The Zaynab shrine in Damascus is revered by Shia muslims around the world. It’s such an important religious site, Shia fighters from Iraq, Lebanon and Iran battled to secure and then protect it ...

The Sayyida Zeinab Shia shrine in south Damascus has been left untouched by Syrian rebels, who have not confronted Iraqi paramilitary groups, Iraqi fighters told Middle East Eye. Iraqi Shia ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol said in a brief televised address Saturday morning he won’t shirk legal or political responsibility for the declaration and promised not to make another attempt to impose it.

Ongoing ‘Shia-Sunni’ clashes have jolted Pakistan’s Kurram, near the Afghan border causing chaos and claiming more than 130 lives. The death toll from the sectarian clashes in Kurram district has ...

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Yet another example in a White House rife with ineptitude left swaths of staffers “annoyed” at failures around a parting tradition. Already reeling from President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

Data journalist Nate Silver criticized top aides to Vice President Kamala Harris as “non-player characters with no will of their own” after they appeared to shirk blame for the Democrat’s ...

Like many from Lebanon's Shia community in 1985, I joined Hezbollah as a young man. My generation was inspired by the revolutionary fervor radiating out of Iran that called for our people to take ...

At least 88 people were killed in sectarian violence last week as tensions between Shia and Sunni Muslims rose over a land dispute. Shiite Muslims hold placards and shout slogans during a protest ...

However, in the past few days, it has become synonymous with sectarian violence with Shia and Sunni tribes clashing, resulting in numerous deaths. Now, an unease pervades the air in Kurram after ...

Mike Shirk has been CEO of The High Cos. since January 2015, responsible for strengthening the family of 11 diverse companies and developing strategies and talent that will provide a bright future.

As CEO, Shirk’s duties are strengthening the family of 11 companies, serving a great team of coworkers, and making a positive impact in our communities. He has been in the position for six years.