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Senior Iranian cleric demands Imran Khan to end targeted killing of Pakist
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], January 11 (ANI): Condemning the recent attack in Pakistan that killed 11 people from the minority Shiite Hazara community in Balochistan, senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi has demanded Imran Khan-led government to put an end to the targeted killing of the
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Israel hails Slovenia's decision to label Hezbollah as a terrorist organis
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel welcomes the decision made by the Slovenian government to label Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi has said, calling on the international community to follow suit.
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15 injured in Kabul attack, Taliban deny involvement
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 06 (ANI): At least 15 people were injured in an attack on a Shiite memorial ceremony in Kabul, which was beig attended by the chief executive of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, said Afghanistan Health ministry on Friday.
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Shiite memorial service in Kabul attended by Abdullah Abdullah attacked
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 06 (ANI): A Shiite memorial service, attended by Afghanistan Chief Executive officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah, was attacked on Friday.
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Michael Pompeo postpones Ukraine visit after attack on US embassy in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 2 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Wednesday postponed his visit to Ukraine, after its embassy in Iraq was besieged by Shiite protesters following airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.
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Iraqi PM calls for end to US embassy siege after strikes on shiite militia
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 1 (ANI): Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi urged protesters on Tuesday to end the violent siege of the American embassy in Baghdad, which was triggered by a deadly US strike on a Shiite militia.
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Violent clashes between protesters, police continue in central Beirut
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Dec 16 (Sputnik/ANI): The unrest in central Beirut continues with a group of anti-government protesters throwing stones at police officers and servicemen, while law enforcers are responding with tear gas to disperse demonstrators, a participant of the rally told Sputnik.
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Iraqi PM Adel Abdul Mahdi announces he will resign
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 29 (ANI): Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Friday he will submit his resignation to the parliament, in a move that follows weeks of violent anti-government protests in the country and calls for him to step down by the Shiite religious leadership.
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Mike Pence makes an unannounced trip to Baghdad to visit US troops, Iraqi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 23 (ANI): United States Vice President Mike Pence landed in Baghdad on Saturday on an unannounced trip to visit the American troops stationed in the Middle East country and hold talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.
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Iraqi firebrand cleric Sadr calls on government to resign amid violent mas
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 5 (ANI): Iraq's prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday called on the government to resign amid the ongoing mass anti-government protests that have claimed the lives of dozens of people.
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Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr wins Iraq Parliamentary elections
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], May 19 (ANI): Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's political coalition is said to have won the majority in the Iraq parliamentary elections conducted on April 12.
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At least 20 killed in explosion inside Shiite mosque
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug. 1 (ANI): An explosion in front of Jawadia Mosque in Dehr Abad area in Herat city has killed around 20 people.
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