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A family who fled following Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sits inside the van they are using as shelter in Sidon, Lebanon, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
April 3, 2026, 6:19 pm
In Lebanon, displaced Shiites feared over potential Hezbollah ties amid IDF strikes
As a million people flee their homes, locals elsewhere refuse to rent to Shiites amid concerns undisclosed links to terror group could put their buildings in crosshairs of Israel
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Former Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki arrives to cast his ballot at a polling station in Baghdad on November 11, 2025 during Iraq's parliamentary elections. (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)
January 24, 2026, 9:17 pm
Iraq’s Iran-linked Shiite bloc nominates former premier for prime minister
Nouri al-Maliki’s nomination sets stage for delicate talks on forming government amid US-Iran tensions and pressure over armed militias
By Agencies
Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces attend the funeral of commander Haider al-Moussawi from Kataeb Sayyed Al-Shuhada, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was killed with Hussein Khalil, a former aide to late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in an Israeli airstrike inside Iran, June 22, 2025. (AP/Hadi Mizban)
December 21, 2025, 8:29 am
Iraq’s top judge says pro-Iran militias will coordinate with state on gun control
Judge says limits on use of arms to begin when need for fighting ceases, but Kataeb Hezbollah insists it will only discuss giving up weapons when foreign troops leave
By AFP
A member of the Kurdish Internal Security Force known as Asayesh stands guard during a protest against the Turkish military offensive in northeastern Syria, in the town of Qamishli on October 23, 2019. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
December 31, 2024, 10:53 pm
As Iran’s network of proxies withers, Israel has an opening to revive its own
Tehran dominated much of the region through loyal armed groups; burned by Lebanon trauma, Israel moved away from that approach, but now leaders talk of alliances with minorities
By Lazar Berman
Illustrative: Shiite Muslims take part in a ceremony during the peak of Ashura, a 10-day period commemorating the 7th century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein, in Beirut on July 17, 2024. (Khaled Desouki / AFP)
November 26, 2024, 4:34 pm
Lebanon’s Shiites increasingly reject role of scapegoat in Hezbollah’s war on Israel
Over 1.4 million Lebanese from Hezbollah’s support base have fled their homes. And while the terror group attempts to retain their loyalty, some are calling for its demise
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Shiite Muslim devotees participate in a mourning procession in Tehran on September 6, 2023, to observe Arbaeen, which marks the end of the 40-day mourning period for the killing of Imam Hussein, a founding figure in Shiite Islam and the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, by the forces of the caliph Yazid in 680 AD. (Photo by AFP)
February 10, 2024, 1:27 pm
Report: Iran recruiting British Muslims on Middle East pilgrimages to spy on UK Jews
UK newspaper says IRGC approaches Shiite Muslims visiting religious sites in Iraq, Iran, asks them to gather intel on prominent British Jews, synagogues, Iranian dissidents
By ToI Staff
File: A picture taken from the Israeli side of the Blue Line that separates Israel and Lebanon shows smoke billowing above Mount Dov on the Israeli-Lebanese border, after reports of clashes between the IDF and Hezbollah in the area, on July 27, 2020. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
July 9, 2023, 3:30 am
Why Hezbollah is obsessed with Mount Dov, and how Israel has shifted its approach
Defense Minister Gallant equating Lebanon with Hezbollah marked a subtle threat to the country after the terror group set up tents in Israeli territory
By Amir Bar Shalom
Pope Francis is greeted by Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as he arrives at the Sakhir Royal Palace, Bahrain, November 3, 2022. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)
November 3, 2022, 10:05 pm
Pope Francis calls for human rights, end to death penalty during Bahrain trip
Rights groups urge head of Catholic Church to advocate for dissidents in Sunni-ruled kingdom, which faces accusations of oppressing its Shiite majority
By Nicole Winfeld
Abdul Latif Rashid delivers his speech during a session of the 37th FAO Conference in Rome, June 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
October 13, 2022, 10:45 pm
Iraqi lawmakers elect new president despite threat of rocket fire
Five wounded in attacks near parliament, delaying proceedings; newly chosen Abdul Latif Rashid given 15 days to nominate prime minister amidst political disputes
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Supporters of Iran-backed Shiite Coordination Framework attend a rally to denounce their rivals, followers of an influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr who stormed the parliament last month and have since been holding a sit-in outside the assembly building in Baghdad, Iraq, August 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
August 13, 2022, 11:06 am
Rival rallies in Iraq underscore inter-Shiite power struggle
Supporters of Iran-backed factions hold protest in Baghdad to denounce followers of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, as jockeying for power has left country in political limbo
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
An honor guard member is covered by the flag of Saudi Arabia, in Washington, on March 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
March 13, 2022, 4:08 pm
Iran suspends talks with Saudi Arabia after mass execution — report
Halt comes after Riyadh put 81 people to death over various crimes, in largest known public killing in kingdom’s modern history, with over three dozen said to be Shiites
By Amir Vahdat
Volunteers examine the site of explosion inside a Shiite mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Friday, March 4, 2022. A powerful bomb exploded inside a Shiite Muslim mosque in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Friday, killing more than 30 worshippers and wounding dozens more, many of them critically, police said. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
March 4, 2022, 1:50 pm
Bomb attack at Shiite mosque in Pakistan kills at least 45
Blast in northwestern city of Peshawar wounds some 65 others, many of them critically; gunmen opened fire on worshippers before detonating device; no claim of responsibility
By RIAZ KHAN
Illustrative: A Hezbollah supporter chants slogans as he holds his group's flag during a protest against US involvement in Lebanon's affairs, near the US embassy in Aukar, northeast of Beirut, Lebanon, July 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
April 17, 2021, 11:36 am
Hezbollah said making preparations for Lebanon’s possible collapse
Terror group stocking up on supplies, including fuel from Iran, as it prepares to protect its Shiite backers, assume an even larger role in society if country’s leadership crumbles
By ToI Staff
Fighters from the Kataeb Hezbollah, or Hezbollah Brigades militia, inspect the destruction at their headquarters in the aftermath of a US airstrike in Qaim, Iraq, December 30, 2019. (AP)
February 27, 2020, 6:03 pm
US blacklists Iraqi Shiite paramilitary chief after base attacks
Ahmad al-Hamidawi, leader of Kataib Hezbollah, is declared a ‘specially designated global terrorist,’ freezing his assets in the country and making it illegal to trade with him
By AFP
Followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr chant slogans against corruption, the US and Israel during demonstrations between the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas on the Arbaeen Shiite festival in Karbala, Iraq, October 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
October 19, 2019, 3:00 pm
Iraqi cleric’s backers chant against Israel as Shiites make Arbaeen pilgrimage
In what is considered the world’s largest public gathering, millions march to Iraqi city of Karbala for commemoration of Shiite saint
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Hadi Mizban
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