Shia Islam
Syrian Rebel Aid Program Was ‘dangerous and Wasteful’
US President Donald Trump on Monday announced he had ended a program to support rebels fighting against Syrian...
Convoy Hit By Coalition In Syria Likely ‘Iranian-Directed’
A pro-regime convoy that was struck by US-led warplanes inside Syria this week likely was directed by Iran, Pentagon...
Trump Says Assad’s Future ‘not A Deal Breaker’ On Syria
US President Donald Trump told UN Security Council ambassadors that the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was...
US Treasury Sanctions Syrian Officials Over Sarin Attack
The US government imposed "sweeping sanctions" on Syrian officials in response to what the US says was a sarin gas...
Huge Crowds of Shiite Faithful Throng Baghdad Shrine
Hundreds of thousands of Shiite faithful thronged the mausoleum of Imam Kadhim in Baghdad Sunday for the climax of a...
British MPs Call For Assad’s Wife To Lose Citizenship
UK lawmakers are calling on the government to strip Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's wife of her British citizenship,...
Assad Comments On Chemical Attack ‘100% Lies’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's comments that last week's chemical weapons attack was a fabrication to justify a US...
Syria’s Assad, Hated By the West But Defended By Russia
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has denied ordering last week's suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town,...
Syria’s Assad Says Chemical Attack ‘100 Percent Fabrication’
A handout picture released by the Syrian presidency's press office shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during an...
Syria War: US Launches Missile Strikes In Response To Chemical ‘attack’
The US has carried out a missile strike against a Syrian air base in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on...
‘Chemical Attack’ Leaves US Syria Policy In Disarray
The United States' stumbling response Tuesday to the latest apparent chemical weapons strike in Syria underlined the...
Syrian People Do Not Want Assad In Power
The United States believes the Syrian people do not want President Bashar al-Assad to remain in power and does not...
Bashar Al-Assad’s Overthrow No Longer A Priority
The United States has said that it is no longer focused on ousting President Bashar al-Assad as it seeks a new strategy...
Islam Does Not Limit Women
Contrary to public perception, Islamic scholars have debunked the notion that Islam limits women from aspiring to...
Shiite Lebanese Women Wage Painful Custody Battles
Every week, young divorcee Rita Choukeir looks forward to the three precious hours she gets with her young son in...
Yendi Peace Centre Meets Imams In Bimbilla
The Yendi Peace Centre, a non-governmental organization in Yendi in the Northern Region, has met with Religious leaders...
Shia Pilgrims Among More Than 80 Killed In IS Attack In Iraq
At least 80 people, many of them Shia pilgrims, have been killed in a truck bomb attack at a road stop in Iraq, a...
Deaths As Suicide Bomber Attacks Shia Mosque In Kabul
A suicide bomber has blown himself up inside a Shia mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing at least 27 people,...
Sunni Vs Shia and the Trouble With Islam
The conflict between Sunni and Shia is deeply rooted and intractable, it has existed for almost 1400 years. The divide...