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Aoun, Berri and Salam meet in Baabda, fail to agree on '5th Shiite minister'
06 Feb 2025 18:21 GMT
… to name the "fifth Shiite minister" in agreement with … Lamia Moubayed for the fifth Shiite seat, Berri responded by saying … 's backdoor."
Shiite Duo sources also told Al … insisting on naming the fifth Shiite minister and the discussions are …
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Shiite unity restored as Al-Hakim resumes coalition participation
06 Feb 2025 17:12 GMT
… parliamentary elections. It includes key Shiite,
Sunni, and Kurdish parties and … sources, senior figures within the Shiite Coordination Framework held
closed-door … evening, seeking to unify the Shiite bloc
and resolve tensions stemming …
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Lebanon's government formation stalls over fifth Shiite minister selection, sources say
06 Feb 2025 14:52 GMT
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Bassil says against 'isolating' Shiites or 'favoring' them
05 Feb 2025 15:56 GMT
… the finance portfolio to the Shiite community, especially in light of … or targeting any component, specifically Shiites, or making them feel that … are not allies of the Shiite Duo to work with them …
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Geagea says parties must be in govt., finance can't be given to Shiite Duo
31 Jan 2025 21:50 GMT
… leader said.
As for the Shiite Duo's participation in … the finance portfolio to the Shiite community, but not to …
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World News | Iraq Arrests Former Security Official over Execution of Shiite Cleric Who Opposed Saddam Hussein
31 Jan 2025 20:27 GMT
… 1980 execution of a prominent Shiite cleric and his sister … Sadr was a leading Iraqi Shiite cleric and political critic … as the government moved against Shiite activists, al-Sadr and his … Sadr's execution deepened Shiite opposition to Saddam, fuelling …
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Sweden accuses Iran of using Stockholm mosque for spying
05 Feb 2025 05:03 GMT
The Swedish government has accused Tehran of using a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Stockholm to spy on Sweden and the Iranian diaspora there.
The Swedish Security Service has assessed that the Imam Ali Islamic Center in Stockholm was used by Iran as a means …
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Sweden: Iran used Stockholm mosque for spying
03 Feb 2025 18:08 GMT
Sweden's government on Monday accused a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Stockholm of being a platform for Iranian spying against Sweden and the Iranian diaspora. Sweden's Minister for Social Affairs said on X that the Swedish Security Service assessed …
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Iraqi militias eager for three-way hostage exchange for Elizabeth Tsurkov
01 Feb 2025 01:16 GMT
… Friday.
Sources close to Iraqi Shiite militias told Amwaj that a …
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Exclusive-US seeks to block Hezbollah ally from naming Lebanon finance minister, sources say
31 Jan 2025 10:57 GMT
By Laila Bassam, Maya Gebeily and Samia Nakhoul
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Washington is pressuring top Lebanese officials not to allow Hezbollah or its allies to nominate the country's next finance minister, five people with knowledge of the matter said, in …