district halt aid to Palestinians: U.N. 2014-03-03T09:26:42Z The motorcycle was in a market in the Shi'ite Muslim neighborhood that sells used bikes and was filled with people, mostly young men. At least 31 people killed in Baghdad motorbike market bombing 2014-02-27T16:41:47Z As violence spread, at least eight people, mainly minority Shi'ite Muslims, were killed in an explosion in the northwestern district of Kohat on Sunday, police said. Pakistan jets pound militant hideouts, killing 38 2014-02-23T17:32:55Z Apart from kidnappings, Yemen is struggling with a rebellion by Shi'ite Muslims in the north, a secessionist movement in the south and attacks by al Qaeda-linked militants. Kidnappers free Czech doctor in Yemen 2014-02-23T12:08:35Z As violence spread, at least eight people, mainly Shi'ite Muslims, were killed in an explosion in the northwestern district of Kohat on Sunday, police said. Pakistan army pounds militant hideouts, 18 dead 2014-02-23T10:18:19Z The latest bombing was the third such attack in recent weeks in Hermel, a predominantly Shi'ite Muslim area near the border with Syria. Suicide bomber kills three in Lebanon: security sources 2014-02-23T01:15:43Z The twin suicide bomb attack in Beirut on Wednesday was the seventh such bombing in the city's predominantly Shi'ite Muslim southern suburbs since last July. Two killed in Lebanon as Palestinian named as suicide bomber 2014-02-20T15:31:20Z Powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who withdrew from politics at the weekend, said Iraq was governed by "wolves thirsty for blood and money". Bomb attacks in Baghdad and southern Iraq city kill 49 2014-02-18T15:30:37Z The surge in violence in Lebanon is linked to the three-year conflict in neighboring Syria, with sectarian tensions between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims rising on both sides of the border. Lebanese army seizes top al Qaeda-linked militant 2014-02-12T13:38:11Z Bahrain accused Iran of supporting the protests led by majority Shi'ite Muslims, a charge Iran denies. Bahrain's Gulf Air to resume flights to Tehran next month 2014-02-10T13:14:45Z As the sides prepared for talks this week, a suicide bomber killed eight people near a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in the city of Peshawar. Pakistan, Taliban start peace talks in Islamabad 2014-02-06T14:17:58Z The blast occurred in the town of Hermel at the northern end of the Bekaa Valley, an area populated mainly by Shi'ite Muslims among whom Hezbollah draws its support. Suicide bomber kills three in Lebanese Hezbollah stronghold 2014-02-01T19:39:29Z Hezbollah, a militant and political Shi'ite Muslim movement, is one of the most powerful groups in Lebanon. Lebanon PM-designate gives Hezbollah bloc deadline to join cabinet 2014-01-24T13:57:27Z Iraq is enduring its deadliest violence in years, reviving memories of the sectarian bloodshed between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims that killed tens of thousands of people in 2006-07. U.S. expedites delivery of missiles, drones to Iraq amid violence 2013-12-26T21:13:00Z The carrier's lucrative air services to Iran and Iraq, where Shi'ite Muslim religious sites are located, were suspended at the height of the anti-government protests in 2011. Bahrain's Gulf Air to resume flights to Tehran next month 2014-02-10T13:14:45Z Among those backing the regional proposal were a faction of the southern secessionist movement that supports Yemeni President Hadi and also Shi'ite Muslim Houthi rebels. Three big Yemeni parties reject federation proposal 2013-12-24T12:04:17Z The deadliest attack took place in the predominantly Shi'ite Muslim district of Bayaa in Baghdad when a bomb in a parked vehicle detonated near car workshops, killing seven and wounding 14, the sources said. Bomb attacks across Iraq kill 30, wound nearly 100 2013-12-08T13:22:31Z While the oil price hawk-versus-dove dynamic persists between Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Muslim Iran, their price aspirations have converged around triple digit oil. Iran to reassert authority at OPEC after nuclear deal 2013-12-02T11:08:13Z Relations are tense between Shi'ite Muslim power Iran and Sunni Muslim-led Saudi Arabia, and seizures of vessels accused of straying into one another's waters occur a few times a year. Iran seizes two Saudi fishing vessels in Gulf: Fars 2013-11-27T13:15:39Z No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast in the mainly Shi'ite Muslim eastern district of Sadriya. Two bombs outside Baghdad cafe kill 17 people 2013-11-25T18:12:20Z Iraq is suffering its worst wave of violence in at least five years, with insurgents targeting mainly Shi'ite Muslim civilians in attacks on public places such as shopping areas and cafes. Car bomb in Iraq kills 25: mayor, medics 2013-11-21T11:34:53Z Lebanon has already been caught in the blowback from the 2 1/2-year-old civil war in Syria, with scores killed in clashes between Shi'ite Muslim supporters of Assad and their Sunni foes. Analysis - Beirut blast: jolt from past and omen of dark future 2013-11-20T21:38:16Z "The solution to this confrontation begins politically," the Shi'ite Muslim group's deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Qassem, said on Lebanese radio, calling for unity. Hezbollah calls for calm after Iranian embassy bombing 2013-11-20T17:21:47Z The Kurdish gains indirectly benefit Assad and his Shi'ite Muslim allies, as they mean more territory slipping out of Sunni Muslim rebel hands two and a half years into the revolt against Assad's rule. Syrian Kurdish leader claims military gains against Islamists 2013-11-13T20:13:44Z Gulf Arab governments and their Sunni clerical allies accuse regional Shi'ite Muslim power Iran of backing co-religionist communities around the region. Yemen sentences nine to jail for arms smuggling 2013-11-12T10:16:20Z Saudi Arabia also has complained bitterly about the U.S. thaw in relations with Shi'ite Muslim Iran, the main regional rival of the Sunni-ruled kingdom. Obama calls Netanyahu after criticism of Iran nuclear plan 2013-11-08T23:59:16Z One attack targeted a district of Baghdad inhabited mainly by Shi'ite Muslims, who are viewed as apostates by hardline Sunni Islamists such as al Qaeda. Suicide bombers kill at least 16 soldiers at Iraqi base 2013-11-07T21:53:24Z Maliki, a Shi'ite Muslim, has been widely criticized in Iraq and in Washington for failing to give Iraq's Sunnis, Kurds and other minorities a greater role in the country's central government. U.S. wants 'inclusive' Iraq: Obama 2013-11-02T00:12:26Z Maliki "too often" pursues a sectarian and authoritarian agenda, strengthening al Qaeda in Iraq, a Sunni militant group, and fueling violence between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims, the senators wrote. Iraqi PM Maliki struggles to convince U.S. lawmakers to back more aid 2013-10-30T21:38:32Z Maliki "too often" pursues a sectarian and authoritarian agenda, the senators wrote, strengthening al Qaeda in Iraqi and fueling violence between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims. Iraqi PM faces criticism over sectarian violence in Washington visit 2013-10-30T15:22:17Z When Obama met Abdullah in 2009 on a visit to the Sunni Muslim kingdom, he had to sit through the monarch's lengthy monologue on Iran, Saudi Arabia's Shi'ite Muslim regional rival. White House seeks to limit fallout from U.S.-Saudi tensions 2013-10-23T21:37:38Z Shi'ite Muslim Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia are at odds on most big struggles in the region, including in Lebanon, Iraq, Bahrain and Yemen. Analysis: Saudi move reflects fears U.S. falling for Iranian charm 2013-10-23T18:12:06Z The Shi'ite Muslim group denies any role in killing Hariri, a billionaire Sunni Muslim politician. Lebanon tribunal names new suspect in 2005 Hariri killing 2013-10-10T16:53:26Z Pro-democracy protests erupted in 2011, led by majority Shi'ite Muslims demanding an end to the Sunni monarchy's political domination of the state which hosts the U.S. Four Bahrainis jailed for bomb attack in village 2013-10-03T16:28:03Z Yemen is also facing other domestic threats besides AQAP, including a growing secessionist movement in the south and a rebellion by the Houthis, a group of Zaydi Shi'ite Muslims, in the north of the country. Suspected al Qaeda attacks on Yemeni army kill around 30 2013-09-20T09:28:24Z The war splits the Middle East on its main fault line between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims and has already spread to neighboring Iraq and Lebanon, threatening to reignite their own civil wars. Obama delays strike against Syria to seek Congress approval 2013-08-31T22:01:44Z Shi'ite Muslim Iran, and its allies in Lebanon and Iraq, support Assad. Arab League ministers to blame Syria's Assad for chemical attack 2013-08-28T18:49:21Z Nigerian authorities are growing concerned about an apparent surge in interest in the West African country by Shi'ite Muslim militant groups with links to Iran or Lebanon. Nigerians charged with aiding Iran militant cell 2013-08-28T18:29:44Z Friday's bombing took place in al-Qahira, a northern district of the capital that is home to mainly Shi'ite Muslims. Suicide bomber targets busy Baghdad cafe, killing 25 2013-08-24T10:24:38Z It was one of the worst attacks in Iraq since suicide bombers hit the same district two months ago, targeting a Shi'ite Muslim mosque and killing 29 worshippers during noon prayers. Bomber kills 25 in Baghdad cafe: police, medics 2013-08-23T20:36:41Z The Iranian political system is a complex mix of Shi'ite Muslim clerical authority and an elected president and parliament, overseen by numerous appointed regulatory councils. Analysis: Iran's supreme leader does not rule supreme 2013-08-23T09:22:00Z Hezbollah, a Shi'ite Muslim movement, fought a war in 2006 against Israel. Rockets from Lebanon fired at northern Israel, no casualties 2013-08-22T15:12:41Z The material was the same type used in two bombings of a predominantly Shi'ite Muslim part of Quetta this year that killed around 200 people, Col. Pakistan seizes 100 tons of bomb-making equipment in Quetta 2013-08-20T19:45:07Z The threat is further exacerbated by the fact that Shi'ite Muslim Houthi rebels control much of the border regions, with whom Saudi Arabia fought a brief war in 2009. Saudi border guards shoot Yemeni in border clash: tribal chief 2013-08-20T11:43:10Z King Abdullah's statement was Saudi Arabia's first comment on the turmoil in Egypt, a country it sees as an essential ally against Shi'ite Muslim Iran and anti-Western Islamist groups. Saudi king backs Egypt's rulers against 'terrorism' 2013-08-16T15:52:33Z Scores of people were killed by the bombings over the Eid al-Fitr Muslim holiday in mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas, adding to the worst wave of violence in Iraq in at least five years. Iraqi prime minister says to pursue militants after bombings 2013-08-14T15:39:49Z The opposition, mostly made up of members of the majority Shi'ite Muslim community, demands the Sunni al-Khalifa ruling family introduce democracy in Bahrain, a close U.S. ally. Bahrain prime minister issues warning ahead of planned protests 2013-08-10T15:55:51Z Autocratic leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen have been ousted, Islamist radicalism has spread and sectarian warfare between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims has surged. Analysis: Israeli-Palestinian riddle won't answer Middle East's wider woes 2013-08-04T11:38:49Z The rank and file of the Iraqi army is drawn from the country's Shi'ite Muslim majority and faces recalcitrance if not outright hostility in Sunni-dominated areas. Insight: Iraq security forces outmatched as 'open war' returns 2013-07-30T15:54:06Z U.S.-allied Bahrain was rocked by protests in 2011 by the country's majority Shi'ite Muslims, calling for more freedoms in the kingdom ruled by the minority Sunni al-Khalifa family. Bahrain orders tougher penalties ahead of protests 2013-07-28T16:09:31Z Safavid is a reference to the dynasty that ruled Iran from the 16th to 18th centuries and is used by hardline Sunnis as a derogatory term for Shi'ite Muslims. Al Qaeda says it freed 500 inmates in Iraq jail-break 2013-07-23T15:20:51Z Bahrain is the only one of the Gulf Arab monarchies with a Shi'ite Muslim majority. Bahraini parliamentarian's house attacked for second time 2013-07-21T14:47:13Z The Mujahadin-e-Khalq, taken off the U.S. list of terrorist organizations last year, calls for the overthrow of Iran's Shi'ite Muslim clerical leadership. U.N. envoy accuses Iran group's leaders in Iraq of rights abuses 2013-07-16T22:49:48Z Iraq is dominated by Shi'ite Muslim parties with close ties to Tehran, but Zebari said his country was committed to neutrality in Syria. Iraq foreign minister says can't stop Iran arms flights to Syria 2013-07-13T08:13:59Z Lebanon's 18 religious groups, including Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims, Maronite and Orthodox Christians, are deeply divided over the Syria conflict. Analysis: Tugged by Syria storm, Lebanon risks drifting into chaos 2013-07-04T12:44:34Z The blast appeared to be the latest in an escalating campaign of gun and bomb attacks waged by militants against Hazaras in Quetta because they belong to Pakistan's Shi'ite Muslim minority, known as Shias. Blast in Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 20 2013-06-30T17:53:43Z In Lebanon, security sources said gunmen had shot dead four Shi'ite Muslim men in an ambush in the Bekaa Valley close to the Syrian frontier. Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh 2013-06-17T10:20:48Z Secret service agents arrested the suspects in northern Nigeria between May 16 and May 28, and a military official told Reuters all had said they were members of the Lebanon-based Shi'ite Muslim organization. Lebanese Hezbollah suspects to sue Nigerian government 2013-06-13T18:01:48Z The move to a northern front comes as Syria's war is increasingly infecting its neighbors - Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel - and widening the regional sectarian fault line between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims. Analysis: Hezbollah tips Syria power balance, polarizes Lebanon 2013-06-11T19:40:01Z The man died during a clash between rival groups of Shi'ite Muslims after militiamen from the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement opened fire when protesters drew up at the embassy. Tanks in Beirut as Syria protest leaves one dead 2013-06-09T17:57:48Z Secret service agents arrested the suspects between May 16 and May 28, and a military official told Reuters all had said they were members of the Lebanon-based Shi'ite Muslim organization. Nigerian court charges four Lebanese with Hezbollah link 2013-06-05T18:12:16Z The two-year war has killed at least 80,000 people and has divided the world and split the Middle East on its dangerous sectarian faultline between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims. Assad forces advance; West, Russia exchange barbs ahead of talks 2013-05-31T19:01:45Z There are an several thousand Shi'ite Muslim Nigerians, a legacy of Muslim radical Ibrahim Zakzaky's preachings since the 1980s. Nigeria arrests Lebanese suspected of Hezbollah ties 2013-05-30T17:30:27Z Lebanon, a Mediterranean state of 4 million people, made up of a mosaic of Christian, Sunni and Shi'ite Muslim sects, is struggling to cope with an estimated million Syrians including refugees, labourers and their families. Analysis: Syria contagion strikes deep into Lebanon 2013-05-27T08:16:34Z Bahrain accuses Iran of fomenting protests by the kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim majority that erupted in 2011 demanding reforms and equality, a charge denied by Tehran. Iran denies its drone violated Bahrain's airspace 2013-05-23T16:10:19Z All of the Saudis arrested in March were members of the kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim minority, leaders of that community said. Saudi Arabia detains 10 more in Iran spying case 2013-05-21T12:51:40Z Syria's conflict has fuelled confrontation across the region between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims, with Shi'ite Iran supporting Assad, and Sunni powers like Saudi Arabia backing the rebels. Turkey says world must act against Syria after bombings 2013-05-13T02:17:14Z The violence has inflamed a confrontation between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims in the Middle East, with Shi'ite Iran supporting Assad and Sunni powers like Saudi Arabia backing the rebels. U.S., Russia seek new Syria peace talks; rebels skeptical 2013-05-08T11:46:07Z "There is still some minimal level of commitment by the mainstream Sunni Muslim, Shi'ite Muslim and Christian parties not to let Lebanon become a battleground," Kamel said. Analysis: Syria contagion strikes deep into Lebanon 2013-05-27T08:16:34Z Shi'ite Muslim Iran and strict Sunni militant group al Qaeda are natural enemies on either side of the Muslim world's great sectarian divide. Analysis: Iran's unlikely al Qaeda ties: fluid, murky and deteriorating 2013-04-24T19:55:17Z This year the opposition, which draws support from the island's Shi'ite Muslim majority, again staged rallies hoping to grab the media spotlight to press for reforms of the Sunni-dominated government. Analysis: Bahrain's rulers evade F1 fiasco but crisis endures 2013-04-21T19:33:20Z Iraqi politics are deeply split along sectarian lines with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government mired in crisis over how to share power between majority Shi'ite Muslims, Sunnis and Kurds who run their own autonomous enclave. Bombings mar start to first Iraq vote since U.S. exit 2013-04-20T13:10:29Z Last year's race went ahead against a backdrop of burning tyres and riot police firing teargas at protesters throwing petrol bombs in Shi'ite Muslim villages. Bahrainis protest ahead of F1 motor racing event 2013-04-18T18:19:32Z One Syrian rebel described it as a warning to Lebanese authorities to rein in the Iranian-backed Shi'ite Muslim group, which is armed and financed by Iran, or face further consequences. Analysis: Syria contagion strikes deep into Lebanon 2013-05-27T08:16:34Z Zeinab is the daughter of Imam Ali, the most important and symbolic figure for Shi'ite Muslims after the Prophet Mohammad. Iraqi Shi'ite militants start to acknowledge role in Syria 2013-04-10T15:05:06Z These drew Qatif into a region-wide contest for influence between Shi'ite Muslim Iran and Sunni Arab states such as Saudi Arabia. Saudi Shi'ites fear new unrest after spy arrests 2013-04-10T11:46:47Z Members of Saudi Arabia's Shi'ite Muslim minority said the arrested men were from their community and expressed doubt over the veracity of the spying charges. Saudis say have evidence of spy suspects' links to Iran 2013-03-26T17:07:40Z Under Lebanon's division of power, the prime minister must be a Sunni Muslim, the president a Maronite Christian and the speaker of parliament a Shi'ite Muslim. Clashes in Lebanon as PM Mikati's resignation accepted 2013-03-23T21:16:29Z Under Lebanon's confessional division of power, the prime minister must be a Sunni Muslim, the president a Maronite Christian and the speaker of parliament a Shi'ite Muslim. Lebanese president accepts prime minister's resignation 2013-03-23T09:28:01Z Rights campaigners say the anti-blasphemy law in Pakistan is widely used against religious minorities, including Christians, Ahmadis and Shi'ite Muslims, usually on flimsy pretexts. Pakistani Christians, police, clash after neighborhood torched 2013-03-10T14:58:32Z Ahmadinejad caused a storm back home for saying Chavez would be resurrected alongside Jesus Christ and a "hidden" imam who Shi'ite Muslims believe will rise up to bring world peace. Global leaders, celebrities honor Chavez at funeral 2013-03-09T00:04:31Z Yemen, which borders the world's top oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, is also facing a northern rebellion by Shi'ite Muslims. Yemen security chief escapes gunmen as 3 die in south 2013-02-23T17:15:28Z The impoverished state also faces a rebellion by the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi movement in the north and an insurgency in some southern areas by Islamist militants allied to al Qaeda. Ten wounded in clashes between Yemen government and separatists 2013-02-23T09:13:57Z Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a Shi'ite Muslim, is facing mass protests by disenchanted Sunnis and is at loggerheads with ethnic Kurds who run their northern region autonomously from Baghdad. Suicide bombers kill three police in Iraq's Mosul city 2013-02-21T19:52:22Z Yemen is struggling with several conflicts, including an al Qaeda insurgency, a Shi'ite Muslim rebellion and separatist forces. U.N. Security Council warns against arms transfers to Yemen 2013-02-15T20:53:07Z The two men also discussed the need to prevent Syria's crisis spreading into a regional conflict between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims, he said. Syrian opposition chief says offers Assad peaceful exit 2013-02-05T10:50:25Z Saleh was forced from power a year ago but the transitional government still faces an insurgency by Shi'ite Muslims in the north, the battle with Sunni Islamists in southern areas and a southern secession movement. Yemen army raid kills 10 suspected militants: militia source 2013-02-02T11:06:19Z It accused opposition groups of sabotaging Bahrain's image and being linked to Shi'ite Muslim power Iran. Bahrain government says reconciliation talks set to resume 2013-01-23T12:50:42Z Protesters accused the government of discriminating against Bahrain's majority Shi'ite Muslim population. Bahrain king invites opposition to restart talks 2013-01-21T20:30:57Z Iran, a regional Shi'ite Muslim power which backs Lebanon's Hezbollah group, describes many Syrian opposition groups as "terrorists" who are backed by Western and Arab states. Assad's overthrow "red line" for Iran: supreme leader's aide 2013-01-20T13:24:20Z Maliki, a Shi'ite Muslim, is locked in a feud with ethnic Kurds in autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan over disputed oilfields and is also confronting Sunni protesters in a western province calling for him to step down. Bombers kill more than 35 across Iraq 2013-01-16T15:43:43Z At least one big bombing took place each month in 2012, usually targeting security forces, government offices or Shi'ite Muslims. Suicide bomber kills Iraqi Sunni Muslim lawmaker 2013-01-15T14:43:16Z Yemen is grappling with al Qaeda militants and Shi'ite Muslim rebels in the north as well as the southern separatists. U.S. envoy says Iran working to destabilize Yemen: report 2013-01-13T19:36:44Z That case plunged the country's power-sharing agreement among Shi'ite Muslim, Sunni Muslim and Kurds into turmoil, with Sunni politicians boycotting parliament. Iraqi minister accuses Shi'ite prime minister of crackdown 2012-12-20T23:50:13Z The new National Assembly includes 17 MPs from the country's minority Shi'ite Muslim community and three women. Kuwait emir warns critics as protest-hit parliament opens 2012-12-16T12:58:59Z But Lebanon's army is ill-equipped to deal with powerful internal militant groups, including the Shi'ite Muslim guerrilla and political movement Hezbollah, which the United States counts as a terrorist organization. U.S. gives six helicopters to Lebanon: diplomat 2012-12-12T11:05:26Z Mass protests erupted in February 2011 led by the country's Shi'ite Muslim majority demanding democracy, but were put down by the Sunni ruling family backed by forces from neighboring Saudi Arabia. Bahrain should charge officials behind violations: U.S. official 2012-12-09T21:56:28Z Pakistan, a nuclear-armed U.S. ally, is suspending phone coverage in many cities this weekend, an important one in the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, after a series of bomb attacks on Shi'ites triggered by mobile phones. At least 7 killed in attack on Shi'ite procession in Pakistan 2012-11-24T16:42:17Z Pakistan is suspending phone coverage in many cities this weekend, an important one in the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, after a series of bomb attacks on Shi'ites triggered by mobile phones. Three killed in attack on Shi'ite procession in Pakistan 2012-11-24T05:29:12Z It was a rare attack on al Qaeda-linked targets in northern Yemen, an area dominated by Shi'ite Muslim Houthi rebels battling Yemeni government forces for control of the rugged mountainous region. Drone hits suspected al Qaeda target in north Yemen 2012-10-28T14:25:44Z The clashes in Beirut on Monday morning took place on the edge of Tariq al-Jadida, a Sunni Muslim district that neighbours Shi'ite Muslim suburbs in the south of the capital. Gunbattles flare in Lebanon as political crisis deepens 2012-10-22T09:45:25Z Hamas is shifting its ties away from Shi'ite Muslim Iran and wooing Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, its true spiritual mentor, which now runs the country. Emir of Qatar to be first head of state to visit Gaza 2012-10-21T23:51:31Z Most Hazara are Shi'ite Muslims and they are sometimes called the 'Jews of Afghanistan' because of their slaughter and persecution by the Taliban, who are strict Sunni Muslims and consider the Hazara as infidels. Afghanistan's safest province falling prey to Taliban 2012-10-16T21:04:35Z Hezbollah, a powerful Shi'ite Muslim militant and political group backed by Syria and Iran, was established with the help of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon. Israel says Iran seeks to make Lebanon "outpost for terror" 2012-10-15T17:46:08Z Hezbollah, a powerful Shi'ite Muslim militant and political group backed by Syria and Iran, was established with the help of Iran's Revolutionary Guards after Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon. Iran says Hezbollah drone sent into Israel proves its capabilities 2012-10-14T14:17:02Z Nasrallah said in a televised speech that the drone's parts were manufactured in Iran and it was assembled by members of the Shi'ite Muslim militant movement in Lebanon. Hezbollah confirms it sent drone downed over Israel 2012-10-11T20:49:30Z The new commission was approved in September, after more than six months of wrangling over the line-up, which includes four Shi'ite Muslims, two Sunnis, two Kurds and a Turkmen woman. Iraq provincial elections planned for April 2012-10-05T10:02:45Z Bahrain and Saudi Arabia accuse Iran of fomenting the unrest in the island kingdom and among Saudi Arabia's Shi'ite Muslim minority, who mostly live in a province situated next to Bahrain. Bahraini teenager killed in Friday's protest 2012-09-29T12:42:39Z He is part of a Shi'ite Muslim axis spanning Iran and Iraq and his own minority Alawite sect, uncomfortable for mainly Sunni Turkey. Analysis: Hamstrung Turkey's nightmares coming true in Syria 2012-08-07T14:20:52Z Bahrain crushed an uprising led by majority Shi'ite Muslims last year, after successful popular revolts in Tunisia and Egypt, but protest marches and rallies continue, leading at times to clashes between police and Shi'ite youths. Bahrain disperses protesters, arrests activist's daughter 2012-08-03T12:49:21Z The coordinated violence against mostly Shi'ite Muslim targets was claimed by al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq. July bloodiest month in Iraq in 2 years 2012-08-01T14:18:03Z The explosions followed attacks and bombings in Baghdad and across the country on July 23 that killed more than 100 people in a coordinated surge of violence against mostly Shi'ite Muslim targets. Baghdad bombs kill 19, suicide attack on police foiled 2012-07-31T21:34:52Z The explosions followed a spate of attacks in Baghdad and across the country a week ago that killed more than 100 people, in a coordinated surge of violence against mostly Shi'ite Muslim targets. Two car bombs kill at least 13 in Baghdad: sources 2012-07-31T12:12:01Z Some minority Shi'ite Muslims in the area complain of official neglect and discrimination, which the government denies. Saudi Arabia says arrests "troublemakers" in Eastern Province 2012-07-27T14:58:43Z Two men were killed on Sunday in Eastern Province, where most of the country's Shi'ite Muslim minority lives, during protests after the arrest of a prominent Shi'ite cleric. Saudi security forces kill oil province attacker: SPA 2012-07-14T09:24:42Z The government put down the uprising - led by Bahrain's Shi'ite Muslim majority - after one month, imposing a period of martial law, but protests soon returned. Bahrain boy held over protests to be monitored 2012-07-05T18:28:24Z On Tuesday, bombs killed at least 44 people at markets in the country and authorities said they bore the hallmarks of sectarian attacks on Shi'ite Muslims by al Qaeda Sunni militants. Bomb in eastern Iraq kills at least 3, wounds many 2012-07-04T08:51:01Z Hezbollah is a Shi'ite Muslim political party and guerrilla group that remains powerful in Lebanon and receives funding from Iran. U.S. bars business with four in Hezbollah laundering link 2012-06-27T21:05:23Z The NCRI, an umbrella bloc of five opposition groups in exile that seek an end to Shi'ite Muslim clerical rule in Iran, were first to expose a secret uranium enrichment plant at Natanz in 2002. Iran opposition head says West must end appeasement 2012-06-23T10:09:46Z It is also navigating the aftermath of Arab uprisings that toppled local allies and destabilized neighboring Yemen and Bahrain against the backdrop of an overarching rivalry with non-Arab and Shi'ite Muslim Iran. Saudi succession in spotlight after new heir named 2012-06-19T16:28:01Z Ashura, which features large processions or pilgrimages that are vulnerable to militant attacks, is a major event in the Shi'ite Muslim calendar. Afghanistan says Pakistan was involved in sectarian attack 2012-06-19T11:17:16Z Sunni-majority Saudi Arabia fears an al Qaeda wing in Yemen and sees rival Iran, which is mainly Shi'ite Muslim, as instigating unrest among its own Shi'ite minority. Saudi security pressing issue after prince's death 2012-06-18T12:15:50Z Saudi rulers are also grappling with unrest in areas populated by the Shi'ite Muslim minority and with entrenched youth unemployment. Saudi king to bury Crown Prince, find successor 2012-06-17T12:20:37Z At least 26 people were killed and more than 190 wounded last Monday when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car outside a Shi'ite Muslim office in central Baghdad. Six killed, 38 wounded in Iraq mortar attack 2012-06-11T07:20:31Z Sunni Muslim militants affiliated to al Qaeda view Shi'ite Muslims as heretics. Qaeda-linked suicide bomber kills 12 in Yemen 2012-05-25T21:19:40Z Sunni Muslim militants inspired by al Qaeda view Shi'ite Muslims as heretics. Suicide bomber kills 9 in northern Yemen 2012-05-25T13:15:05Z Charges were brought by a civil plaintiff, who called for Shi'ite Muslim Hamad al-Naqi to be put to death, saying he must be made an example of to others. Kuwaiti pleads innocent in Twitter trial 2012-05-21T10:33:14Z Unrest among majority Shi'ite Muslims has revived, posing a sensitive new challenge to the Sunni Muslim ruling elite who have been an important strategic ally of the West by hosting the U.S. Bahrain set for fresh protests on revolt anniversary 2012-02-14T11:12:59Z The start of enrichment at the Fordow bunker near the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Qom was confirmed on Monday by an Iranian official in Tehran and by the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran starts uranium enrichment, condemns American to death 2012-01-10T00:56:00Z Fifth Fleet, last year sought to crush anti-government demonstrations mounted by the country's Shi'ite Muslim majority. U.S. concerned about Bahrain activist, urges probe 2012-01-08T01:12:49Z Hours after the exit, Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sparked the worst political crisis in a year by announcing an arrest warrant for the Sunni vice president on charges he led death squads. Iraqi civilian deaths climb in 2011: study 2012-01-02T12:00:41Z "Death to Al-Khalifa, Death to Al-Saud," protesters shouted, also targeting the Saudi ruling family, as they were chased backed into mostly Shi'ite Muslim villages by police who fired teargas, the residents said. Youth protesters, police clash across Bahrain 2011-12-31T19:24:09Z Separately, authorities said on Tuesday they would reinstate the last group of state employees suspended during protests mostly by majority Shi'ite Muslims earlier this year. Bahrain frees blogger on bail, to reinstate workers 2011-12-20T21:23:51Z Apart from Islamist militants, the new government is facing challenges from a southern separatist movement and a Shi'ite Muslim rebellion in the north. Warring Yemen forces quit Sanaa, 2 troops die in south 2011-12-17T17:16:51Z A huge suicide bomb killed 80 people at a Shi'ite Muslim shrine in Kabul last week, an attack which the Taliban condemned. Gunshots, explosions heard in west Kabul: witness 2011-12-16T15:46:44Z Tuesday's attacks, including a huge suicide bomb blast which killed 55 at a shrine in Kabul thronged by Shi'ite Muslims, a minority in Afghanistan, marking a holy day. Afghan attacks will not start sectarian war: U.S. Ambassador 2011-12-10T10:25:55Z The United States and Britain long accused Iran of using Shi'ite Muslim militias in Iraq to kill Western troops and impose Tehran's agenda. Analysis: "Cold War" with Iran heats up across Mideast 2011-12-05T16:47:12Z The Gulf Arab state has said a code of conduct would be developed for police, as it faces frequent protests by majority Shi'ite Muslims against the Sunni-led government. Bahrain to hire ex-U.S. police chief for reforms 2011-12-02T09:07:57Z "Opening fire is a big mistake, especially as we approaching Ashura," Saif said, referring to the holiday when Shi'ite Muslims mark the anniversary of the slaying of Prophet Mohammad's grandson, Imam Hussein, in 680. Three Saudi Shi'ites killed by stray bullets: activist 2011-11-22T11:41:34Z The island's Shi'ite Muslim majority are demanding more political rights and an end to what they say is discrimination practiced by the Sunni-dominated monarchy, which put down a pro-democracy uprising earlier this year. Bahrainis protest death of youth hit by police car 2011-11-19T14:39:53Z But bombings and killings persist on a daily basis and a stubborn Sunni Muslim insurgency linked to al Qaeda, as well as Shi'ite Muslim militias, remain capable of lethal attacks. U.S. pullout gives al Qaeda space in north, west Iraq 2011-11-18T12:27:59Z They accused the protesters, who were largely from the island state's majority Shi'ite Muslim population, of sectarian motives. Analysis: U.S. arms deal for Bahrain hinges on rights report 2011-11-16T16:26:09Z Activists among Bahrain's Shi'ite Muslim majority began a series of mainly peaceful demonstrations in the capital in February, pushing for more political freedoms and better living conditions, inspired by uprisings across the Arab world. Bahrain: suspects say had contact with Iran 2011-11-13T18:09:53Z Esfahani, a naturalized U.S. citizen, fled his native Iran in 1980 following the Islamic revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed Shah and swept Shi'ite Muslim clergy to power, his lawsuit said. Owner of car dealership labeled "Taliban Toyota" wins millions 2011-11-02T00:43:05Z This month Riyadh accused some among its own Shi'ite Muslim minority of conspiring with a foreign power -- a clear reference to Iran -- following street clashes. Saudis, U.S. trade charges with Iran over plot 2011-10-12T19:56:08Z Bahrain's Shi'ite Muslim majority took to the streets of Manama in February seeking more access to jobs and a greater say in government but a brutal crackdown and martial law ended the protest wave. Bahrain police block protest march to capital 2011-09-23T14:56:52Z The government would use the time to draft a constitution and hold a dialogue with insurgent groups such as Shi'ite Muslim rebels in the north and southern separatists. Yemeni army tightens hold on southern city 2011-09-11T15:40:38Z He is fortunate to be serving in one of the most peaceful places in Afghanistan, an anti-Taliban bastion whose inhabitants are largely Shi'ite Muslim and were badly mistreated by the Sunni Taliban. From policing 9/11 to studying Dari in Afghanistan 2011-09-10T08:37:25Z Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims split in the 7th century over the question of succession of the Prophet Mohammad. Suspected suicide bombing kills 10 in Pakistan 2011-08-31T07:49:10Z Few Malaysian mosques welcome Shi'ite Muslims, leaving Iranian Shi'ites to worship at their embassy. Iranian Exiles Are Flocking to Multiethnic Malaysia 2011-08-31T03:20:00Z In June it issued arrest warrants for four men, identified by Lebanese officials as members of Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah, a billionaire Sunni Muslim politician and former prime minister. U.N.'s Lebanon court to probe three Hariri-linked attacks 2011-08-19T13:55:59Z In Monday's most deadly attack, two bombs killed at least 37 people in the mainly Shi'ite Muslim city of Kut. Iraq's bloodiest day revives al Qaeda fears 2011-08-16T14:55:06Z Another police official said it appeared to be a sectarian attack as all those killed were Shi'ite Muslims. Gunmen kill 11 in Pakistan suspected sectarian attack 2011-07-30T04:45:47Z He also said the court aimed to spread sectarian strife in Lebanon, but that it would fail to inflame conflict between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims. Hezbollah leader rejects Hariri court indictments 2011-07-02T19:19:25Z Nasser Abul, a Kuwaiti Shi'ite Muslim, was arrested for posting criticisms of the Sunni Muslim ruling families in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, and Lawrence al-Rashidi posted defamatory comments of Kuwait's emir, he said. Kuwait to try two over Twitter posts: official 2011-06-27T11:13:19Z Bahrain sentenced eight prominent Shi'ite Muslim activists and opposition leaders to life in prison on charges of plotting a coup during protests this year. U.N. chief alarmed by Bahrain opposition sentences 2011-06-23T16:48:16Z But leading Shi'ite Muslim opposition group Wefaq objected to the appointment. Bahrain appoints parliament head to lead reform talks 2011-06-11T15:30:29Z Non-Arab, predominantly Shi'ite Muslim Iran relished the fall in February of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, a U.S.-backed secularist who made peace with Israel. Iran backs Arab uprisings unless pro-U.S.: Khamenei 2011-06-04T09:26:19Z In a suspected sectarian attack on Wednesday, two men on a motorbike fired on a vehicle and killed four Shi'ite Muslims and wounded four others on the outskirts of the southwestern city of Quetta. Over 70 militants attack Pakistani security post, two dead 2011-05-18T06:39:01Z The ruling came amid heightened antagonism between Bahrain's Shi'ite Muslim majority and its Sunni ruling family after the island kingdom crushed anti-government protests last month with military help from fellow Sunni-led Gulf Arab neighbors. Bahrain sentences four to die over police killing 2011-04-29T00:12:59Z The protesters took to the streets in the Shi'ite Muslim center of Qatif in Eastern Province and in the nearby village of Awwamiya. Saudi Shi'ites rally for second day to call for rights 2011-04-15T17:14:12Z Shi'ite Muslim Iran and mainly Sunni Egypt severed ties in 1980 following Iran's Islamic revolution and Egypt's recognition of Israel. Egypt ready to re-establish Iran diplomatic ties 2011-04-04T19:15:59Z The protesters in Awamiya called for an end to what they say is sectarian discrimination against Saudi Arabia's Shi'ite Muslims by the Sunni absolute monarchy. Saudi Shi'ites protest peacefully in east 2011-04-01T15:22:15Z Demonstrators called for political freedoms and an end to what they call sectarian discrimination against Saudi Arabia's Shi'ite Muslim majority by the absolute Sunni monarchy. Hundreds of Saudi Shi'ites protest in east 2011-03-25T14:35:00Z Saudi Arabia sent 1,000 troops to Bahrain, also led by a Sunni monarchy, last week to help contain pro-democracy protests led by majority Shi'ite Muslims. Saudi arrests 100 Shi'ite protesters: rights group 2011-03-23T09:23:01Z Bahrain's largest Shi'ite Muslim group, Wefaq, said the latest death brought the number of protesters killed since the start of the unrest last month to 11. Bahrain eases curfew 2011-03-20T06:45:43Z Shi'ite Muslim power Iran, which supports Shi'ite groups in Iraq and Lebanon, complained to the United Nations and asked other neighbors to join it in urging Saudi Arabia to withdraw. Bahrain to pursue talks, receive more Gulf troops 2011-03-19T08:41:44Z Riyadh sent 1,000 troops to Bahrain this week to help contain pro-democracy protests led by majority Shi'ite Muslims that the Sunni monarchy broke up by force on Wednesday. Saudi King Orders More Handouts, Security Boost 2011-03-18T17:35:41Z Bahraini forces used tanks and helicopters on Wednesday to clear a protest camp set up by youths from the Shi'ite Muslim majority which complains of discrimination by the Sunni royal family. U.S. berates Bahrain, Gulf allies as tensions spread 2011-03-17T00:32:58Z Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited the island kingdom and pressed its rulers to implement political reforms to defuse tensions with the Shi'ite Muslim majority. U.S. urges restraint by Gulf nations in Bahrain 2011-03-15T07:15:33Z Any intervention by Gulf Arab troops in Bahrain is highly sensitive on the island, where the Shi'ite Muslim majority complains of discrimination by the Sunni Muslim royal family. Saudi sends troops, Bahrain Shi'ites call it "war" 2011-03-15T01:23:14Z In another incident, police fired tear gas to separate a group of Shi'ite Muslim protesters at Bahrain University from a group of Sunnis armed with sticks, witnesses said. Bahrain protesters block highway, confront police 2011-03-13T15:43:51Z Hours earlier, Bahrain's top Shi'ite Muslim cleric warned protesters not to slip into a sectarian conflict that would undermine the opposition's campaign for political reform. Bahrain police block march on royal palace 2011-03-11T20:13:16Z Bahrain's interior ministry warned that the march was a threat to internal security on the island, where the majority is Shi'ite Muslim but the ruling family is Sunni. Protests bubble up in Gulf, police out in force 2011-03-11T13:38:52Z In major oil producer Saudi Arabia, security forces detained at least 22 minority Shi'ite Muslims who protested last week over what they said was discrimination, according to activists. Futures edge up as oil rise continues 2011-03-07T12:22:04Z But tensions turned to clashes between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims in Bahrain Thursday, the first direct confrontation between the two communities since large scale protests erupted in the kingdom's main city last month. Bahrain prince warns against protest escalation 2011-03-07T07:14:47Z Fighting between Sunni and majority Shi'ite Muslims in central Bahrain injured several people overnight in the first sectarian violence since protests erupted in the Sunni-ruled kingdom two weeks ago. Oil jumps as Libya clashes intensify; Mideast worry 2011-03-05T00:19:34Z Seven people were killed and hundreds wounded in protests earlier this month by Bahrainis mainly from the majority Shi'ite Muslim community who complain of repression by the Sunni monarchy and Sunni ruling elite. Bahraini protesters move to parliament building 2011-02-28T11:14:06Z He is also trying to maintain a shaky truce with northern Shi'ite Muslim rebels and contain a secessionist insurgency in the south against northern rule. Yemen steps up security in capital before rallies 2011-02-25T09:09:18Z Saleh also faces a separatist revolt in the south and is trying to maintain a shaky truce with Shi'ite Muslim rebels in the north. Yemen separatist leader arrested as protests draw fire 2011-02-20T13:03:07Z Mohamed Ali went to Lulu roundabout Wednesday evening with his wife to join fellow Shi'ite Muslim Bahrainis in a peaceful demonstration calling for political reform. Bahrain's Violent Crackdown Hardens Opposition 2011-02-17T16:20:00Z "Death to America," and "Death to Israel," shouted demonstrators, repeating the ritual chant of the revolution which toppled the U.S.-backed Shah in 1979 and swept the Shi'ite Muslim clergy to power. Iran marks revolution, puts pressure on opposition 2011-02-11T11:50:03Z Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the two uprisings as an "Islamic awakening," continuing the work started by Iranian revolutionaries who overthrew the U.S.-backed Shah in 1979 and established Shi'ite Muslim clerical rule. Iranian opposition bids to hold pro-Egypt rally 2011-02-06T14:17:08Z Bahrami, who according to the International Campaign for Human Rights, lived in London but visited her family in Iran, took part in opposition demonstrations marking the Shi'ite Muslim festival of Ashura in December 2009. Iran hangs Iranian-Dutch woman for drug smuggling 2011-01-29T19:03:54Z As Biden prepared to set off for meetings, three roadside bombs planted near two Sunni and one Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Baghdad killed two people and wounded around 13. Vice President Biden in Iraq for talks 2011-01-13T09:57:18Z But many in both the Sunni and Shi'ite Muslim camps look to him to be a force for stability. Model security shows mainstream move of Iraq's Sadr 2011-01-07T15:00:04Z On Ashura, Shi'ite Muslims beat and cut themselves during processions to mark the anniversary of death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammad. Drone strikes kill 24 in Pakistan, fourth in two days 2010-12-17T11:17:56Z There are long-running tensions between Bahrain's Sunnis and the Shi'ite Muslim majority. Bahrain 2010-10-19T10:58:07Z Pakistani authorities are on alert for sectarian violence during Moharram, the holiest month for Shi'ite Muslims, which is currently underway. Blast hits school bus in Pakistan: police 2010-12-13T10:14:00Z But tensions between once dominant Sunnis and majority Shi'ite Muslims propelled into power after the fall of Sunni dictator Saddam are running high. Bombing of police official's home kills 11 in Iraq 2010-10-19T08:58:00Z Iran is a mainly Shi'ite Muslim country, but most Kurds are Sunni Muslims. Gunfire at police car kills five Iranians: report 2010-10-07T17:28:00Z Nearly 100 people were killed in suicide bombings on processions of minority Shi'ite Muslims in the eastern city of Lahore and southwestern city of Quetta last week. Eight policemen dead in Pakistan suicide attack 2010-09-06T03:31:00Z But that hasn't stopped Hizballah, the anti-Israeli militant group and Shi'ite Muslim political party, from opening a war memorial this summer here in the southern hill town of Mleeta. Lebanon's Hizballah Museum: A Theme Park for Martyrdom 2010-08-27T21:30:00Z INVOLVED' Predominantly Shi'ite Muslim Iran arrested Rigi in February, four months after Jundollah claimed responsibility for a bombing which killed dozens of people, including 15 members of the Guards. At least 21 killed in Iran suicide attacks 2010-07-16T02:32:00Z Predominantly Shi'ite Muslim Iran arrested Rigi in February, four months after his Jundollah group claimed a bombing which killed dozens of people, including 15 members of the Guards. At least 21 killed in Iran suicide attack: report 2010-07-15T19:58:00Z Today, Hazara Taliban are all but unheard of due to the history of bad blood and differences of orthodoxy: Hazaras are Shi'ite Muslims, considered heretics by the rigidly Sunni Taliban hardliners. Can the Allies Trust Afghan Soldiers to Watch Their Backs? 2010-07-15T08:35:00Z Fadlallah was revered by many Shi'ite Muslims across the Middle East and Central Asia, and was known in his later years for his moderate social views and for trying to minimize Muslim sectarian differences. British envoy says regrets offence over cleric blog 2010-07-10T09:31:00Z Suicide bombings are a hallmark of Sunni Islamist al Qaeda, which regards Shi'ite Muslims as apostates. Iraq Shi'ite pilgrims trudge on as bombs continue 2010-07-08T10:48:00Z Suicide bombings are often a hallmark of Sunni Islamist al Qaeda, which regards Shi'ite Muslims as apostates. Suicide bomber kills 30 Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims 2010-07-07T18:35:00Z Riyadh is already troubled by Shi'ite power Iran's role in the region since Shi'ite Muslims rose to prominence in Iraq after the 2003 invasion. Saudi king seeks Obama action on Mideast peace 2010-06-28T14:21:00Z Pakistan, a key U.S. ally in the fight against militancy, is often the scene of sectarian violence, with militants from Sunni Muslim groups attacking Shi'ite Muslim and Christian communities. Gunmen kill at least 70 in Pakistan mosque attacks 2010-05-28T13:30:00Z Iran is also a predominantly Shi'ite Muslim state. Iran detains Iraqi soldier in border shooting incident 2010-05-14T12:32:00Z Friday's blasts hit different areas of Baghdad, including Shi'ite Muslims at midday prayer outside Sadr's main office. Anti-U.S. cleric offers Iraq government help after attacks 2010-04-24T12:51:00Z The unit that operated the detention center reported directly to the office of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a Shi'ite Muslim, but officials denied any connection to or knowledge of the facility in Maliki's inner circle. Iraq closes secret prison, arrests 3 officers 2010-04-23T14:39:00Z Mainly Shi'ite Muslim Iran was strongly opposed to the strict Sunni Muslim Taliban when they ruled Afghanistan from 1996-2001. U.S. says weapons from Iran sent to Afghanistan 2010-03-31T14:28:00Z Suspicion for the kidnapping fell on the Taliban and affiliated Sunni Muslim militant groups such as al Qaeda, who hate Shi'ite Muslims and predominantly Shi'ite Iran almost as much as they hate the West. Iran says rescues diplomat kidnapped in Pakistan 2010-03-30T10:04:00Z It called the election a farce aimed at cementing Shi'ite Muslims' domination of minority Sunnis. Iraq militants promise more attacks on U.S. troops 2010-03-24T09:19:00Z Rafsanjani expressed support for Khamenei, a Shi'ite Muslim jurist who holds ultimate authority in Iran, at a meeting of the Assembly of Experts in February. Iran frees Rafsanjani's grandson on bail: report 2010-03-23T17:49:00Z Syria and Iran are the main backers of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas and Hezbollah, a Shi'ite Muslim political and guerrilla group in Lebanon that fought a war against Israel in 2006. 2010-02-17T15:10:00Z Syria and Iran are the main backers of Hezbollah, a Shi'ite Muslim political and guerrilla group in Lebanon that fought a war against Israel in 2006. 2010-02-17T00:23:00Z The Baha'i faith was founded by Shi'ite Muslim clergymen in Iran in the 19th century and more than 300,000 live in the Islamic state. 2010-02-14T09:38:00Z Apart from al Qaeda, Yemen faces a Shi'ite Muslim revolt in the north, a secessionist movement in the south, water shortages, falling oil income and weak state control. 2010-01-27T16:07:00Z President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comments were the strongest criticism yet by predominantly Shi'ite Muslim Iran of mainly Sunni Saudi Arabia over its involvement in the Yemen conflict. 2010-01-13T14:52:00Z Earlier, the Interior Ministry said at least 15 Shi'ite Muslim rebels were killed in clashes with tribesmen loyal to the central government and in operations by security forces as violence increased in north Yemen. 2010-01-13T06:13:00Z Eight people were killed in clashes between security forces and opposition supporters on Ashura, the day of ritual Shi'ite Muslim mourning that fell on December 27. 2010-01-12T07:20:00Z Mashhad is a popular destination for pilgrims among Iran's majority Shi'ite Muslims. 2010-01-24T11:30:00Z It will be asked, What are, to a Muslim, and especially to a Shi'ite Muslim, infinitely precious things? 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