But after seeing Lebanon go through decades of conflict, corruption and spiraling poverty, my vision for my community and country have evolved. I say this as an imam of the Shia community in ...

For Shias, Ashura is a day of mourning which commemorates the martyrdom of the Imam ... Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Syria. Since taking political power in 1979, Iran’s Shia clergy ...

Salam's designation comes without the support of Lebanon’s Shia MPs, mostly represented by Hezbollah and its ally, the Amal movement. Hezbollah lent its support to Mikati to continue in his post.

Hezbollah, a Shia political group and militia, has dominated Lebanon for the better part of the past two decades. But in the past few months, it has suffered numerous setbacks, including the loss ...

Israel says it will not complete the withdrawal of its troops from southern Lebanon by Sunday, the deadline that was agreed on in a deal to end fighting with the Shia Muslim group Hezbollah. The ...

Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, it has sought to expand its influence by creating a “Shia crescent” that includes Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen. However, Iran’s ...

The outcome reflected shifts in the power balance in Lebanon and the wider Middle East, with Shia Muslim Hezbollah badly pummeled from last year's war, and its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad ...