Category: Shiites
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Iran’s New President Names First Sunni Governor In 45 Years: Report
Arash Zerehtan served as a member of parliament for the city of Paveh between 2020 and this year. (File) Tehran: Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, on Wednesday nominated a member of the Sunni Muslim minority to be governor of Kurdistan province, official media reported. Arash Zerehtan was appointed head of the western state, IRNA news…
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Visits Iraq: Messages and Significations
In his first foreign visit after being elected as Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian undertook a three-day trip to Iraq from September 11 to September 13, 2024. This visit came in response to an official invitation from Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani in July 2024 and included stops in five Iraqi cities: Erbil, Najaf, Karbala,…
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In Afghanistan, the Taliban’s stranglehold, captured in Hashem Shakeri’s photos
Hashem Shakeri Magazine Afghanistan By Ghazal Golshiri Published yesterday at 11:43 pm (Paris) Subscribers only GalleryDespite the tightening of entry conditions for foreign journalists in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power on August 15, 2021, the Iranian photographer managed to enter the country up until 2023. His images show youth deprived of a future and all…
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On eve of Iran’s Pezeshkian visit, Iraq jostles for Shiite space amid rivalries
The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012 Search Ahead of a top-level visit by Iran’s new president, Iraq seems to be garnering greater attention as the go-to place for Shiites looking for an alternative to its eastern neighbor. Shiite Muslim devotees attend mourning rituals in Iraq’s central holy shrine city of Karbala on…
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Two bus crashes in Pakistan leave at least 36 people dead, officials say
Two separate bus crashes hours apart in Pakistan on Sunday left at least 36 people dead and dozens more injured, officials said. The first happened when a bus carrying Shiite Muslim pilgrims returning from Iraq through Iran fell from a highway into a ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 people and injuring 32…
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At least 35 killed and dozens injured in 2 separate bus accidents in Pakistan, officials say
August 25, 2024 / 9:17 AM EDT / AP 8/24: CBS Weekend News 8/24: CBS Weekend News 20:05 Two separate bus accidents hours apart in Pakistan on Sunday left at least 35 people dead and dozens more injured, officials said. The first happened when a bus carrying Shiite Muslim pilgrims returning from Iraq through Iran…
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2 separate bus accidents in Pakistan leave at least 35 people dead, officials say
ISLAMABAD: Two separate bus accidents hours apart in Pakistan on Sunday left at least 35 people dead and dozens more injured, officials said. The first happened when a bus carrying Shiite Muslim pilgrims returning from Iraq through Iran fell from a highway into a ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 people and injuring…