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 ...

A Hamas official dismissed the "language of threats". Middle Eastcategory UN chief: Renewed hostilities in Gaza must be avoided at all costs 9:11 AM UTC Middle Eastcategory Trump and Jordan's king ...

To this day, Israel or the Palestinian territories may fall off some maps, depending on the politics of their makers. This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway ...

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Three Sunni-majority provinces have declared Wednesday holiday in protest to the ...

Israel and Turkey, however, are currently in the middle of one of the most-bitter ... the leader of the Sunni-Muslim world. And, in Syria under Turkey’s control, he sees the beginning of the ...

Aleppo was an important waystation on the Silk Road, which connected the Far East with the Middle East ... an offshoot of Shia Islam that had been marginalised by the Sunni majority.

The 3-year-old girl died from dehydration aboard a boat that was adrift for six days without adequate supplies of food and water ...

Israel and Turkey, however, are currently in the middle of one of the most-bitter crises in their recent history ... He believes himself to be something of a caliph and sultan of the believers, in ...

February 11, 2025 • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to resume hostilities unless Hamas releases hostages under a ceasefire agreement on Saturday. Hamas said Monday it is ...