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By By DURAID ADNAN, on May 17th, 2013 The attacks made Friday one of the bloodiest days this year, as the country struggles to contain sectarian violence.
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By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Two prominent Saudi princes are involved in a London-registered company that supposedly facilitated “money laundering” for Hezbollah in Lebanon and helped smuggle precious stones out of Congo, according to allegations in court documents. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By ANNE BARNARD, on May 8th, 2013 Trained to battle Israel, Hezbollah’s Lebanese Shiite guerrillas are pushing into a very different fight, against fellow Arab Muslims trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad.
Continue reading Hezbollah Takes Risks by Fighting Rebels in Syria
By By DECLAN WALSH, on May 6th, 2013 With a name change, a banned group is fielding candidates across Pakistan, and though few are expected to win Parliament seats, experts note flexing of political muscle.
Continue reading Extremists Pursue Mainstream in Pakistan Election
By , on May 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Israeli warplanes have targeted a Syrian weapons shipment headed for Hezbollah in Lebanon, media quoted US officials as saying on Saturday, as Sunnis were fleeing a city for fear of a massacre. The news came as US President Barack Obama, under mounting criticism that he has allowed Bashar al-Assad’s regime to cross his own declared “red line” on using chemical weapons, came close to ruling out deploying US troops to Syria. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Israel air strike hits Syria as Sunnis flee ‘massacre’
By By TIM ARANGO, on May 4th, 2013 For Iraqis frustrated with poor services, sectarian politics and violence, the governor, Ali Dwai, provides a rare example of democracy’s potential.
Continue reading The Saturday Profile: A Sadrist Governor Is a Folk Hero to Iraqis
By By TIM ARANGO, on April 29th, 2013 After the violence last week, Iraqis are asking two questions: Is the country headed toward a new civil war? And, if so, will a group of former Baathists lead one side of it?
Continue reading Memo From Baghdad: Clashes Carry Worries of a New Civil War
By By TIM ARANGO, on April 28th, 2013 All but one of the channels are aligned with Sunni financial backers, and the Iraqi government said the channels were inciting sectarian conflict.
Continue reading Iraq Suspends Al Jazeera and Other TV Channels
By By TIM ARANGO, on April 25th, 2013 Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki warned on Thursday that the growing sectarian conflict in Iraq could lead to a civil war like the one raging in Syria.
Continue reading Iraqi Premier Urges Calm but Vows to Continue Military Strikes
By By TIM ARANGO, on April 24th, 2013 Iraqi soldiers opened fire from helicopters on Sunni gunmen hiding in a village in what seemed to mark a new phase for a conflict that represents a challenge to the Shiite-led government.
Continue reading With Air Attacks, Sectarian Strife Intensifies in Iraq
By By TIM ARANGO, on April 23rd, 2013 An attack on a Sunni protest encampment in a village near the northern city of Kirkuk raised the stakes sharply in Iraq’s sectarian troubles.
Continue reading Clashes at Sunni Protest Site in Iraq Kill 33
By By TIM ARANGO, on April 15th, 2013 At least 15 Sunni candidates have been killed, and many others have been wounded or kidnapped, or have received menacing text messages telling them to withdraw.
Continue reading Killings Grow as Iraqi Elections Near
By By DURAID ADNAN, on April 6th, 2013 An attack in Baquba left 20 people dead and heightened concerns about violence in advance of local elections scheduled for April 20.
Continue reading Deadly Bombs Hit Campaign Event in Iraq
By , on April 1st, 2013 
More than 6,000 people died in Syria in March during the deadliest month since protests against President Bashar al-Assad began two years ago, activists say.
Continue reading Syria suffers ‘deadliest month’
By By ANNE BARNARD, on March 23rd, 2013 Najib Mikati resigned on Friday and called for a unity government to rescue Lebanon from deepening divisions over the war in Syria, which threatens to spill over the border.
Continue reading Lebanese Prime Minister Resigns as Sectarian Tensions Rise
By By TIM ARANGO and MICHAEL R. GORDON, on March 20th, 2013 Rafe al-Essawi, until recently Iraq’s finance minister and highest-ranking Sunni politician, is now on the run from the Shiite-led government.
Continue reading Fading Hopes of Unity in Iraq as Sectarian Tensions Rise
By , on March 6th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The number of Syrians who have fled their country since a deadly civil conflict erupted two years ago has hit one million, the UN’s refugee agency said Wednesday. “With a million people in flight, millions more displaced internally, and thousands of people continuing to cross the border every day, Syria is spiralling towards full-scale disaster,” UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said in a statement. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on February 28th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of bombings struck Baghdad and towns south of the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 22 and wounding dozens in areas that are home to mostly Muslim Shiites — the latest evidence of rising sectarian discord in Iraq. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on February 28th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of bombings struck Baghdad and a livestock market south of the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 19 and wounding dozens in areas that are home to mostly Muslim Shiites — the latest evidence of rising sectarian discord in Iraq. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Series of explosions in Iraq kill 19
By By ANNE BARNARD, on February 24th, 2013 An influx of needy Syrians, seeming to fill Lebanon’s every nook and cranny, is heightening sectarian tensions in a nation haunted by refugee crises and loath to act.
Continue reading Syrian Flood Into Lebanon Stirs Fear of Looming Disaster
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Hezbollah link in court dispute leaves Saudi princes red-faced
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Two prominent Saudi princes are involved in a London-registered company that supposedly facilitated “money laundering” for Hezbollah in Lebanon and helped smuggle precious stones out of Congo, according to allegations in court documents. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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