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Shiite leaders approach Muqtada al-Sadr for joining PSM
13 Apr 2024 20:22 GMT
… Saturday, the movements of various Shiite factions outside the Coordination Framework … anonymity, added that "independent Shiite deputies have also conveyed their … Coordination Framework, which includes all Shiite forces except the Sadrist Movement …
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Out in the World: Anti-LGBTQ bills, laws are spreading around the world
17 Apr 2024 20:47 GMT
Anti-LGBTQ bills and new laws are spreading around the world, including in several African nations and the former Soviet republic of Belarus.
The proposed or approved legislation in these various countries seek to criminalize same-sex relationships and …
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'Not safe': Saudi Arabia slammed after jailing football fans for song
17 Apr 2024 08:48 GMT
… campaigners and an exiled Saudi Shiite.
The men were summoned, … 's minority Shiite population is based. Shiites, as followers of … to modernize the country, Shiites like Taha Alhajji hoped for … fan, rather than Saudi Shiites, might yet force its …
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Iraqi leader calls for restraint in Middle East during Washington visit
15 Apr 2024 18:17 GMT
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani called for restraint in the Middle East on Monday during talks in Washington as tensions soar between Iran and Israel after Tehran's weekend strikes.
"We encourage all the efforts of stopping the …
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Iraq to vote on bill including death penalty for same-sex acts
15 Apr 2024 14:11 GMT
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By Timour Azhari and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi lawmakers are set to vote on a bill that includes the death penalty or life in prison for same-sex relations, raising concern among rights groups and …
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Explained: Timeline of Iran and Israel's open warfare after decades of shadow war and what could happen next
15 Apr 2024 12:01 GMT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his determination for victory following his country's interception of nearly over 300 drones and missiles fired by Iran, marking a significant escalation in the Middle East conflict.
This attack …
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Gulf states, vulnerable but influential, seek to stop new Iran-Israel war
14 Apr 2024 16:02 GMT
Gulf states are pushing to stop a full-blown regional war after Iran's unprecedented retaliatory strikes on Israel, sources in the region said, fearing new escalation could put them on front lines of a conflagration and ruin plans to reshape the region …
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Iran and Israel's open warfare after decades of shadow war
14 Apr 2024 12:50 GMT
(Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed his country would achieve victory after the military said it shot down almost all of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran in a sharp escalation of the Middle East conflict.
The …
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Bangladesh Labour Laws: Implementation and reality in workplace
18 Apr 2024 16:12 GMT
… predominantly inhabited by Maronites and Shiites. It has seen a litany … displacing tens of thousands of Shiite southerners to the Lebanese interior … after the majority of the Shiite population on the border with …
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After Iran’s attack on Israel, now fears over escalation at Lebanese border
18 Apr 2024 18:15 GMT
… lands and houses owned by Shiites, said a senior Lebanese official … main support from Lebanon’s Shiite community.
One aim for the …