Category: Shiites
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‘Christian role in Lebanon has ended,’ says Hezbollah-affectionate commentator
Reda Saad, a pro-Hezbollah commentator from Lebanon, also implied that US warships are coming to the Middle East to transfer the Christian population from Lebanon, sparking sectarian tensions. By OHAD MERLIN AUGUST 19, 2024 22:59 A supporter holds a poster of late top commander of Iran’s Quds Force Qassem Soleimani and late Hezbollah top commander…
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Rights Group Criticises Saudi ‘Terrorism’ Execution
By AFP – Agence France Presse August 19, 2024 Order Reprints Print Article Text size A Berlin-based Saudi rights group on Monday criticised the recent execution of a Saudi national on terrorism charges, accusing authorities of falsifying claims that he belonged to the Al-Qaeda jihadist group. Abdul-Majeed al-Nimr, a 59-year-old father of four from Shiite-majority…
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Death in a guesthouse, ships under attack, a ‘wounded snake’: How to understand the Middle East
The blast sounded from a compound in the early hours. Several floors up, shattered windows marked the Tehran guesthouse where Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, in town for the inauguration of Iran’s new president, was dead along with a bodyguard. Iran claimed it was an Israeli missile but Middle Eastern officials let slip to reporters…
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Hezbollah Weighs Risks of Backlash at Home in War With Israel
Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The militant group has vowed to retaliate against Israel for the assassination of a commander. But if that leads to an all-out war, Lebanon may turn against…
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Iran’s Lebanon-Based Militia: Hezbollah Prepares for Possible War
DER SPIEGEL 33/2024 Foto: SAMSON / DER SPIEGEL The article you are reading originally appeared in German in issue 33/2024 (August 10th, 2024) of DER SPIEGEL. SPIEGEL International The explosion out of the sky last Tuesday afternoon penetrated windows and walls. All of Beirut shuddered. Then came the second boom, followed a little later by three…
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Tehran – Crisis Group
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22 July 2024 The IRGC confirmed that it had seized a Togo-flagged, UAE-bound tanker and detained its crew, asserting that the ship had been “systematically engaged in fuel smuggling”. View More 19 July 2024 Iranian authorities reported that one police officer had been killed and another injured in a “terrorist attack” in the south east.…
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Oman says oil tanker capsized off coast, 16 crew missing – Arab News
MUSCAT, OMAN: Four people were killed and multiple others wounded in a shooting near a Shiite mosque in Oman’s capital Muscat, police said Tuesday. The shooting is a rare occurence in the otherwise stable sultanate, which has a Muslim-majority population, including a small minority of Shiites. “The Royal Oman Police have responded to a shooting…
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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 13 people, Palestinian health officials say – Arab News
MUSCAT, OMAN: Four people were killed and multiple others wounded in a shooting near a Shiite mosque in Oman’s capital Muscat, police said Tuesday. The shooting is a rare occurence in the otherwise stable sultanate, which has a Muslim-majority population, including a small minority of Shiites. “The Royal Oman Police have responded to a shooting…