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 ...

With some irony, America’s failure to secure the 2006 Awakening caused those Sunnis sympathetic to America’s aims to flee Shia persecution. Those “good guys” are thus not available in 2014 ...

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 ...

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- Religious scholars from both the Shia and Sunni communities in Jammu & Kashmir have called for maintaining peace and sectarian unity following a controversy ...

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 ...

Iraq’s highest court has temporarily suspended the enforcement of three contentious laws passed by parliament last month, ...

Their action so deep inside the Sunni heartlands would raise fears of sectarian repercussions. But the collapse at Ramadi left Mr Abadi with no choice but to give the green light for the Shia ...

Meanwhile, both Shia and Sunni religious leaders and organisations ... After a video showing the reciting of the controversial verses before a religious gathering here went viral, many people ...

Pakistani security forces have demolished 10 more bunkers in the strife-torn Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as part of a peace agreement reached between warring Sunni and Shia ...

The Naidu administration stated that the Waqf Board had not been operational since March 2023, and it lacked representation from both Sunni and Shia community members, as well as former Members of ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s governing coalition will meet on Saturday amid a disagreement between the country’s top judicial authorities over the implementation of three controversial laws ...

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 ...