Shi'ite

Majority of Lebanese civilians want peace agreement with Israel, Hezbollah disarmed - poll

While other Lebanese sects said they were ready to have an agreement with Israel, the overwhelming majority of Shi’ites said they opposed a peace deal.

PEOPLE GATHER at the site of an Israeli strike near Sidon, Lebanon May 13, 2026.
- Samer Sinijlawi addresses the Future of Israel conference, Tel Aviv University, June 19, 2024.

Does pragmatism mean we must accept Hamas as part of Gaza’s future? - opinion

A man fixes the United Arab Emirates’ national flag to the roof of his house in Dubai, after a call by the UAE’s vice president, prime minister, and ruler of Dubai, urging people across the country to hoist the flag as a symbol of unity and pride.

What threat model did the UAE confront, and why should we care? - opinion

FARHAN Hassan al-Mansour.

ISIS disrupts Damascus calm, says it assassinated Shi'ite figure


What’s happening in the Kingdom?

In surprise twist, radical Saudi preacher apologizes for his movement’s past and hails the crown prince’s reforms.

EXTREMIST THEMES from the Muslim Brotherhood appeared on Al Jazeera

Iraqi militia commemorates “martyrs” who fought Israel in 1973

Kata’ib Hezbollah is closely linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Hezbollah and Syrian flags are seen fluttering in Fleita, Syria August 2, 2017

Imam of Peace visits Auschwitz

Imam Mohamad Tawhidi proudly posted on Sunday about being the first Shia Imam "to pay his respects at Auschwitz."

A view of the Auschwitz concentration camp

Saudi Arabia pumps money into restive Shi'ite quarter it once flattened

The Riyadh government hopes investing in the broader area of Qatif after decades of alleged neglect will curb violence.

AN ARAMCO employee looks over the company’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia on May 2.

Lebanon's Berri says some parties do not want government formed

Another row surrounds precisely which portfolios should go to which factions, though the ministries in question are not the most powerful.

Nabih Berri, speaks after he was re-elected Lebanon's parliamentary speaker, as Lebanon's newly elected parliament convenes for the first time to elect a speaker and deputy speaker in Beirut, Lebanon May 23, 2018

The Baloch people in Iran’s grip

The Baloch people speak Balochi, a language of the Medes that is linked with Kurdish and Zaza-Gorani.

People shop at the Grand Bazaar in the center of Tehran, Iran, August 2, 2017

Is democracy feasible in Iraq?

The most poignant reason that majoritarian democracy for Iraq is a political fallacy is the role that political memory plays in defining groups views toward the state.

Vehicles drive under campaign posters ahead of the parliamentary election, in Erbil, Iraq

Arabs in Iran report crackdown as regional tension simmers

The community is caught in a struggle between Iran's Shi'ite rulers and Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia.

 A member of Iran's Revolutionary guard stands guard next to an Iranian flag during an anti-US ceremony in Azadi Square in Tehran, April 25, 2010

Who are Iran's 80,000 Shi'ite fighters in Syria?

While there may be many militiamen on Israel's border, the situation is much more complex than the numbers alone suggest.

PEOPLE SHOUT slogans during a protest near the Iranian Consulate in Istanbul in December against the Islamic Republic’s role in the battle for Aleppo in Syria

Understanding Iran’s military strategy

Contrary to what many seem to be speculating, Iran probably will not retaliate against Israel through a direct military strike.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani walks on a red carpet in Tehran