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How Syria has become a pawn in global power play
2 weeks, 1 day ago

How Syria has become a pawn in global power play

Firstpost  

The shifting geopolitics due to the Iran-Israel conflict, the Russia-Ukraine war, and alleged support from Turkey helped Syrian rebels to succeed in their game plan; the future of Syria now remains uncertain and dependent on the interests of the regional powers With the fall of Damascus, the supposedly inalterable authoritarian Bashar al-Assad regime came to an end. The fall of …

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Protests in Kashmir Valley over Parachinar violence
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Protests in Kashmir Valley over Parachinar violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Slogan-chanting crowds of Shia Muslims took to the streets at several places across Srinagar, Budgam and Baramulla districts of the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday evening to protest against the sectarian violence and looting incidents in Parachinar, a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.This correspondent saw about sixty men and another twenty women marching along a road in Srinagar's …

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Timeline: Iran and Saudi Arabia, from rivalry to rapprochement
1 year, 9 months ago

Timeline: Iran and Saudi Arabia, from rivalry to rapprochement

Al Jazeera  

Iran and Saudi Arabia have had an adversarial history. 2015 – War in Yemen When the civil war in Yemen began in 2015, Saudi Arabia backed its internationally recognised government and targeted Houthi rebel strongholds.The Houthis are aligned with Iran. 2016 – Iran suspends Hajj participation That same year, Iran suspended participation in the Hajj, and Saudi Arabia launched a …

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Pakistan: Wheat shortage, inflation trigger protests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan: Wheat shortage, inflation trigger protests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Firstpost  

Protests were staged in various cities of Swabi district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan on Saturday against wheat flour shortage and skyrocketing inflation Islamabad: As Pakistan struggles with a severe economic crisis, protests are taking place across the country due to an acute shortage of food items. Protests were staged in various cities of Swabi district in the …

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Bahrain websites attacked as it holds parliamentary election
2 years, 1 month ago

Bahrain websites attacked as it holds parliamentary election

The Hindu  

Bahrain voted Saturday in a parliamentary and local election just hours after hackers targeted government websites in the island kingdom that is in the midst of a decade-long crackdown on dissent. The Interior Ministry did not identify the websites targeted, but the country's state-run Bahrain News Agency could not be reached online nor could the website for Bahrain's parliament. Social …

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Iran protests: Shia commander rapes Sunni girl, mob sets government offices on fire
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran protests: Shia commander rapes Sunni girl, mob sets government offices on fire

Firstpost  

The incident occured in the southeast of the nation’s Sunni-dominated city of Zahedan. The police opened fire on the demonstrators when they assembled in this area’s Makki Grand Mosque Iran: Another protest erupted in Iran after a police commander raped a 15-year-old Baloch girl in the police station. After the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, the protests …

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Timeline: What led to the fighting in Iraq’s capital Baghdad
2 years, 3 months ago

Timeline: What led to the fighting in Iraq’s capital Baghdad

Al Jazeera  

Latest violence started and ended after comments from Shia religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr, an influential voice in Iraq for 20 years. February 2020 to July 2021 Significant protests continued across Iraq, with al-Sadr’s supporters at times clashing with other protesters, notably in the holy city of Najaf in February 2020. June 16, 2022 Al-Sadr announced that he would “not participate …

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Clashes erupt after Iraqi Shia cleric Sadr announces resignation, at least 3 dead
2 years, 3 months ago

Clashes erupt after Iraqi Shia cleric Sadr announces resignation, at least 3 dead

The Hindu  

An influential Shia cleric announced on August 29 he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting hundreds of his angry followers to storm the government palace and sparking violent clashes with security forces in which at least three protesters were killed. It called on the cleric’s supporters to withdraw immediately from the heavily fortified government zone and to practice self-restraint “to …

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Iraqi judiciary suspends activities as cleric Sadr fuels political crisis
2 years, 4 months ago

Iraqi judiciary suspends activities as cleric Sadr fuels political crisis

The Hindu  

Iraq's judiciary suspended work on August 23 after supporters of powerful Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr camped out near its headquarters to demand that it dissolve parliament, escalating one of the worst political crises since the U.S.-led invasion. Mr. Sadr's Shia Muslim followers began gathering for protests outside the headquarters of the Supreme Judicial Council and Federal Supreme Court in Baghdad. …

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Furore, indifference, confusion: Voices beyond the Iraq protests
2 years, 4 months ago

Furore, indifference, confusion: Voices beyond the Iraq protests

Al Jazeera  

Many Iraqis who joined anti-gov’t demonstrations in 2019 are either against or indifferent towards this bout of protests. “They are now trying to go into the Green Zone – looks familiar?” the 33-year-old texted his friends on July 27 as he saw huge crowds of protesters trying to pull down the concrete walls around the heavily fortified area in the …

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Iraq’s al-Sadr demands dissolution of parliament, early elections
2 years, 4 months ago

Iraq’s al-Sadr demands dissolution of parliament, early elections

Al Jazeera  

Iraq’s Muqtada al-Sadr orders supporters to continue sit-in inside the national parliament and calls for new elections to be held. Iraqi populist Muslim scholar Muqtada al-Sadr has urged his supporters to continue their sit-in inside the national parliament in Baghdad until his demands, which include the dissolution of parliament and early elections, are met. Thousands of al-Sadr’s followers stormed Baghdad’s …

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Tensions soar as rival protests take place near Iraqi parliament
2 years, 4 months ago

Tensions soar as rival protests take place near Iraqi parliament

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of al-Sadr supporters resume their sit-in inside parliament in Baghdad’s Green Zone as counter-demonstrations take place nearby. The Iraqi parliament sits in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone – also home to government buildings and embassies – which al-Sadr supporters stormed with ease twice last week as security forces stood back. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari, reporting from inside the Green Zone, …

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Sadrists quit Iraq’s parliament, but al-Sadr isn’t going away
2 years, 6 months ago

Sadrists quit Iraq’s parliament, but al-Sadr isn’t going away

Al Jazeera  

The Sadrist bloc’s resignation from parliament throws up a number of scenarios, including new elections in Iraq. Baghdad, Iraq – After nearly eight months of the Iraqi parliament’s repeated failure to form a government, influential Shia religious leader – and the biggest winner of Iraq’s October parliamentary elections – Muqtada al-Sadr decided enough was enough. “Don’t expect a government formed …

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Opinion: UNHRC Must Note The Misery of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan
2 years, 9 months ago

Opinion: UNHRC Must Note The Misery of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan

News 18  

Leaders of Jammu Kashmir National Awami Party and Jammu Kashmir National Students Federation were released unconditionally from Rawalakot prison in Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir on March 9. Lack of clean drinking water, deteriorating health facilities available in district headquarter hospitals and unscheduled load shedding for long hours have forced the people of PoGB to hold protests on a daily basis in …

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Iraq’s Supreme Court ratifies October election results
2 years, 11 months ago

Iraq’s Supreme Court ratifies October election results

Al Jazeera  

Iraq’s Supreme Court has ratified October’s parliamentary election after it rejected earlier appeals by Iran-backed Shia factions against the poll results. Ratifying election results paves the way for a new parliament to be inaugurated and a new government – to replace the outgoing cabinet led by Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi – formed. Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud Abdelwahed reporting from Baghdad said …

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Protests against Iraq election results turn violent
3 years, 1 month ago

Protests against Iraq election results turn violent

Al Jazeera  

Supporters of political parties that suffered losses in last month’s polls clash with security forces outside Baghdad’s Green Zone. Protests against the results of Iraq’s recent parliamentary election have turned violent in Baghdad, with demonstrators denouncing “fraud” clashing with security forces outside the capital’s high-security Green Zone. The results of the October 10 parliamentary vote showed that a bloc led …

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Iraq election body soon to announce final results after recount
3 years, 1 month ago

Iraq election body soon to announce final results after recount

Al Jazeera  

Iraq’s independent election commission received more than 1,300 complaints following the elections lodged by Shia groups alleging vote fraud. Despite having acknowledged some complaints related to certain polling stations, the election commission spokesperson told the media he did “not expect there to be major changes following the recount”, meaning the current results could still stand and the political balance in …

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Polls close in Iraq’s parliamentary election amid ‘low turnout’
3 years, 2 months ago

Polls close in Iraq’s parliamentary election amid ‘low turnout’

Al Jazeera  

Chief Iraq election observer from the EU says low voter turnout ‘is a clear political signal’ she hopes will be heard by politicians. “People have been going to the polls for 18 years, but they can’t see any change and people are getting fed up.” The election was held several months early under a new law designed to help independent …

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Iraqi voters head to the polls in test for democratic system
3 years, 2 months ago

Iraqi voters head to the polls in test for democratic system

Al Jazeera  

Election held early in concession to youth-led protest movement but analysts expect low turnout amid widespread distrust in official promises of reform. Iraqis headed to the polls for an early election billed as a concession to anti-government protests but one expected to be boycotted by many voters who distrust official promises of reform. “Get out there and vote, change your …

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J&K govt. disallows Muharram procession in Srinagar, many detained
3 years, 4 months ago

J&K govt. disallows Muharram procession in Srinagar, many detained

The Hindu  

Several Shia mourners were detained and journalists allegedly thrashed by the police, as the Jammu and Kashmir administration barred Muharram procession in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk on Tuesday. The move to ban the procession came weeks after a government order said “the Muharram processions shall be observed as per the past practice”. National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said, “Very unfortunate …

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Pakistan's minority Shia Hazara community protests killing of 11 coal miners by terrorists
3 years, 11 months ago

Pakistan's minority Shia Hazara community protests killing of 11 coal miners by terrorists

India TV News  

Pakistan's Shia Hazara community members blocked several roads in Balochistan's capital city Quetta as they held protests against the massacre of 11 coal miners from the minority community by the Islamic State terrorists in the restive province, according to media reports on Monday. The Hazara community members were joined by some political parties as they blocked several roads in the …

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Bahrain’s long-serving prime minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa dies at age 84
4 years, 1 month ago

Bahrain’s long-serving prime minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa dies at age 84

India TV News  

Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers who led his island nation’s government for decades and survived the 2011 Arab Spring protests that demanded his ouster over corruption allegations, died on Wednesday. “He represented an old social understanding rooted in royal privilege and expressed through personal patronage.” Prince Khalifa was born into the …

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What is behind Bahrain’s normalisation deal with Israel?
4 years, 3 months ago

What is behind Bahrain’s normalisation deal with Israel?

Al Jazeera  

Bahrain moves to please the US, deter perceived regional threats by following in the UAE’s footsteps, analysts say. Friday’s deal with Israel was slammed by the Palestinians as another betrayal by an Arab state, further undermining their efforts to achieve self-determination and leaving them isolated under a new framework to regional “peace” dictated by Trump’s administration that also views Iran …

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Pakistan: Sunni extremists lead Anti-Shia protests, pelt stones
4 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan: Sunni extremists lead Anti-Shia protests, pelt stones

Op India  

On Friday, thousands of Sunni extremists hit the streets of Karachi to lead anti-Shia protests, thereby escalating tensions between the two Islamic sects and sparking fears of a series of violent events. Sipah Sahaba & Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan chanting Kafir Kafir Shia Kafir in Karachi. Sipah Sahaba & Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan chanting Kafir Kafir Shia Kafir in #Karachi Imam Bargah …

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