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Sermons on Syria fan ME sectarian flamesLeading Muslim preachers condemned Iran and its "Satanic" Shi'ite allies in Friday sermons, after a battle in Syria that has inflamed sectarian rhetoric which risks spreading violence around the Middle East. In Tehra More… |
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Iran denies link to spying ring in SaudiIran denied on Wednesday any link to members of a spying ring detained by its Sunni Muslim regional rival Saudi Arabia, according to Iranian media. Saudi state media reported on Tuesday that officials had detained 10 people accuse More… |
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Claims of economic bias in Bahrain challengedAllegations that Bahrain's Shi'ite community suffers from economic discrimination have been disputed in a report compiled by an independent expert, who accuses opposition groups of lying about the extent of hardships being faced. More… |
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Brotherhood sows subversion in Gulf: Dubai police chiefSunni Muslim-ruled Gulf states are often wary of subversion from their powerful Shi'ite neighbour Iran, but Dubai's veteran police chief reserves most of his wrath for the "dictators" of the Muslim Brotherhood. D More… |
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String of bombings kill 101 in PakistanAt least 101 people were killed in bombings in two Pakistani cities on Thursday in one of the country's bloodiest days in recent years, officials said, with most casualties caused by sectarian attacks in Quetta. More… |
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Saddam deputy supports Iraq Sunni protestsThe most senior member of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's entourage still at large has urged Sunni Muslim anti-government protesters to stand their ground until Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is toppled. Izza More… |
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Iraq PM warns protesters, makes concessionIraq's Shi'ite prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, has warned he will not tolerate Sunni anti-government rallies indefinitely, but made a concession to their demands by promising to free some women prisoners. Thousands of Sunn More… |
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Gunmen, soldiers fight in LebanonAt least seven people were killed and dozens wounded in gunbattles in the Lebanese capital Beirut and coastal Tripoli on Monday in further unrest linked to the conflict in neighbouring Syria, security and hospital sources said. More… |
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Baghdad blasts kill 57 as tensions riseA series of blasts and a suicide bomber hit mainly Shi'ite areas in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 57 people in the first major attack on Iraq's capital since a crisis erupted between its Shi'ite-led government and Sunni rivals just days af More… |
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Tension as Iraq slaps travel ban on VPIraq has banned its Vice-President Tareq Al-Hashemi, a Sunni Muslim, from leaving the country, a security source said on Monday, sharpening a sectarian-tinged political crisis. The completion of the US withdrawal on Sunday ended nearly nin More… |
