El-Geneina Theatre pushes boundaries in their search for underground talents, bringing shaabi (popular) music from the streets and weddings to the stage On Thursday night, El-Geneina Theatre at Azhar ...

The leader of the Hashd al-Shaabi militia in Iraq has decried an attack on the Kurdistan Democratic Party's (KDP) branch office in Baghdad as a criminal act. Falih Alfayyadh told state television that ...

ALBAWABA - Falih Al-Fayyadh, the head of Iraq's pro-Iran Hashed al-Shaabi alliance, has called the United States to withdraw its forces from Iraq following the latest attacks against Islamic ...

Uncertainty surrounds an explosion at the headquarters of the Hashd al-Shaabi militia group in the Babil province in central Iraq that killed one person and injured eight others on Saturday. The ...

Newly leaderless, the Iraqi Hashd al-Shaabi paramilitary is being strained by a struggle for control between factions answering to two Shia religious authorities: Iraq’s Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani ...

No easy way to describe the term Shaabi music however it’s a name referred to as music for working class pop culture, a style of dance, and a style of music that requires energy and a powerful voice!

LONDON (Reuters) - A Dutch DJ is bringing underground Egyptian street music to Western night clubs with the hope that it will paint the troubled North African country in a better light. Music producer ...

The viral Mahragan song “Bent El Giran” (The neighbor’s daughter), from famed Shaabi singer Hassan Shakosh, has hit number two on SoundCloud’s global chart, racking up some 4.4 million listens in just ...

A vital force that helped defeat the Islamic State group, or a dangerous tool of Iran? Fighters from Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi are a controversial irregular element battling on the country's frontlines.

Acclaimed Egyptian singer Ahmed Adaweya passed away on Sunday, at the age of 79, after a long struggle with illness, leaving behind a huge legacy of Shaabi songs. Despite the spread and fame that ...

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region--Iraq’s Joint Command announced that the mainly Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi is not ...