Samya Kullab
Samya Kullab is an author at Religion News Service.
All Stories by Samya Kullab
Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released
By Samya Kullab, Joseph Krauss, and Najib Jobain — October 21, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The release comes amid growing expectations of a ground offensive that Israel says is aimed at rooting out Hamas militants who rule Gaza
As Israel readies troops for ground assault, Gaza awaits urgently needed aid from Egypt
By Ravi Nessman, Najib Jobain, and Samya Kullab — October 19, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — One blast struck a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City where families were seeking shelter,
After blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital, Hamas and Israel trade blame as rage spreads in region
By Ravi Nessman, Najib Jobain, Matthew Lee, and Samya Kullab — October 17, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — U.S. officials worked to convince Israel to allow delivery of supplies to desperate civilians, aid groups and hospitals after days of failed hopes for an opening in the siege.
With humanitarian aid blocked at Egyptian border, Gaza draws closer to total collapse
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, and Joseph Krauss — October 16, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Over 1 million people — about half of Gaza's population — have left their homes in a little over a week.
Ukrainians celebrate Palm Sunday in church marred by dispute
By Samya Kullab — April 10, 2023
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians marked Palm Sunday in the country’s most revered Orthodox site that has been at the heart of a religious dispute playing out in parallel with Russia's war on Ukraine.
Iraqis heed cleric’s plea to leave streets after clashes
By Samya Kullab and Qassim Abdul-zahra — August 30, 2022
BAGHDAD (AP) — Following two days of unrest that resulted in at least 30 deaths, cleric Muqtada al-Sadr told his supporters to leave the government quarter where they had rallied.
Iraq Shiite cleric behind parliament sit-in steps up demands
By Samya Kullab — August 10, 2022
BAGHDAD (AP) — Al-Sadr's political rivals in the Coordination Framework, an alliance of Iran-backed parties, said earlier that the parliament would have to convene to dissolve itself.
Followers of cleric told to withdraw from Iraq’s parliament
By Samya Kullab — August 3, 2022
BAGHDAD (AP) — In a tweet, a representative of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr told the hundreds of loyalists to leave the parliament building in the capital of Baghdad within 72 hours.
Threat of protests, violent escalation stirs fears in Iraq
By Samya Kullab and Qassim Abdul-zahra — August 1, 2022
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces erected concrete barriers ahead of the street protest called for by a political alliance of Iran-backed groups opposed to the followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
EXPLAINER: What’s behind the storming of Iraq’s parliament?
By Qassim Abdul-zahra and Samya Kullab — July 29, 2022
BAGHDAD (AP) - Wednesday's storming of parliament came after al-Sadr's Tehran-backed political rival, former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, nominated a pro-Iran politician to be Iraq's new leader.
Followers of cleric enter Iraqi parliament in show of force
By Ali Abdul-hassan and Samya Kullab — July 28, 2022
BAGHDAD (AP)– Followers of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr breached Baghdad’s parliament on Wednesday in the largest protest since Iraq's federal elections in October.
With eye to China investment, Taliban now preserve Buddhas
By Samya Kullab — March 28, 2022
MES AYNAK, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban’s spectacular reversal illustrates the powerful allure of Afghanistan’s untapped mining sector.
IS bomber kills 46 inside Afghan mosque, challenges Taliban
By Tameem Akhgar and Samya Kullab — October 8, 2021
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Islamic State suicide bomber struck at a mosque packed with Shiite Muslim worshippers in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 46 people and wounding dozens in the latest security challenge to the Taliban as they transition from insurgency to governance. In its claim of responsibility, the region’s IS affiliate […]
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