Iraqi authorities are under increasing pressure to investigate a brutal killing that has sparked public outrage and raised concerns over security and sectarian tensions in the country. In a tragic ...

Iraqi populist Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr has sparked controversy for alleging that the holy Quran was altered following the Prophet Mohammed’s death. In his series, Lectures on Quran ...

BAGHDAD, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr announced Thursday that he would not participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections due to the "persistent ...

The collapse of Hezbollah’s dominance has left a power vacuum in Lebanon—and a rare opening to reimagine the state. But without reform, aid, disarmament, and a rethinking of the centralized ...

Haj Hasan Ibrahim Al Fardan, honourary chairman of Al Fardan Group and respected as one of the last great pearl merchants in the region, has passed away on Thursday at 94 years old. “With ...

Former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has been cleared to resume bowling after passing a reassessment of his action. The veteran all-rounder was suspended last December for an illegal action ...

Former Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan has been cleared of a suspect bowling action, and now he will be able to resume his left-arm spin. Shakib will now be able to bowl in ODIs and leagues ...

IMAGE: Shakib Al Hasan's action had been reported by the standing umpire while he was playing for Surrey against Somerset in September. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Bangladesh all-rounder ...

BEIRUT: A Lebanese professor is back in her home country after she was expelled from the United States for attending the funeral of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah during a trip to Beirut ...

Shakib Al Hasan was suspended after his action was found to be illegal last September • Getty Images Shakib Al Hasan's suspension from bowling in the County Championship and the Hundred has been ...

Dr Rasha Alawieh admitted to have attended a funeral for slain Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah last month while visiting family in Lebanon. Rasha Alawieh, the Lebanese doctor and an assistant ...