According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad’s prophetic status was well-established among his followers before his death. However, a disagreement emerged soon afterward about the prophet’s death regarding ...

When Halabja’s provincial status was proposed, Shia and Sunni lawmakers sought the same for Tal Afar and Fallujah. Shwan ...

Iran’s Shia clergy has been supporting the Shia Muslims of Iraq, Lebanon and Syria. This spreading influence has caused concern to the Sunni rulers of Arab countries with Shia minorities ...

Reports of nondelivery of services to Sunni areas, removal of Iraq’s most effective commanders on a sectarian basis and efforts to ensure Shia majorities in all ministries, all suggest a ...

The Iranian regime spent decades building the Axis of Resistance, a coalition of anti-Western militias that extended Tehran’s influence deep into the Arab world. But what takes years to build can ...

Syria's interim foreign minister arrived in Iraq on Friday, conducting his first visit to the country since his Islamist ...

A television series about the life of the Umayyad caliph, Muawiya, titled "Mo'awey," which was banned in Iraq due to the potential for stirring sectarian tensions, has made its way onto the screen.

For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq it will start the following day, authorities announced.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Two Sunni factions announced on Thursday that they have formed an alliance in preparation for Iraq’s next parliamentary election, expected to take place in October 2025.