The conflicts between Shia and Sunni Muslims go back to the 7th century and the death of the Prophet Muhammad. Yet a spotlight has been shone recently on the differences between the two religions ...

Britain has an estimated Muslim population of about 2.8 million. Of these some 5% are Shia, the rest are Sunni. The historical split occurred 1400 years ago, following the death of Muhammad in ...

The Middle East is in the midst of ever-increasing tension, as conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia is spiraling to involve more countries in the region. Saudi Arabia severed all diplomatic ties ...

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The conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims remains one of the central features shaping the political and religious dynamics of the Middle East. Rooted in Islamic history since the 7th century ...

Shiite or Shia comes from shi'at Ali, meaning followers of Ali, while Sunni means those who adhere ... of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "This battle is ours," Hezbollah chief ...

The Islamic Republic of Iran's Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani to take a stand against the United States' "illegal" presence in Iraq during a ...

Notably, Saudi Arabia is governed by a Sunni Islamic government, while the majority of Iranians are Shiite Muslims, also known as Shia. Other countries that cut ties with Iran on Monday - Bahrain ...

26, 2025. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, ...

Shia vs Sunni in Syria: Syria, a country which constitutes 74% Sunni population was being ruled by Bashar al-Assad, affiliated with the Alawite sect, a syncretic sect with links to early Shi’ism ...

Shia militants, as we’ve seen, are crossing national boundaries as much as their Sunni counterparts to participate in a holy war. Sunnis feel under assault—from al-Assad, Khamenei, and ...