The Economist1d
Hizbullah’s decline is a boon for Lebanon’s new government
But look beyond appearances, and Lebanon has changed. Hizbullah’s Shia heartlands in south Beirut and Lebanon’s southern ...
La Croix8d
In Syria, prominent Sunni religious leaders return from exile
In 2011, this Sunni scholar was one of the voices of the uprising against the ousted President Bashar al-Assad. He was even nicknamed the “Sheikh of the Revolution” for his sermons calling the ...
Aga Khan IV, spiritual leader of Ismailis and philanthropist, dies at 88
Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of Shia Ismaili Muslims and a prominent philanthropist, passed away in Lisbon at 88, leaving behind a legacy of leadership, wealth, and global impact ...
Sydney Morning Herald11d
It’s Sydney and Melbourne versus Brisbane to decide the future of Australia’s Catholic Church
Maple Mirzaiyun, the head of the ACU students’ union, says she has found the university a tolerant place.Credit: Flavio Brancaleone The appointment of the Australian Catholic University’s vice ...
Hindustan Times13d
Iraq arrests former security official over execution of Shiite cleric who opposed Saddam Hussein
BAGHDAD — Iraq's National Security Agency said Friday it arrested a former high-level security official for his involvement in the 1980 execution of a prominent Shiite cleric and his sister ...
Star Tribune14d
Iraq arrests former security official over execution of Shiite cleric who opposed Saddam Hussein
Secret camera shows Safari could not have fed thousands of kids daily, says FBI agent in Feeding Our Future trial ...