The office of Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani issued a statement on when this year’s holy month of ...

the official representative of Iraq’s highest Shiite authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. A landmark ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect last Sunday after arduous ...

The PMF was formed in 2014 after Iraq’s Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called for Iraqis to rise up and fight against the Islamic State. Tehran sent IRGC advisers, weapons and ...

Ayatollah Al-Sistani's schooling and background are impeccable. He was chosen by the highest authorities of the Hawza of Najaf to take the place of the eminent Grand Ayatollah Al-Khoie.

This was done as a competitor to the Universal Muslim Association of America, or UMAA, a Shiite Muslim group that follows the more moderate Iraqi cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani.

The most probable scenarios are the death—whether accidental or natural—of a major Shia figure such as Maliki or Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani that would put questions of relative power ...

The call to arms was made by a statement issued by Iraq’s most revered Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, and read on his behalf during a Friday prayers sermon in Kerbala. “People who are ...

Also operating in Iraq are the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). The PMF was formed in 2014 after Iraq’s Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called for Iraqis to rise up and fight against ...

I just was on my 1st River Cruise with Grand Circle / OAT, wasn’t sure what to expect and it blew me away. From the moment you step foot onto the boat until the moment you walk off at the end ...